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Title: Investigation of uncertainty in CO2 reservoir models: A sensitivity analysis of relative permeability parameter values

Journal Article · · International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Petroleum Engineering
  2. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, (United States)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States). In-house Research; Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
FC26-05NT42587; AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1247691
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1352947; OSTI ID: 1435521
Report Number(s):
NETL-PUB-20177; LA-UR-17-27652; PII: S175058361630113X
Journal Information:
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 49, Issue C; ISSN 1750-5836
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 31 works
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Two risk metrics for CO 2 storage reservoirs with varying domain size, heterogeneity, and injection rate journal June 2019
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