Reactive Multiphase Behavior of C)2 in Saline Aquifers Beneath the Colorado Plateau

Allis, R. G. ; Moore, J. ; White, S.

University of Utah

关键词: Sedimentary Rocks;    Colorado Plateau;    02 Petroleum;    Usa;    Carbon Dioxide;   

DOI  :  10.2172/821585
RP-ID  :  NONE
RP-ID  :  FC26-00NT40926
RP-ID  :  821585

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The six coal-fired power plants located in the Colorado Plateau and southern Rocky Mountain region of the U.S. produce 100 million tons of CO{sub 2} per year. Thick sequences of collocated sedimentary rocks represent potential sites for sequestration of the CO{sub 2}. Field and laboratory investigations of naturally occurring CO{sub 2}-reservoirs are being conducted to determine the characteristics of potential seal and reservoir units and the extent of the interactions that occur between the host rocks and the CO{sub 2} charged fluids. The results are being incorporated into a series of two-dimensional numerical models that represent the major chemical and physical processes induced by injection. During reporting period covered here (March 30 to June 30, 2003), the main achievements were: Presentation of three papers at the Second Annual Conference on Carbon Sequestration (May 5-8, Alexandria, Virginia); Presentation of a poster at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists meeting; Co-PI organized and chaired a special session on Geologic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists annual convention in Salt Lake City (May 12-15).