Capillary Trapping of CO2 in Oil Reservoirs: Observations in a Mixed-Wet Carbonate Rock

Early deployment of carbon dioxide storage is likely to focus on injection into mature oil reservoirs, most of which occur in carbonate rock units. Observations and modeling have shown how capillary trapping leads to the immobilization of CO2 in saline aquifers, enhancing the security and capacity o...

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Published in:	Environmental Science & Technology
Main Author:	Ali S. Al-Menhali
Other Authors:	Samuel C. M. Krevor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Chemical Society 2016
Subjects:	CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis capillary trapping CO2 sequestration mixed-wet rocks carbonate reservoirs limestone supercritical carbon dioxide residual saturation oil saturation land model plume migration saline aquifers
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b05925
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