Results and Publications

Research Areas & Activities Solar Energy Biomass Energy Hydrogen Advanced Combustion CO₂ Capture CO₂ Storage Collaborative Research on Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers in China Experimental Investigations of Multiphase Flow and Trapping of CO₂ in Saline Aquifers Geologic Storage of CO₂ in Coal Beds A Numerical Simulation Framework for CO₂ Sequestration Geophysical Monitoring of Geologic Sequestration Seal Capacity of Potential CO₂ Sequestration Sites Rapid Prediction of Subsurface CO₂ Movement Advanced Materials & Catalysts Advanced Coal Advanced Transportation Other Renewables Integrated Assessment Advanced Nuclear Energy Energy Distribution & Infrastructures Geoengineering All Activities Analysis Activities Technical Reports

Research

Geologic Storage of CO₂ in Coal Beds

January 2006 - August 2009

Investigators

Jerry M. Harris and Mark D. Zoback, Department of Geophysics; Anthony R. Kovscek, and Franklin M. Orr, Jr., Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University

Annual Reports

Publications

Chaturvedi, T, J.M. Schembre, and A. R. Kovscek, “Spontaneous Imbibition and Wettability Characteristics of Powder River Basin Coal,” International Journal of Coal Geology 77(1-2), 34-42 (2009).
Ide, T., Pollard, D., and Orr, F.M., Fissure Formation and Subsurface Subsidence in a Coalbed Fire. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. (In press, 2009).
Jessen, K., Tang, G.-Q. and A. R. Kovscek, "Laboratory and Simulation Investigation of Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery by Gas Injection," Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 73, No.s 2, pp. 141-159 (2008).
Lin. W., G.-Q. Tang, and A. R. Kovscek, "Sorption-Induced Permeability Change of Coal During Gas-Injection Processes," SPE Reservoir Engineering and Evaluation, Vol. 11, No.s 4, pp. 792-802, doi:10.2118/109855-PA (2008).
Lucier, A. and M. D. Zoback, "Assessing economic feasibility or regional deep saline aquifer CO2 injection and sequestration: A geomechanics-based workflow applied to the Rose Run Sandstone in Eastern Ohio, USA." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Controls, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 230-247(2008).
Ross, H., E., M. D. Zoback, et al., "CO2 sequestration and enhanced coalbed methane recovery in unmineable coalbeds of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming: Reservoir characterization and fluid flow simulations," International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Controls, (2008).Brown, S., G. Bussod, and P. Hagin. “AVO monitoring of CO2 sequestration: A benchtop-modeling study.” The Leading Edge, Vol. 26, No. 12, pp. 1576-1583, doi:10.1190/1.2821945 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.2821945
Chiaramonte, L., M. Zoback, J. Friedmann, and V. Stamp. “Seal integrity and feasibility of CO2 sequestration in the Teapot Dome EOR pilot: Geomechanical site Characterization.” Environmental Geology, Vol. 54, No. 8, pp. 1667-1675 doi:10.1007/s00254-007-0948-7 (2007).
Lin. W., G-Q. Tang, and A. R. Kovscek. “Sorption-induced permeability change of coal during gas-injection processes.” SPE Reservoir Engineering and Evaluation, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 792-802, doi:10.2118/109855-PA (2008).
Jessen, K., G-Q. Tang, and A. R. Kovscek. “Laboratory and simulation Investigation of enhanced coalbed methane recovery by gas injection.” Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 792-802, doi:10.1007/s11242-007-9165-9 (2008).

Xu, Chuntang, Estimation of effective compressibility and permeability of porous materials with differential acoustic resonance spectroscopy, PhD thesis, Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, 2007.
Spiteri, E.J., Juanes, R., Blunt, M.R., and Orr, F.M.,Jr: Impact of relative permeability hysteresis on geological CO₂ storage, Water Resour. Res., 42, W12418, doi:10.1029/2005WR004806, 2006

Updated October 2009