Open AccessREACTIVE MULTIPHASE BEHAVIOR OF CO{sub 2} IN SALINE AQUIFERS BENEATH THE COLORADO PLATEAU
Author(s) -
R G Allis,
J Moore,
S White
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/825275
Subject(s) - plateau (mathematics) , geology , aquifer , dome (geology) , colorado plateau , sedimentary rock , geochemistry , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , archaeology , groundwater , geotechnical engineering , geography , mathematical analysis , mathematics
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. Efforts have focused on the Farnham Dome, located in central Utah, and the Springer-St. Johns field in Arizona and New Mexico. The Springer-St. Johns field is particularly significant because of the presence of extensive travertine deposits that document release of CO{sub 2} to the atmosphere. CO{sub 2} accumulations at both fields occur in sedimentary rocks typical of CO{sub 2} reservoirs occurring on the Colorado Plateau. The main achievements were: (1) to assess the possibility of CO{sub 2} leakage from the Farnham Dome of central Utah; and (2) prepare a paper for presentation at the 3rd Annual Conference on Carbon Sequestration