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Determining Co2 Storage Potential: Characterization Of Seal Integrity And Reservoir Failure In Exposed Analogs, Daniel Corey Barton
Determining Co2 Storage Potential: Characterization Of Seal Integrity And Reservoir Failure In Exposed Analogs, Daniel Corey Barton
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) into subsurface porous sandstone is proposed as a method for reducing accumulation of anthropogenic emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere. Natural exposures of reservoir and top-seal pairs in central and southeastern Utah are identified as analogs to proposed CO2 injection targets. Reservoir and top-seal pairs in natural analog exposures are analyzed in tandem to evaluate evidence for paleo-migration of fluids and/or hydrocarbons from the reservoir through the top seal. The San Rafael Swell and Monument Uplift exhibit similar structure and exposures of Jurassic units yet differ in amount and type of …