Evaluation of Caprock Integrity of the Upper Ordovician Units within the CarbonSAFE Prefeasibility Study Region, Subtask 4.3 ? Geological Characterization [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 622.33 *Carbonaceous materials
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2019
• Mô tả vật lý: Medium: ED : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 267959
• Chủ đề: 1. 01 coal, lignite, and peat; 2. 29 energy planning, policy, and economy; 3. Carbonsafe

Tóm tắt

 In this report, the Indiana Geological and Water Survey (IGWS) evaluates the seal capacity of the Maquoketa Shale Group, a thick and heterogeneous sequence of carbonates, silts, and clay-rich rock units of Upper Ordovician age. This unit has been identified as a regional caprock that can effectively isolate the CO<
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