A new triaxial apparatus to study the mechanical and fluid flow aspects of carbon dioxide sequestration in geological formations

Abstract

Climate scientists are practically unanimous in the belief that anthropogenic greenhouse gas contributions have added to the thickness and thus the effectiveness of the greenhouse gas layer, leading to a warming of the planet (IPCC, 2005 [1]). Engineers and scientists around the globe are researching and developing measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These measures have included proposals to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep geological formations (Perera et al., in press [18]). For CO2 sequestration in deep geological reservoirs to become a feasible strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a sound understanding of the manner by which mechanical properties and permeability c..