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Problem 4,
M.D. White,
Pacific Northwest Laboratory,
26 August 2002,
14:45 AM PST,
10,
Intercomparison of simulation models for CO2 disposal in
underground storage reservoirs.
Test Problem 4: CO2 Discharge Along a Fault Zone
This problem explores CO2 loss from storage through a leaky fault,
using a highly simplified 1-D linear flow geometry. It is envisioned
that an aquifer into which CO2 disposal is made is intersected by a
vertical fault, which establishes a connection through an otherwise
impermeable caprock to another aquifer 500 m above the storage aquifer.
This situation is idealized by assuming 1-D flow geometry and constant
pressure boundary conditions (Pruess and Garcia, 2000).