CO2 Brine Database

General Information
Geologic Parameters
1 Depth to Top:
2 Permeability/Hydraulic Conductivity:
3 Formation Thickness:
4 Net Sand Thickness:
5 Percent Shale:
6 Continuity:
7 Top Seal Thickness:
8 Continuity of top seal:
9 Hydrocarbon Production:
10 Fluid Residence Time:
11 Flow Direction Elevation:
12 CO₂ Solubility Brine	12a Temperature:
	12b Pressure:
	12c Salinity:
13 Rock/Water Reaction:
14 Rock Porosity:
15 Water Chemistry:
16 Rock Mineralogy:

St. Peter Sandstone, Illinois Basin

Comments on Geologic Parameters

15 Water Chemistry:

Meents and others (1952) reported brine chemistry for the St. Peter Sandstone in the central Illinois Basin, and their results are presented in the GIS. Their data show an increase in total dissolved solids concentration with depth.

15 Table:

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15 Reference:

Meents, W. F., Bell, A. H., Rees, O. W., and Tilbury, W. G., 1952, Illinois oilfield brines, their geologic occurrence and chemical composition: Illinois Geological Survey, Illinois Petroleum No. 66, 38 p.