The role of capillary trapping during geologic CO2 sequestration

• Autorzy: Knapik E. , Janiga D. , Wojnarowski P. , Stopa J.

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DOI

10.7494/drill.2015.32.4.657

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Capillary trapping is thought to be one of the primary CO2 fixing mechanisms in a porous medium when it is stored. While CO2 is injected, gas displaces formation water (brine) in the process called drainage. In the case of the rock mass wetted by water, formation water remains adsorbed in wall pores and micropores. Once the injection process has been completed, gas is displaced by the natural water in the process referred to as imbibition. In that way CO2, being a non-wetting phase, is held in the form of dispersed bubbles as an immobile phase. The process occurs fast and allows for a regular storage of large amounts of CO2. The process is dependent upon numerous parameters, including capillary pressure and contact angle, but such measurements cannot be easily taken for rock cores in reservoir conditions. Another problem is the fact that it is difficult to separate the impact of such mechanisms as dissolution and mineral trapping. So far capillary trapping has been deeply analyzed in terms of hydrocarbon recovery and contaminant remediation. The goal of this article is to:– present a physiochemical basis of capillary trapping in CCS context,– simulate the impact of relative permeability hysteresis on geological CO2 storage.

Słowa kluczowe

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capillary trapping; CO2 sequestration; relative permeability hysteresis

• Wydawca: AGH University of Science and Technology Press
• Czasopismo: AGH Drilling, Oil, Gas
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 32, no. 4
• Strony: s. 657--669
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., rys., wykr., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Knapik E.

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, Krakow, Poland

autor

Janiga D.

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, Krakow, Poland

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Wojnarowski P.

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, Krakow, Poland

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Stopa J.

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas, Krakow, Poland

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The research leading to these results has received funding from the Polish-Norwegian Research Programme operated by the National Centre for Research and Development under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009–2014 in the frame of Project Contract No Pol-Nor/235294/99/2014