TY - GEN
T1 - A simulation study on CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers
T2 - 2018 UTP-UMP-VIT Symposium on Energy Systems
AU - Foroozesh, Jalal
AU - Dier, Monychol Adhil
AU - Rezk, Mohamed Gamal
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is performed in EOR research centre (COREOR) at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS as a part of a joint industry project on CO2-EOR sponsored by PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd (PRSB) and Uzma group companies which is greatly acknowledged.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Authors, published by EDP Sciences.
PY - 2018/11/5
Y1 - 2018/11/5
N2 - Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the main greenhouse gases that its high concentration in the atmosphere has caused the global warming issue. Sequestering CO2 in a suitable geological subsurface formation can be a feasible method to reduce the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers can store a significant volume of CO2 underground for thousand years. However, injecting CO2 into such formations does not guarantee a safe storage because CO2 could leak back to surface or contaminate the formation water. Hence, a proper evaluation of the sequestration site is required. In this study, a case study regarding CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers was conducted using CMG-GEM compositional simulator to study the effects of aquifer permeability, injection pressure and well trajectory on CO2 trapping mechanisms during sequestration process. A field-scale model with one injector well in which CO2 was injected into the aquifer for ten years and simulated for hundred years was studied. The results showed that, CO2 solubility trapping is the dominant mechanism with less risk of leakage when the aquifer has a good vertical permeability and the injection pressure is not high regardless of the well trajectory.
AB - Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the main greenhouse gases that its high concentration in the atmosphere has caused the global warming issue. Sequestering CO2 in a suitable geological subsurface formation can be a feasible method to reduce the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers can store a significant volume of CO2 underground for thousand years. However, injecting CO2 into such formations does not guarantee a safe storage because CO2 could leak back to surface or contaminate the formation water. Hence, a proper evaluation of the sequestration site is required. In this study, a case study regarding CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers was conducted using CMG-GEM compositional simulator to study the effects of aquifer permeability, injection pressure and well trajectory on CO2 trapping mechanisms during sequestration process. A field-scale model with one injector well in which CO2 was injected into the aquifer for ten years and simulated for hundred years was studied. The results showed that, CO2 solubility trapping is the dominant mechanism with less risk of leakage when the aquifer has a good vertical permeability and the injection pressure is not high regardless of the well trajectory.
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U2 - 10.1051/matecconf/201822503004
DO - 10.1051/matecconf/201822503004
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85056765117
VL - 225
T3 - MATEC Web of Conferences
BT - MATEC Web of Conferences: UTP-UMP-VIT Symposium on Energy Systems 2018 (SES 2018)
PB - EDP Sciences
Y2 - 18 September 2018 through 19 September 2018
ER -