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Numerical investigations on sc-CO2 gas sequestration in layered heterogeneous deep saline aquifers

  • Tummuri Naga Venkata Pavan ORCID logo , Srinivasa Reddy Devarapu ORCID logo , Vamsi Krishna Kudapa ORCID logo and Suresh Kumar Govindarajan ORCID logo EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: June 15, 2023
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
From the journal International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Volume 21 Issue 12

Abstract

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is regarded as the feasible solution to mitigate CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels in large-scale industries to meet energy demand. The storage of CCS requires the injection of CO2 gas captured from bulk sources into geological formations. Deep saline aquifers are the largest identified storage potential formations for injecting high volumes of gas. The safe storage of CO2 gas requires a better understanding of the gas migration and pore pressure buildup in the aquifer. In the present work, a numerical has been developed to study the various factors impacting the CO2 gas migration in the formation of both homogeneous and multi-layered deep saline aquifers. The numerical model has been history matched with an analytical solution and the plume thickness data reported by Nordbotten, J. M., M. A. Celia, and S. Bachu. (2005). “Injection and Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Aquifers: Analytical Solution for CO2 Plume Evolution during Injection.” Transport in Porous Media 58 (3): 339–60. The saturation distribution and pressure buildup in the aquifer are different for each case. The relative permeability of gas increases in the homogeneous case. The drainage efficiency increases along with injection time in any formation. However, the drainage process is less in layered formation compared with homogeneous formation. The parameterized storage efficiency factor (Ɛ) is calculated to understand the storage capacity of the aquifer along the lateral direction near to injection well. The formations having low permeability in the top and below layers of the aquifer, the storage efficiency factor is high indicating more amount of gas is stored.

Keywords: CO2 plume; CO2 storage; permeability; pressure buildup; saline aquifers
Corresponding author: Suresh Kumar Govindarajan, Reservoir Simulation Laboratory, Petroleum Engineering Programme, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology – Madras, Chennai, India, E-mail:

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  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2023-02-22
Accepted: 2023-05-29
Published Online: 2023-06-15

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0041
Keywords for this article
CO2 plume; CO2 storage; permeability; pressure buildup; saline aquifers

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