Reservoir Simulations of Hydrogen Generation from Natural Gas with CO 2 EOR: A Case Study

Krzysztof Miłek (), Wiesław Szott, Jarosław Tyburcy and Alicja Lew
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Krzysztof Miłek: Department of Hydrocarbon Reservoir and UGS Simulation, Oil and Gas Institute-National Research Institute, 25 A Lubicz Str., 31-503 Kraków, Poland
Wiesław Szott: Department of Hydrocarbon Reservoir and UGS Simulation, Oil and Gas Institute-National Research Institute, 25 A Lubicz Str., 31-503 Kraków, Poland
Jarosław Tyburcy: LOTOS Petrobaltic S.A.—ORLEN Group, 9 Stary Dwór Str., 80-758 Gdańsk, Poland
Alicja Lew: LOTOS Petrobaltic S.A.—ORLEN Group, 9 Stary Dwór Str., 80-758 Gdańsk, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of hydrogen generation from hydrocarbon gases using Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) with byproduct CO 2 injected into and stored in a partially depleted oil reservoir. It focuses on the reservoir aspects of the problem using numerical simulation of the processes. To this aim, a numerical model of a real oil reservoir was constructed and calibrated based on its 30-year production history. An algorithm was developed to quantify the CO 2 amount from the SMR process as well as from the produced fluids, and optionally, from external sources. Multiple simulation forecasts were performed for oil and gas production from the reservoir, hydrogen generation, and concomitant injection of the byproduct CO 2 back to the same reservoir. EOR from miscible oil displacement was found to occur in the reservoir. Various scenarios of the forecasts confirmed the effectiveness of the adopted strategy for the same source of hydrocarbons and CO 2 sink. Detailed simulation results are discussed, and both the advantages and drawbacks of the proposed approach for blue hydrogen generation are concluded. In particular, the question of reservoir fluid balance was emphasized, and its consequences were presented. The presented technology, using CO 2 from hydrogen production and other sources to increase oil production, also has a significant impact on the protection of the natural environment via the elimination of CO 2 emission to the atmosphere with concomitant production of H 2 .

Keywords: blue hydrogen generation; steam methane reforming; CO 2 injection; enhanced oil recovery; reservoir modelling and simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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