Density-Driven CO 2 Dissolution in Depleted Gas Reservoirs with Bottom Aquifers

Xiaocong Lyu (), Fang Cen, Rui Wang, Huiqing Liu, Jing Wang, Junxi Xiao and Xudong Shen
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Xiaocong Lyu: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, Beijing 102206, China
Fang Cen: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, Beijing 102206, China
Rui Wang: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, Beijing 102206, China
Huiqing Liu: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Jing Wang: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Junxi Xiao: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Xudong Shen: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-17

Abstract: Depleted gas reservoirs with bottom water show significant potential for long-term CO 2 storage. The residual gas influences mass-transfer dynamics, further affecting CO 2 dissolution and convection in porous media. In this study, we conducted a series of numerical simulations to explore how residual-gas mixtures impact CO 2 dissolution trapping. Moreover, we analyzed the CO 2 dissolution rate at various stages and delineated the initiation and decline of convection in relation to gas composition, thereby quantifying the influence of residual-gas mixtures. The findings elucidate that the temporal evolution of the Sherwood number observed in the synthetic model incorporating CTZ closely parallels that of the single-phase model, but the order of magnitude is markedly higher. The introduction of CTZ serves to augment gravity-induced convection and expedites the dissolution of CO 2 , whereas the presence of residual-gas mixtures exerts a deleterious impact on mass transfer. The escalation of residual gas content concomitantly diminishes the partial pressure and solubility of CO 2 . Consequently, there is an alleviation of the concentration and density differentials between saturated water and fresh water, resulting in the attenuation of the driving force governing CO 2 diffusion and convection. This leads to a substantial reduction in the rate of CO 2 dissolution, primarily governed by gravity-induced fingering, thereby manifesting as a delay in the onset and decay time of convection, accompanied by a pronounced decrement in the maximum Sherwood number. In the field-scale simulation, the injected CO 2 improves the reservoir pressure, further pushing more gas to the producers. However, due to the presence of CH 4 in the post-injection process, the capacity for CO 2 dissolution is reduced.

Keywords: CO 2 sequestration; depleted gas reservoir; residual-gas mixture; dissolution trapping; capillary transition zone (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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