Review on CO 2 –Brine Interaction in Oil and Gas Reservoirs

Chanfei Wang, Songtao Wu (), Yue Shen and Xiang Li
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Chanfei Wang: Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Beijing 100083, China
Songtao Wu: Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Beijing 100083, China
Yue Shen: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Xiang Li: Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Beijing 100083, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: Carbon neutrality has become a global common goal. CCUS, as one of the technologies to achieve carbon neutrality, has received widespread attention from academia and industry. After CO 2 enters the formation, under the conditions of formation temperature and pressure, supercritical CO 2 , formation water, and rock components interact, which directly affects the oil and gas recovery and carbon sequestration efficiency. In this paper, the recent progress on CO 2 water–rock interaction was reviewed from three aspects, including (i) the investigation methods of CO 2 water–rock interaction; (ii) the variable changes of key minerals, pore structure, and physical properties; and (iii) the nomination of suitable reservoirs for CO 2 geological sequestration. The review obtains the following three understandings: (1) Physical simulation and cross-time scale numerical simulation based on formation temperature and pressure conditions are important research methods for CO 2 water–rock interaction. High-precision mineral-pore in situ comparison and physical property evolution evaluation are important development directions. (2) Sensitive minerals in CO 2 water–rock interaction mainly include dolomite, calcite, anhydrite, feldspar, kaolinite, and chlorite. Due to the differences in simulated formation conditions or geological backgrounds, these minerals generally show the pattern of dissolution or precipitation or dissolution before precipitation. This differential evolution leads to complex changes in pore structure and physical properties. (3) To select the suitable reservoir for sequestration, it is necessary to confirm the sequestration potential of the reservoir and the later sequestration capacity, and then select the appropriate layer and well location to start CO 2 injection. At the same time, these processes can be optimized by CO 2 water–rock interaction research. This review aims to provide scientific guidance and technical support for shale oil recovery and carbon sequestration by introducing the mechanism of CO 2 water–rock interaction, expounding the changes of key minerals, pore structure, and physical properties, and summarizing the sequestration scheme.

Keywords: carbon sequestration; CCUS; CO 2 water–rock interaction (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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