Mineral changes in cement-sandstone matrices induced by biocementation

Verba, C.; Thurber, A. R.; Alleau, Y.; Koley, D.; Colwell, F.; Torres, M. E.

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.03.019

Title: Mineral changes in cement-sandstone matrices induced by biocementation

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.03.019· OSTI ID:1263589

Verba, C. ^[1]; Thurber, A. R. ^[2]; Alleau, Y. ^[2]; Koley, D. ^[3]; Colwell, F. ^[2]; Torres, M. E. ^[2]

National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Albany, OR (United States)
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States). College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States). College of Science

Prevention of wellbore CO₂ leakage is a critical component of any successful carbon capture, utilization, and storage program. Sporosarcina pasteurii is a bacterium that has demonstrated the potential ability to seal a compromised wellbore through the enzymatic precipitation of CaCO₃. In this paper, we investigate the growth of S. pasteurii in a synthetic brine that mimics the Illinois Basin and on Mt. Simon sandstone encased in Class H Portland cement under high pressure and supercritical CO₂ (P_CO2) conditions. The bacterium grew optimum at 30 °C compared to 40 °C under ambient and high pressure (10 MPa) conditions; and growth was comparable in experiments at high P_CO2. Sporosarcina pasteurii actively induced the biomineralization of CaCO₃ polymorphs and MgCa(CO₃)₂ in both ambient and high pressure conditions as observed in electron microscopy. In contrast, abiotic (non-biological) samples exposed to CO₂ resulted in the formation of surficial vaterite and calcite. Finally, the ability of S. pasteurii to grow under subsurface conditions may be a promising mechanism to enhance wellbore integrity.

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Cite

Export

Save

Research Organization:: National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Albany, OR (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

OSTI ID:: 1263589

Journal Information:: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 49; ISSN 1750-5836

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Citation Metrics:

Cited by: 12 works

Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (22)

Utilization of microbial induced calcite precipitation for sand consolidation and mortar crack remediation Abo-El-Enein, S. A.; Ali, A. H.; Talkhan, Fatma N. HBRC Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hbrcj.2013.02.001	journal	December 2012
A solution against well cement degradation under CO2 geological storage environment Barletgouedard, V.; Rimmele, G.; Porcherie, O. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 3, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2008.07.005	journal	March 2009
Evaluating the Suitability for CO2 Storage at the FutureGen 2.0 Site, Morgan County, Illinois, USA Bonneville, Alain; Gilmore, Tyler; Sullivan, Charlotte Energy Procedia, Vol. 37 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.541	journal	January 2013
Microbially enhanced geologic containment of sequestered supercritical CO2 Cunningham, A. B.; Gerlach, R.; Spangler, L. Energy Procedia, Vol. 1, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2009.02.109	journal	February 2009
Reducing the risk of well bore leakage of CO2 using engineered biomineralization barriers Cunningham, A. B.; Gerlach, R.; Spangler, L. Energy Procedia, Vol. 4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.495	journal	January 2011
Controls on the rate of ureolysis and the morphology of carbonate precipitated by S. Pasteurii biofilms and limits due to bacterial encapsulation Cuthbert, Mark O.; Riley, Michael S.; Handley-Sidhu, Stephanie Ecological Engineering, Vol. 41 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.01.008	journal	April 2012
Biogeochemical processes and geotechnical applications: progress, opportunities and challenges Dejong, J. T.; Soga, K.; Kavazanjian, E. Géotechnique, Vol. 63, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1680/geot.SIP13.P.017	journal	March 2013
Degradation of cement at the reservoir/cement interface from exposure to carbonated brine Duguid, Andrew; Radonjic, Mileva; Scherer, George W. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 5, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.06.007	journal	November 2011
Modelling biofilm growth in the presence of carbon dioxide and water flow in the subsurface Ebigbo, Anozie; Helmig, Rainer; Cunningham, Alfred B. Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 33, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.04.004	journal	July 2010
Subscribed Content Calcium Carbonate Precipitation by Ureolytic Subsurface Bacteria Fujita, Y.; Ferris, F. G.; Lawson, R. D. Geomicrobiology Journal, Vol. 17, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1080/782198884	journal	October 2000
Stimulation Of Microbial Urea Hydrolysis In Groundwater To Enhance Calcite Precipitation Fujita, Yoshiko; Taylor, Joanna L.; Gresham, Tina L. T. Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 42, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1021/es702643g	journal	April 2008
Wellbore Permeability Estimates from Vertical Interference Testing of Existing Wells Gasda, Sarah E.; Celia, Michael A.; Wang, James Z. Energy Procedia, Vol. 37 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.489	journal	January 2013
Real-time monitoring of calcification process by Sporosarcina pasteurii biofilm Harris, Dustin; Ummadi, Jyothir Ganesh; Thurber, Andrew R. The Analyst, Vol. 141, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1039/C6AN00007J	journal	January 2016
Rate of CO ₂ Attack on Hydrated Class H Well Cement under Geologic Sequestration Conditions Kutchko, Barbara G.; Strazisar, Brian R.; Lowry, Gregory V. Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 42, Issue 16 https://doi.org/10.1021/es800049r	journal	August 2008
The Influence of Bacillus pasteurii on the Nucleation and Growth of Calcium Carbonate Mitchell, Andrew C.; Ferris, F. Grant Geomicrobiology Journal, Vol. 23, Issue 3-4 https://doi.org/10.1080/01490450600724233	journal	July 2006
Resilience of planktonic and biofilm cultures to supercritical CO2 Mitchell, Andrew C.; Phillips, Adrienne J.; Hamilton, Marty A. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Vol. 47, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2008.07.005	journal	December 2008
Microbially Enhanced Carbon Capture and Storage by Mineral-Trapping and Solubility-Trapping Mitchell, Andrew C.; Dideriksen, Knud; Spangler, Lee H. Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 44, Issue 13 https://doi.org/10.1021/es903270w	journal	July 2010
Microbial CaCO3 mineral formation and stability in an experimentally simulated high pressure saline aquifer with supercritical CO2 Mitchell, Andrew C.; Phillips, Adrienne; Schultz, Logan International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 15 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.02.001	journal	July 2013
Engineered applications of ureolytic biomineralization: a review Phillips, Adrienne J.; Gerlach, Robin; Lauchnor, Ellen Biofouling, Vol. 29, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2013.796550	journal	July 2013
Design of a meso-scale high pressure vessel for the laboratory examination of biogeochemical subsurface processes Phillips, Adrienne J.; Eldring, Joachim (Joe); Hiebert, Randy Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 126 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2014.12.008	journal	February 2015
Comparison of rates of ureolysis between Sporosarcina pasteurii and an indigenous groundwater community under conditions required to precipitate large volumes of calcite Tobler, Dominique J.; Cuthbert, Mark O.; Greswell, Richard B. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 75, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2011.03.023	journal	June 2011
Geochemical alteration of simulated wellbores of CO2 injection sites within the Illinois and Pasco Basins Verba, Circe; O’Connor, William; Rush, Gilbert International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 23 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.01.015	journal	April 2014

Cited By (1)

Numerical analysis of a parabolic variational inequality system modeling biofilm growth at the porescale Alhammali, Azhar; Peszynska, Malgorzata Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Vol. 36, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1002/num.22458	journal	January 2020

Similar Records

Kinetics of calcite precipitation by ureolytic bacteria under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

Journal Article · Thu May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Biogeosciences (Online) · OSTI ID:1263589

Mitchell, Andrew C.; Espinosa-Ortiz, Erika J.; Parks, Stacy L.; +3 more

Real-time monitoring of calcification process by Sporosarcina pasteurii biofilm

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Analyst · OSTI ID:1263589

Harris, Dustin; Ummadi, Jyothir Ganesh; Thurber, Andrew R.; +5 more

Statistical 3D morphology characterization of vaterite microspheres produced by engineered Escherichia coli

Journal Article · Mon Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Biomaterials Advances (Online) · OSTI ID:1263589

Lin, Alex Y.W.; Wu, Zong-Yen; Pattison, Alexander J.; +4 more

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Biofilm
Biomineralization
Bioprecipitation
Carbon sequestration
Sporosarcina pasteurii
Supercritical CO2

Title: Mineral changes in cement-sandstone matrices induced by biocementation

Citation Formats

References (22)

Cited By (1)

Similar Records

Related Subjects