In situ contact angle measurements of liquid CO2, brine, and Mount Simon sandstone core using micro X-ray CT imaging, sessile drop, and Lattice Boltzmann modeling

Tudek, John; Crandall, Dustin; Fuchs, Samantha; Werth, Charles J.; Valocchi, Albert J.; Chen, Yu; Goodman, Angela

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2017.01.047

In situ contact angle measurements of liquid CO₂, brine, and Mount Simon sandstone core using micro X-ray CT imaging, sessile drop, and Lattice Boltzmann modeling

Journal Article · Mon Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2017.01.047· OSTI ID:1354725

Tudek, John ^[1]; Crandall, Dustin ^[2]; Fuchs, Samantha ^[3]; Werth, Charles J. ^[3]; Valocchi, Albert J. ^[4]; Chen, Yu ^[4]; Goodman, Angela ^[2]

National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV and Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Oak Ridge Inst. for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV and Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Civil, Architecture and Environmental Engineering
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Three techniques to measure and understand the contact angle, θ, of a CO₂/brine/rock system relevant to geologic carbon storage were performed with Mount Simon sandstone. Traditional sessile drop measurements of CO₂/brine on the sample were conducted and a water-wet system was observed, as is expected. A novel series of measurements inside of a Mount Simon core, using a micro X-ray computed tomography imaging system with the ability to scan samples at elevated pressures, was used to examine the θ of residual bubbles of CO₂. Within the sandstone core the matrix appeared to be neutrally wetting, with an average θ around 90°. A large standard deviation of θ (20.8°) within the core was also observed. To resolve this discrepancy between experimental measurements, a series of Lattice Boltzmann model simulations were performed with differing intrinsic θ values. The model results with a θ = 80° were shown to match the core measurements closely, in both magnitude and variation. The small volume and complex geometry of the pore spaces that CO₂ was trapped in is the most likely explanation of this discrepancy between measured values, though further work is warranted.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Geologic Storage of CO2 (GSCO2); National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States). In-house Research

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012504

OSTI ID:: 1354725

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1550621

Report Number(s):: NETL-PUB--20383; PII: S0920410517302292

Journal Information:: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Vol. 155; ISSN 0920-4105

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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