Micro-PIV measurements of multiphase flow of water and liquid CO2 in 2-D heterogeneous porous micromodels

Li, Yaofa; Kazemifar, Farzan; Blois, Gianluca; Christensen, Kenneth T.

doi:10.1002/2017WR020850

Micro-PIV measurements of multiphase flow of water and liquid CO₂ in 2-D heterogeneous porous micromodels

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Water Resources Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR020850· OSTI ID:1470199

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Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; Kyushu Univ. (Japan). ²CO₂ Storage Division, International Inst. for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I²CNER)
Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Earth Sciences Division; Kyushu Univ. (Japan). ²CO₂ Storage Division, International Inst. for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I²CNER)

We present an experimental study of pore-scale flow dynamics of liquid CO₂ and water in a two-dimensional heterogeneous porous micromodel, inspired by the structure of a reservoir rock, at reservoir-relevant conditions (80 bar, 21°C). The entire process of CO₂ infiltration into a water-saturated micromodel was captured using fluorescence microscopy and the micro-PIV method, which together reveal complex fluid displacement patterns and abrupt changes in velocity. The CO₂ front migrated through the resident water in an intermittent manner, forming dendritic structures, termed fingers, in directions along, normal to, and even opposing the bulk pressure gradient. Such characteristics indicate the dominance of capillary fingering through the micromodel. Velocity burst events, termed Haines jumps, were also captured in the heterogeneous micromodel, during which the local Reynolds number was estimated to be ~21 in the CO₂ phase, exceeding the range of validity of Darcy's law. Furthermore, these drainage events were observed to be cooperative (i.e., across multiple pores simultaneously), with the zone of influence of such events extending beyond tens of pores, confirming, in a quantitative manner, that Haines jumps are nonlocal phenomena. After CO₂ completely breaks through the porous section, shear-induced circulations caused by flowing CO₂ were also observed, in agreement with previous studies using a homogeneous porous micromodel. To our knowledge, this study is the first quantitative measurement that incorporates both reservoir-relevant conditions and rock-inspired heterogeneity, and thus will be useful for pore-scale model development and validation.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Geologic Storage of CO₂ (GSCO₂)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012504

OSTI ID:: 1470199

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1375528

Journal Information:: Water Resources Research, Journal Name: Water Resources Research Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 53; ISSN 0043-1397

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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