Assessment of shallow aquifer remediation capacity under different groundwater management conditions in CGS field

Du, Shanghai; Zheng, Liange; Zhang, Wenjing

doi:10.1007/s12517-016-2479-6

Assessment of shallow aquifer remediation capacity under different groundwater management conditions in CGS field

Journal Article · Sat May 21 04:00:00 EDT 2016 · Arabian Journal of Geosciences

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-016-2479-6· OSTI ID:1474936

Du, Shanghai ^[1]; Zheng, Liange ^[2]; Zhang, Wenjing ^[3]

Jilin Univ., Changchun (China). Inst. of Water Resources and Environment and Key Lab. of Groundwater Resources and Environment; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Earth Science Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Earth Science Division
Jilin Univ., Changchun (China). Inst. of Water Resources and Environment and Key Lab. of Groundwater Resources and Environment

Because of unknown faults and fractures in the overlying rock, CO₂ stored deep underground may move upward, and the intrusion may impact shallow groundwater quality. After leakage of CO₂ has ceased, the affected aquifer may show remediation capacity under natural conditions and injections and extractions. Here, the reactive transport modeling software TOUGHREACT was used to simulate the remediation capacity of a study aquifer. The simulation results show that the intrusion of leaked CO₂ would decrease the pH of the target aquifer and trigger the dissolution of calcite minerals. After CO₂ leakage has ceased, the pH would increase as would the concentration of Ca because of the dissolution of calcite along the flow path. Scenario simulation results of amelioration of groundwater quality by water injection and extraction show that single injection is the best option and a combination approach of injection and extraction could control the range of the affected area. The pH value should not be regarded as the single indicator for remediation capacity assessment. Parameter sensitive analysis results show that the rates of injection and extraction affect the repair results significantly.

Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water; Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan (China)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1474936

Journal Information:: Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Journal Name: Arabian Journal of Geosciences Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 9; ISSN 1866-7511

Publisher:: Springer Nature

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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