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Management and dewatering of brines extracted from geologic carbon storage sites

Journal Article · · International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
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  1. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  2. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States); AECOM Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  3. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  4. Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Subsurface pressure management is a significant challenge in geologic CO2 storage. Elevated pressure generated from the injection of supercritical CO2 can be managed by the withdrawal of brine from saline formations before or during CO2 injection; however, management of the extracted brines is non-trivial because they may have high concentrations of dissolved solids and other contaminants. Dewatering a brine can reduce the volume needing disposal; in addition, water separated from the brine can be a source of usable low salinity water. This review will summarize the composition of brines extracted from select domestic geologic CO2 storage sites, will calculate the minimum of work of dewatering, and will provide a critical review of developed and developing desalination/dewatering technologies that could be applied to brines extracted from saline formations before or during geologic CO2 storage operations. Herein are also highlighted, when appropriate, the similarities and the differences between dewatering brines produced from oil/gas operations and brines extracted from geologic CO2 storage. Since a source of steam or natural gas is likely unavailable/unsuitable for dewatering brines extracted during CO2 storage, the ideal treatment processes should have a high electrical efficiency and, if possible, should be able to take advantage of the inherent elevated temperature of these brines.
Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States). In-house Research
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
OSTI ID:
1480847
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1550292
Journal Information:
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Journal Name: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control Journal Issue: C Vol. 63; ISSN 1750-5836
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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