Investigation of the influence of geomechanical and hydrogeological properties on surface uplift at In Salah [Systematic investigation of the influence of geomechanical and hydrogeological properties on surface uplift at In Salah]

Newell, P.; Yoon, H.; Martinez, M. J.; Bishop, J. E.; Bryant, S. L.

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2016.11.012

Investigation of the influence of geomechanical and hydrogeological properties on surface uplift at In Salah [Systematic investigation of the influence of geomechanical and hydrogeological properties on surface uplift at In Salah]

Journal Article · Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2016.11.012· OSTI ID:1492941

Newell, P. ^[1]; Yoon, H. ^[1]; Martinez, M. J. ^[1]; Bishop, J. E. ^[1]; Bryant, S. L. ^[2]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (United States); The Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB (Canada)

Coupled reservoir and geomechanical simulations are significantly important to understand the long-term behavior of geologic carbon storage (GCS) systems. In this study, we performed coupled fluid flow and geomechanical modeling of CO₂ storage using available field data to (1) validate our existing numerical model and (2) perform parameter estimation via inverse modeling to identify the impact of key geomechanical (Young's modulus and Biot's coefficient) and hydrogeological (permeability and anisotropy ratio) properties on surface uplift and the pore pressure buildup at In Salah in Algeria. Furthermore, two sets of surface uplift data featuring low and high uplifts above two injection wells and the maximum change in the pore pressure due to CO₂ injection were used to constrain the inverse model.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Frontiers of Subsurface Energy Security (CFSES); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; SC0001114

OSTI ID:: 1492941

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1550662

Report Number(s):: SAND--2017-2250J; 663549

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

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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