Mobilization of trace metals from caprock and formation rocks at the Illinois Basin – Decatur Project demonstration site under geological carbon dioxide sequestration conditions

Shao, Hongbo; Freiburg, Jared T.; Berger, Peter M.; Taylor, Alexander H.; Cohen, Hanna F.; Locke, Randall A.

doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119758

Mobilization of trace metals from caprock and formation rocks at the Illinois Basin – Decatur Project demonstration site under geological carbon dioxide sequestration conditions

Journal Article · Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Chemical Geology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119758· OSTI ID:1799716

^[1]; Freiburg, Jared T. ^[2]; Berger, Peter M. ^[3]; Taylor, Alexander H. ^[2]; Cohen, Hanna F. ^[2]; Locke, Randall A. ^[2]

Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); OSTI
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (Australia)

One concern for geologic CO₂ sequestration is the potential leakage of CO₂ or CO₂-saturated brine containing trace metals into overlying aquifers, which poses the risk of adversely affecting underground sources of drinking water. In this work, rock and brine samples collected in the Illinois Basin – Decatur Project (IBDP), a large-scale geological CO₂ sequestration demonstration project in Decatur, Illinois, USA, as well as synthetic brine samples were used to understand the mobilization of trace metals as a result of CO₂–rock–brine interactions under IBDP-specific conditions (50 °C and 20.6 MPa). Rock sample characterization indicated that, at the IBDP site, trace metal concentrations were greatest in cap rock samples from the Eau Claire Formation, compared with those from formations above and below this Formation. The natural brine samples collected from the Mt. Simon Sandstone reservoir were highly reducing and saline, with trace metal concentrations up to 680 times greater than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-prescribed drinking water standards. Batch leaching experiments indicated that both trace metal mobilization from rock and immobilization from the brine occurred when high-pressure CO₂ was introduced into the rock-brine system. The amounts of metals mobilized from the rock generally accounted for <5% of the total metals in the rock, but for some metals, including Ni, Pb, and Tl, up to 63% of the metals in the rock were mobilized to the brine. Leaching of trace metals into synthetic brines was different from that into the natural brine. The results of this study provided current information on the trace element sources and will help in risk simulations and experimental design to further evaluate potential impact of leakage on groundwater quality, which is important for future GCS projects to consider for monitoring and containment assurance purposes.

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Research Organization:: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FC26-05NT42588

OSTI ID:: 1799716

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1634275

Journal Information:: Chemical Geology, Journal Name: Chemical Geology Vol. 550; ISSN 0009-2541

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

References (65)

Limiting the risk inherent to geological CO ₂ storage: The importance of predicting inorganic and organic chemical species behavior under supercritical CO ₂ fluid conditions: Review: Limiting the risk inherent to geological CO ₂ storage: The importance of predicting inorganic and organic chemical species Zuddas, Pierpaolo; Rillard, Jean; Charoenjit, Kitsanai Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Vol. 4, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1404	journal	January 2014
An overview of the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project: An overview of the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project Finley, Robert J. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Vol. 4, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1433	journal	September 2014
Litho-facies and reservoir characterization of the Mt Simon Sandstone at the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project: Litho-facies and reservoir characterization of the Mt Simon Sandstone at the Illinois Basin Leetaru, Hannes E.; Freiburg, Jared T. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Vol. 4, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1453	journal	September 2014
Review: The potential impact of underground geological storage of carbon dioxide in deep saline aquifers on shallow groundwater resources Lemieux, Jean-Michel Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 19, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0715-4	journal	April 2011
Buoyancy Effects on Upward Brine Displacement Caused by CO2 Injection Oldenburg, Curtis M.; Rinaldi, Antonio Pio Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 87, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-010-9699-0	journal	December 2010
Depth Profile Of Trace Elements In a Sediment Core Of a High-Altitude Lake Deposit At The Pyrenees, Spain Lavilla, Isela; Filgueiras, A. V.; Valverde, F. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Vol. 172, Issue 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-006-9079-0	journal	April 2006
Effect of Equilibrium Solution Ionic Strength on the Adsorption of Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, As, and P on Aluminum Mining By-Product de S. Costa, Enio Tarso; Guilherme, Luiz Roberto G.; Lopes, Guilherme Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Vol. 225, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-1894-0	journal	February 2014
The impact of CO2 on shallow groundwater chemistry: observations at a natural analog site and implications for carbon sequestration Keating, Elizabeth H.; Fessenden, Julianna; Kanjorski, Nancy Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 60, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-009-0192-4	journal	June 2009
Navajo Sandstone–brine–CO2 interaction: implications for geological carbon sequestration Lu, Peng; Fu, Qi; Seyfried, William E. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 62, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0501-y	journal	March 2010
Experimental determination of the reactivity of the Frio Sandstone, Texas, and the fate of heavy metals resulting from carbon dioxide sequestration Icenhower, Jonathan P.; Saldi, Giuseppe D.; Daval, Damien Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 74, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4560-y	journal	May 2015
Seawater as the source of minor elements in black shales, phosphorites and other sedimentary rocks Piper, David Z. Chemical Geology, Vol. 114, Issue 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2541(94)90044-2	journal	May 1994
Stable isotope geochemistry of acid mine drainage: Experimental oxidation of pyrite Taylor, Bruce E.; Wheeler, Mark C.; Nordstrom, Darrell Kirk Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 48, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(84)90315-6	journal	December 1984
Aqueous pyrite oxidation by dissolved oxygen and by ferric iron Moses, Carl O.; Kirk Nordstrom, D.; Herman, Janet S. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 51, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(87)90337-1	journal	June 1987
Feldspar dissolution at 25°C and pH 3: Reaction stoichiometry and the effect of cations Stillings, Lisa L.; Brantley, Susan L. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 59, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(95)00057-7	journal	April 1995
Interactions of soil components and their effects on speciation of chromium in soils Pantsar-Kallio, Mari; Reinikainen, Satu-Pia; Oksanen, Mikko Analytica Chimica Acta, Vol. 439, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-2670(01)00840-6	journal	July 2001
A comparison of the dissolution behavior of troilite with other iron(II) sulfides; implications of structure Thomas, Joan E.; Skinner, William M.; Smart, Roger S. t. C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 67, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01146-8	journal	March 2003
Role of iron in controlling speciation and mobilization of arsenic in subsurface environment Bose, Purnendu; Sharma, Archana Water Research, Vol. 36, Issue 19 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00203-8	journal	November 2002
Geochemical effects of CO2 sequestration in sandstones under simulated in situ conditions of deep saline aquifers Wigand, M.; Carey, J. W.; Schütt, H. Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 23, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.06.006	journal	September 2008
Metal release from dolomites at high partial-pressures of CO2 Wunsch, Assaf; Navarre-Sitchler, Alexis K.; Moore, Joel Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 38 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.08.005	journal	November 2013
The influence of natural trace element distribution on the mobility of radionuclides. The exemple of nickel in a clay-rock Grangeon, Sylvain; Vinsot, Agnès; Tournassat, Christophe Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 52 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.11.009	journal	January 2015
Effects of organic ligands on supercritical CO2-induced phlogopite dissolution and secondary mineral formation Shao, Hongbo; Ray, Jessica R.; Jun, Young-Shin Chemical Geology, Vol. 290, Issue 3-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.09.006	journal	November 2011
Effect of oxygen co-injected with carbon dioxide on Gothic shale caprock–CO2–brine interaction during geologic carbon sequestration Jung, Hun Bok; Um, Wooyong; Cantrell, Kirk J. Chemical Geology, Vol. 354 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.06.019	journal	September 2013
Evaluation of experimentally measured and model-calculated pH for rock–brine–CO2 systems under geologic CO2 sequestration conditions Shao, Hongbo; Thompson, Christopher J.; Cantrell, Kirk J. Chemical Geology, Vol. 359 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.09.021	journal	November 2013
Fluid flow and CO2–fluid–mineral interactions during CO2-storage in sedimentary basins Kampman, Niko; Bickle, Mike; Wigley, Max Chemical Geology, Vol. 369 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.11.012	journal	March 2014
Dolomite dissolution in aqueous solutions in the presence of nucleotides and their structural components at 25 °C and pCO2 ~ 1 atm Veetil, Sanoopkumar Puthiya; Mucci, Alfonso; Arakaki, Takeshi Chemical Geology, Vol. 465 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.05.022	journal	August 2017
Ca and Mg isotope fractionation during the stoichiometric dissolution of dolomite at temperatures from 51 to 126 °C and 5 bars CO2 pressure Perez-Fernandez, A.; Berninger, U. -N.; Mavromatis, V. Chemical Geology, Vol. 467 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.07.026	journal	September 2017
Montmorillonite and vermiculite as solid phases for the preconcentration of trace elements in natural waters: Adsorption and desorption studies of As, Ba, Cu, Cd, Co, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, V, and Zn dos Anjos, Vanessa E.; Rohwedder, Jarbas R.; Cadore, Solange Applied Clay Science, Vol. 99 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2014.07.013	journal	September 2014
Minor element distribution in iron disulfides in coal: A geochemical review Kolker, Allan International Journal of Coal Geology, Vol. 94 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2011.10.011	journal	May 2012
Regulatory Uncertainty and its Effects on Monitoring Activities of a Major Demonstration Project: The Illinois Basin – Decatur Project Case Locke, R. A.; Greenberg, S. E.; Jagucki, P. Energy Procedia, Vol. 114 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1697	journal	July 2017
Pyrite dissolution in acidic media Descostes, M.; Vitorge, P.; Beaucaire, C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 68, Issue 22 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2004.04.012	journal	November 2004
Formation waters from Cambrian-age strata, Illinois Basin, USA: Constraints on their origin and evolution Panno, Samuel V.; Hackley, Keith C.; Locke, Randall A. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 122 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2013.08.021	journal	December 2013
Mobilization of metals from Eau Claire siltstone and the impact of oxygen under geological carbon dioxide sequestration conditions Shao, Hongbo; Kukkadapu, Ravi K.; Krogstad, Eirik J. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 141 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2014.06.011	journal	September 2014
Carbon dioxide–brine–rock interactions in a carbonate reservoir capped by shale: Experimental insights regarding the evolution of trace metals Marcon, Virginia; Kaszuba, John P. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 168 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2015.06.037	journal	November 2015
A sulfate conundrum: Dissolved sulfates of deep-saline brines and carbonate-associated sulfates Labotka, Dana M.; Panno, Samuel V.; Locke, Randall A. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 190 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.06.033	journal	October 2016
Geochemistry and spatial distribution of heavy metals in Oxisols in a mineralized region of the Brazilian Central Plateau Burak, Diego Lang; Fontes, Mauricio P. F.; Santos, Nerilson Terra Geoderma, Vol. 160, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.08.007	journal	December 2010
Petrology, geochronology, and geophysical characterization of Mesoproterozoic rocks in central Illinois, USA Freiburg, Jared T.; McBride, John H.; Malone, David H. Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 11, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2019.07.004	journal	March 2020
Large-scale impact of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers: A sensitivity study on pressure response in stratified systems Birkholzer, J.; Zhou, Q.; Tsang, C. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 3, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2008.08.002	journal	March 2009
Potential impacts of leakage from CO2 geological storage on geochemical processes controlling fresh groundwater quality: A review Lions, Julie; Devau, Nicolas; de Lary, Louis International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 22 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.12.019	journal	March 2014
Experimental study of gas evolution in heterogeneous shallow subsurface formations during leakage of stored CO2 Plampin, Michael; Illangasekare, Tissa; Sakaki, Toshihiro International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 22 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.12.020	journal	March 2014
Insights into interconnections between the shallow and deep systems from a natural CO2 reservoir near Springerville, Arizona Keating, Elizabeth; Newell, Dennis; Dempsey, David International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 25 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.03.009	journal	June 2014
Groundwater hydrogeochemistry in injection experiments simulating CO2 leakage from geological storage reservoir Yang, Qiang; Matter, Juerg; Stute, Martin International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 26 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.04.025	journal	July 2014
Developments since 2005 in understanding potential environmental impacts of CO2 leakage from geological storage Jones, D. G.; Beaubien, S. E.; Blackford, J. C. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 40 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.05.032	journal	September 2015
Depositional and diagenetic controls on anomalously high porosity within a deeply buried CO2 storage reservoir—The Cambrian Mt. Simon Sandstone, Illinois Basin, USA Freiburg, Jared T.; Ritzi, Robert W.; Kehoe, Kelsey S. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 55 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.11.005	journal	December 2016
Experimental investigation of trace element dissolution in formation water in the presence of supercritical CO2 fluid for a potential geological storage site of CO2 in Taiwan Jean, Jiin-Shuh; Wang, Chien-Lih; Hsiang, Hsing-I. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Vol. 23 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2015.02.006	journal	March 2015
Retention of arsenic, chromium and boron on an outcropping clay-rich rock formation (the Tégulines Clay, eastern France) Debure, Mathieu; Tournassat, Christophe; Lerouge, Catherine Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 642 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.037	journal	November 2018
The mechanisms of pyrite oxidation and leaching: A fundamental perspective Chandra, A. P.; Gerson, A. R. Surface Science Reports, Vol. 65, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfrep.2010.08.003	journal	September 2010
Ferrozine---a new spectrophotometric reagent for iron Stookey, Lawrence L. Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 42, Issue 7, p. 779-781 https://doi.org/10.1021/ac60289a016	journal	June 1970
Coupled Geochemical Impacts of Leaking CO ₂ and Contaminants from Subsurface Storage Reservoirs on Groundwater Quality Shao, Hongbo; Qafoku, Nikolla P.; Lawter, Amanda R. Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 49, Issue 13 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b01004	journal	June 2015
Study of Iron-Bearing Dolomite Dissolution at Various Temperatures: Evidence for the Formation of Secondary Nanocrystalline Iron-Rich Phases on the Dolomite Surface Debure, Mathieu; Andreazza, Pascal; Canizarès, Aurélien ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, Vol. 1, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00073	journal	August 2017
Spectroscopic Investigation of Cr(III)- and Cr(VI)-Treated Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Manning, Bruce A.; Kiser, Jon R.; Kwon, Hancheol Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 41, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1021/es061721m	journal	January 2007
Effects of Salinity and the Extent of Water on Supercritical CO ₂ -Induced Phlogopite Dissolution and Secondary Mineral Formation Shao, Hongbo; Ray, Jessica R.; Jun, Young-Shin Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 45, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1021/es1034975	journal	February 2011
Impacts of Geochemical Reactions on Geologic Carbon Sequestration Jun, Young-Shin; Giammar, Daniel E.; Werth, Charles J. Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 47, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1021/es3027133	journal	August 2012
Geochemical Implications of Gas Leakage associated with Geologic CO ₂ Storage—A Qualitative Review Harvey, Omar R.; Qafoku, Nikolla P.; Cantrell, Kirk J. Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 47, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1021/es3029457	journal	August 2012
Trace Metal Source Terms in Carbon Sequestration Environments Karamalidis, Athanasios K.; Torres, Sharon G.; Hakala, J. Alexandra Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 47, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1021/es304832m	journal	August 2012
Human Health Risk Assessment of CO ₂ Leakage into Overlying Aquifers Using a Stochastic, Geochemical Reactive Transport Approach Atchley, Adam L.; Maxwell, Reed M.; Navarre-Sitchler, Alexis K. Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 47, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1021/es400316c	journal	May 2013
Metal Release from Sandstones under Experimentally and Numerically Simulated CO ₂ Leakage Conditions Kirsch, Katie; Navarre-Sitchler, Alexis K.; Wunsch, Assaf Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 48, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1021/es403077b	journal	January 2014
Solubility of amorphous chromium(III)-iron(III) hydroxide solid solutions Sass, Bruce M.; Rai, Dhanpat Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 26, Issue 14 https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00261a013	journal	July 1987
Isotope composition of sulphate in acid mine drainage as measure of bacterial oxidation Taylor, Bruce E.; Wheeler, Mark C.; Nordstrom, Darrel Kirk Nature, Vol. 308, Issue 5959 https://doi.org/10.1038/308538a0	journal	April 1984
Probabilistic evaluation of shallow groundwater resources at a hypothetical carbon sequestration site Dai, Zhenxue; Keating, Elizabeth; Bacon, Diana Scientific Reports, Vol. 4, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep04006	journal	March 2014
Metals in Black Shales Lehmann, Bernd Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, Vol. 88, Issue s2 https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-6724.12370_6	journal	December 2014
Reservoir uncertainty, Precambrian topography, and carbon sequestration in the Mt. Simon Sandstone, Illinois Basin Leetaru, Hannes E.; McBride, John H. Environmental Geosciences, Vol. 16, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1306/eg.04210909006	journal	December 2009
Effect of carbonate ions on pyrite (FeS2) dissolution Descostes, Michaël; Beaucaire, Catherine; Mercier, Florence Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, Vol. 173, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.2113/173.3.265	journal	May 2002
Geochemistry of black shale deposits; a summary report Vine, James D.; Tourtelot, Elizabeth B. Economic Geology, Vol. 65, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.65.3.253	journal	May 1970
Metals in black shales; a reassessment Holland, H. D. Economic Geology, Vol. 74, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.74.7.1676	journal	November 1979
Significance of pH and Chloride Concentration on Behavior of Heavy Metal Pollutants: Mercury(II), Cadmium(II), Zinc(II), and Lead(II) Hahne, H. C. H.; Kroontje, W. Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 2, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq1973.00472425000200040007x	journal	October 1973

Similar Records

An Assessment of Geologic Carbon Sequestration Options in the Illinois Basin: Phase III

Technical Report · Wed Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · OSTI ID:1806192

Trace Metal Source Terms in Carbon Sequestration Environments

Journal Article · Sat Feb 04 23:00:00 EST 2012 · Environmental Science and Technology · OSTI ID:1129482

Site Development, Operations, and Closure Plan Topical Report 5 An Assessment of Geologic Carbon Sequestration Options in the Illinois Basin. Phase III

Other · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · OSTI ID:1229723

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
The Illinois Basin – Decatur Project
geological CO2 sequestration
mobilization
natural brine
synthetic brine
trace metal

Mobilization of trace metals from caprock and formation rocks at the Illinois Basin – Decatur Project demonstration site under geological carbon dioxide sequestration conditions

Citation Formats

References (65)

Similar Records

Related Subjects