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Title: Effects of reduction in porosity and permeability with depth on storage capacity and injectivity in deep saline aquifers: A case study from the Mount Simon Sandstone aquifer

Abstract

The Upper Cambrian Mount Simon Sandstone is recognized as a deep saline reservoir that has significant potential for geological sequestration in the Midwestern region of the United States. Porosity and permeability values collected from core analyses in rocks from this formation and its lateral equivalents in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio indicate a predictable relationship with depth owing to a reduction in the pore structure due to the effects of compaction and/or cementation, primarily as quartz overgrowths. The regional trend of decreasing porosity with depth is described by the equation: Φ(d) = 16.36×e-0.00039*d, where Φ is the porosity and d is the depth in m. The decrease of porosity with depth generally holds true on a basinwide scale. Bearing in mind local variations in lithologic and petrophysical character within the Mount Simon Sandstone, the source data that were used to predict porosity were utilized to estimate the pore volume available within the reservoir that could potentially serve as storage space for injected CO2. The potential storage capacity estimated for the Mount Simon Sandstone in the study area, using efficiency factors of 1%, 5%, 10%, and 15%, is 23,680, 118,418, 236,832, and 355,242 million metric tons of CO2, respectively.

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  1. Indiana Geological Survey, Bloomington, IN (United States)
  2. Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo MI (United States)
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Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1039694
Report Number(s):
NETLAGMT-00010
Journal ID: ISSN 1750-5836
Grant/Contract Number:  
CR10-07 NE000010
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1750-5836
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES

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Medina, Cristian R., Rupp, John A., and Barnes, David A. Effects of reduction in porosity and permeability with depth on storage capacity and injectivity in deep saline aquifers: A case study from the Mount Simon Sandstone aquifer. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.03.001.
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Medina, Cristian R., Rupp, John A., & Barnes, David A. Effects of reduction in porosity and permeability with depth on storage capacity and injectivity in deep saline aquifers: A case study from the Mount Simon Sandstone aquifer. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.03.001
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Medina, Cristian R., Rupp, John A., and Barnes, David A. Fri . "Effects of reduction in porosity and permeability with depth on storage capacity and injectivity in deep saline aquifers: A case study from the Mount Simon Sandstone aquifer". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.03.001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1039694.
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@article{osti_1039694,
title = {Effects of reduction in porosity and permeability with depth on storage capacity and injectivity in deep saline aquifers: A case study from the Mount Simon Sandstone aquifer},
author = {Medina, Cristian R. and Rupp, John A. and Barnes, David A.},
abstractNote = {The Upper Cambrian Mount Simon Sandstone is recognized as a deep saline reservoir that has significant potential for geological sequestration in the Midwestern region of the United States. Porosity and permeability values collected from core analyses in rocks from this formation and its lateral equivalents in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio indicate a predictable relationship with depth owing to a reduction in the pore structure due to the effects of compaction and/or cementation, primarily as quartz overgrowths. The regional trend of decreasing porosity with depth is described by the equation: Φ(d) = 16.36×e-0.00039*d, where Φ is the porosity and d is the depth in m. The decrease of porosity with depth generally holds true on a basinwide scale. Bearing in mind local variations in lithologic and petrophysical character within the Mount Simon Sandstone, the source data that were used to predict porosity were utilized to estimate the pore volume available within the reservoir that could potentially serve as storage space for injected CO2. The potential storage capacity estimated for the Mount Simon Sandstone in the study area, using efficiency factors of 1%, 5%, 10%, and 15%, is 23,680, 118,418, 236,832, and 355,242 million metric tons of CO2, respectively.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.03.001},
journal = {International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control},
number = 1,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Fri Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}
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Fig. 1 Fig. 1: Study area indicating the Cambrian basal sandstone distribution within the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP).
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