Investigation on porosity and permeability change of Mount Simon sandstone (Knox County, IN, USA) under geological CO 2 sequestration conditions: a numerical simulation approach
Abstract
Abstract A numerical model was developed to simulate reactive transport with porosity and permeability change of Mount Simon sandstone (samples from Knox County, IN, USA) after 180 days of exposure to CO 2 ‐saturated brine under CO 2 sequestration conditions. The model predicted formation of a high‐porosity zone adjacent to the surface of the sample in contact with bulk brine, and a lower porosity zone just beyond that high‐porosity zone along the path from the sample/bulk brine interface to sample core. The formation of the high porosity zone was attributed to the dissolution of quartz and muscovite/illite, while the formation of the lower porosity zone adjacent to the high porosity zone was attributed to precipitation of kaolinite and feldspar. The model predicted a 40% permeability increase for the Knox sandstone sample after 180 days of exposure to CO 2 ‐saturated brine, which was consistent with laboratory‐measured permeability results. Model‐predicted solution chemistry results were also found to be consistent with laboratory‐measured solution chemistry data. Initial porosity, initial feldspar content, and the exponent n value (determined by pore structure and tortuosity) used in permeability calculations were three important factors affecting permeability evolution of sandstone samples under CO 2 sequestration conditions.
- Authors:
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- US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh PA USA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1263519
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1400536
- Report Number(s):
- NETL-PUB-20013
Journal ID: ISSN 2152-3878
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2152-3878
- Publisher:
- Society of Chemical Industry, Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; CO2 sequestration; reactive transport; porosity; permeability; sandstone
Citation Formats
Zhang, Liwei, Soong, Yee, and Dilmore, Robert M. Investigation on porosity and permeability change of Mount Simon sandstone (Knox County, IN, USA) under geological CO 2 sequestration conditions: a numerical simulation approach. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1002/ghg.1584.
Zhang, Liwei, Soong, Yee, & Dilmore, Robert M. Investigation on porosity and permeability change of Mount Simon sandstone (Knox County, IN, USA) under geological CO 2 sequestration conditions: a numerical simulation approach. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1584
Zhang, Liwei, Soong, Yee, and Dilmore, Robert M. Thu .
"Investigation on porosity and permeability change of Mount Simon sandstone (Knox County, IN, USA) under geological CO 2 sequestration conditions: a numerical simulation approach". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1584. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1263519.
@article{osti_1263519,
title = {Investigation on porosity and permeability change of Mount Simon sandstone (Knox County, IN, USA) under geological CO 2 sequestration conditions: a numerical simulation approach},
author = {Zhang, Liwei and Soong, Yee and Dilmore, Robert M.},
abstractNote = {Abstract A numerical model was developed to simulate reactive transport with porosity and permeability change of Mount Simon sandstone (samples from Knox County, IN, USA) after 180 days of exposure to CO 2 ‐saturated brine under CO 2 sequestration conditions. The model predicted formation of a high‐porosity zone adjacent to the surface of the sample in contact with bulk brine, and a lower porosity zone just beyond that high‐porosity zone along the path from the sample/bulk brine interface to sample core. The formation of the high porosity zone was attributed to the dissolution of quartz and muscovite/illite, while the formation of the lower porosity zone adjacent to the high porosity zone was attributed to precipitation of kaolinite and feldspar. The model predicted a 40% permeability increase for the Knox sandstone sample after 180 days of exposure to CO 2 ‐saturated brine, which was consistent with laboratory‐measured permeability results. Model‐predicted solution chemistry results were also found to be consistent with laboratory‐measured solution chemistry data. Initial porosity, initial feldspar content, and the exponent n value (determined by pore structure and tortuosity) used in permeability calculations were three important factors affecting permeability evolution of sandstone samples under CO 2 sequestration conditions.},
doi = {10.1002/ghg.1584},
journal = {Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology},
number = 4,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Thu Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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