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Title: Multiphase Modeling of Geologic Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers

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Abstract Geologic carbon sequestration ( GCS ) is being considered as a climate change mitigation option in many future energy scenarios. Mathematical modeling is routinely used to predict subsurface CO 2 and resident brine migration for the design of injection operations, to demonstrate the permanence of CO 2 storage, and to show that other subsurface resources will not be degraded. Many processes impact the migration of CO 2 and brine, including multiphase flow dynamics, geochemistry, and geomechanics, along with the spatial distribution of parameters such as porosity and permeability. In this article, we review a set of multiphase modeling approaches with different levels of conceptual complexity that have been used to model GCS . Model complexity ranges from coupled multiprocess models to simplified vertical equilibrium (VE) models and macroscopic invasion percolation models. The goal of this article is to give a framework of conceptual model complexity, and to show the types of modeling approaches that have been used to address specific GCS questions. Application of the modeling approaches is shown using five ongoing or proposed CO 2 injection sites. For the selected sites, the majority of GCS models follow a simplified multiphase approach, especially for questions related to injection andmore » local‐scale heterogeneity. Coupled multiprocess models are only applied in one case where geomechanics have a strong impact on the flow. Owing to their computational efficiency, VE models tend to be applied at large scales. A macroscopic invasion percolation approach was used to predict the CO 2 migration at one site to examine details of CO 2 migration under the caprock.« less

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544
  2. Earth Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Berkeley CA 94720
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Journal Name:
Ground Water
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Journal Name: Ground Water Journal Volume: 53 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0017-467X
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Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Bandilla, Karl W., Celia, Michael A., Birkholzer, Jens T., Cihan, Abdullah, and Leister, Evan C. Multiphase Modeling of Geologic Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1111/gwat.12315.
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Bandilla, Karl W., Celia, Michael A., Birkholzer, Jens T., Cihan, Abdullah, & Leister, Evan C. Multiphase Modeling of Geologic Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12315
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Bandilla, Karl W., Celia, Michael A., Birkholzer, Jens T., Cihan, Abdullah, and Leister, Evan C. Fri . "Multiphase Modeling of Geologic Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12315.
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@article{osti_1400901,
title = {Multiphase Modeling of Geologic Carbon Sequestration in Saline Aquifers},
author = {Bandilla, Karl W. and Celia, Michael A. and Birkholzer, Jens T. and Cihan, Abdullah and Leister, Evan C.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Geologic carbon sequestration ( GCS ) is being considered as a climate change mitigation option in many future energy scenarios. Mathematical modeling is routinely used to predict subsurface CO 2 and resident brine migration for the design of injection operations, to demonstrate the permanence of CO 2 storage, and to show that other subsurface resources will not be degraded. Many processes impact the migration of CO 2 and brine, including multiphase flow dynamics, geochemistry, and geomechanics, along with the spatial distribution of parameters such as porosity and permeability. In this article, we review a set of multiphase modeling approaches with different levels of conceptual complexity that have been used to model GCS . Model complexity ranges from coupled multiprocess models to simplified vertical equilibrium (VE) models and macroscopic invasion percolation models. The goal of this article is to give a framework of conceptual model complexity, and to show the types of modeling approaches that have been used to address specific GCS questions. Application of the modeling approaches is shown using five ongoing or proposed CO 2 injection sites. For the selected sites, the majority of GCS models follow a simplified multiphase approach, especially for questions related to injection and local‐scale heterogeneity. Coupled multiprocess models are only applied in one case where geomechanics have a strong impact on the flow. Owing to their computational efficiency, VE models tend to be applied at large scales. A macroscopic invasion percolation approach was used to predict the CO 2 migration at one site to examine details of CO 2 migration under the caprock.},
doi = {10.1111/gwat.12315},
journal = {Ground Water},
number = 3,
volume = 53,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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