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Title: Investigating the role of water on CO2-Utica Shale interactions for carbon storage and shale gas extraction activities – Evidence for pore scale alterations

Abstract

In this work, we probed the physical and chemical alteration of the carbonate-rich Utica Shale following CO2 exposure when thin films of water were present at the shale surface. All reaction conditions were examined at 40 °C and CO2 pressures up to 10.3 MPa for 14 days. CO2 dissolution in the water layer at 2342 cm-1 and carbonate dissolution and precipitation at 1424, 874, and 712 cm-1 were discerned with in-situ Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Significant etching and pitting from exposure to CO2 and water were observed with feature relocation scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Application of the density function theory (DFT) for pore size analysis showed that micropores between approximately 0.9 and 2 nm disappeared while the mesopore volume increased after dissolution of carbonate. These results may provide new insights that carbonate rich shales such as the Utica may have a greater potential for alterations of pore space due to the reactivity of CO2 which may affect 1) how CO2 storage in shale formations plays a role in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) activities, 2) if CO2 can be utilized as a potential fracturing agent, and 3) whether CO2 is an effective fluid for enhanced hydrocarbon extraction.

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 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1];  [3];  [1];  [2];  [1]
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  1. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, (United States)
  2. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, (United States); AECOM Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  3. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, (United States); Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
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Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI Identifier:
1569825
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1635981
Report Number(s):
NETL-PUB-22091
Journal ID: ISSN 0016-2361
Grant/Contract Number:  
89243318CFE000003
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Fuel
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 242; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS

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Goodman, Angela, Sanguinito, Sean, Tkach, Mary, Natesakhawat, Sittichai, Kutchko, Barbara, Fazio, Jim, and Cvetic, Patricia. Investigating the role of water on CO2-Utica Shale interactions for carbon storage and shale gas extraction activities – Evidence for pore scale alterations. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2019.01.091.
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Goodman, Angela, Sanguinito, Sean, Tkach, Mary, Natesakhawat, Sittichai, Kutchko, Barbara, Fazio, Jim, & Cvetic, Patricia. Investigating the role of water on CO2-Utica Shale interactions for carbon storage and shale gas extraction activities – Evidence for pore scale alterations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.01.091
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Goodman, Angela, Sanguinito, Sean, Tkach, Mary, Natesakhawat, Sittichai, Kutchko, Barbara, Fazio, Jim, and Cvetic, Patricia. Mon . "Investigating the role of water on CO2-Utica Shale interactions for carbon storage and shale gas extraction activities – Evidence for pore scale alterations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.01.091. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1569825.
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@article{osti_1569825,
title = {Investigating the role of water on CO2-Utica Shale interactions for carbon storage and shale gas extraction activities – Evidence for pore scale alterations},
author = {Goodman, Angela and Sanguinito, Sean and Tkach, Mary and Natesakhawat, Sittichai and Kutchko, Barbara and Fazio, Jim and Cvetic, Patricia},
abstractNote = {In this work, we probed the physical and chemical alteration of the carbonate-rich Utica Shale following CO2 exposure when thin films of water were present at the shale surface. All reaction conditions were examined at 40 °C and CO2 pressures up to 10.3 MPa for 14 days. CO2 dissolution in the water layer at 2342 cm-1 and carbonate dissolution and precipitation at 1424, 874, and 712 cm-1 were discerned with in-situ Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Significant etching and pitting from exposure to CO2 and water were observed with feature relocation scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Application of the density function theory (DFT) for pore size analysis showed that micropores between approximately 0.9 and 2 nm disappeared while the mesopore volume increased after dissolution of carbonate. These results may provide new insights that carbonate rich shales such as the Utica may have a greater potential for alterations of pore space due to the reactivity of CO2 which may affect 1) how CO2 storage in shale formations plays a role in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) activities, 2) if CO2 can be utilized as a potential fracturing agent, and 3) whether CO2 is an effective fluid for enhanced hydrocarbon extraction.},
doi = {10.1016/j.fuel.2019.01.091},
journal = {Fuel},
number = C,
volume = 242,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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