Effect of solute concentration on the spectral induced polarization response of calcite precipitation

Izumoto, Satoshi; Huisman, Johan Alexander; Wu, Yuxin; Vereecken, Harry

doi:10.1093/gji/ggz515

Title: Effect of solute concentration on the spectral induced polarization response of calcite precipitation

Journal Article · 15 November 2019 · Geophysical Journal International

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz515 · OSTI ID:1714386

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Agrosphere (IBG 3), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

SUMMARY Induced calcite precipitation is used in geotechnics to modify the mechanical and hydrological properties of the underground. Laboratory experiments have shown that spectral induced polarization (SIP) measurements can detect calcite precipitation. However, the results of previous studies investigating the SIP response of calcite precipitation were not fully consistent. This study aims to investigate how the SIP response of calcite depends on solute concentration to explain the differences in SIP response observed in previous studies. A four-phase experiment with SIP measurements on a column filled with sand was performed. In phase I, calcite precipitation was generated for a period of 12 d by co-injecting Na2CO3 and CaCl2 solutions through two different ports. This resulted in a well-defined calcite precipitation front, which was associated with an increase in the imaginary part of the conductivity ($$\sigma ^{\prime\prime}$$). In phase II, diluted solutions were injected into the column. This resulted in a clear decrease in $$\sigma ^{\prime\prime}$$. In phase III, the injection of the two solutions was stopped while calcite precipitation continued and solute concentrations in the mixing zone decreased. Again, this decreased $$\sigma ^{\prime\prime}$$. Finally, the injection rate of the Na2CO3 solution was reduced relative to that of the CaCl2 solution in phase IV. This resulted in a shift of the mixing zone away from the calcite precipitation front established in phase I and an associated decrease of $$\sigma ^{\prime\prime}$$. These results imply that the SIP response of calcite is highly sensitive to the solute concentration near the precipitates, which may explain previously reported conflicting results.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1714386

Journal Information:: Geophysical Journal International, Journal Name: Geophysical Journal International Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 220; ISSN 0956-540X

Publisher:: Oxford University PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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