Insights into Controls of Mineralogy and Pore Structure on the Density of Methane Adsorption Phase in Shales under Supercritical Conditions
Abstract
With gradually increasing enhancing population and industrialization, exploitation of shale gas is enhancing in the world to satisfy the growing demand for energy worldwide. To exploit shale gas efficiently, accurate assessment of shale gas in place (GIP) is necessary for determining production strategies. Unlike free and dissolved gas, adsorbed gas contributes to the shale GIP up to 85% due to the well-developed surface area and micropores. Measured excess adsorption of methane (up to over 95% of subsurface shale gas) is often corrected to absolute adsorption to obtain the actual amount of adsorption under supercritical (or geological) conditions. During the correction, adsorption phase density (APD) is critical. However, the APD of subsurface shale gas and the effects of shale properties (e.g., mineralogy and pore structure) on APD remain poorly understood. A series of high-pressure methane adsorption isotherms (HPMAI) on Caney Shales were collected and analyzed in conjunction with other United States and Chinese shales from the literature at 35–125 °C and up to 15 MPa. Here, a three-layer Ono–Kondo (OK3) model is utilized to derive the temperature- and pressure-dependent APD coupling low-pressure nitrogen adsorption isotherms (LPNAI) and HPMAI. X-ray diffraction and organic geochemistry are combined to reveal the mineralogy. Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, Barrett–Joyner–Halenda,more »
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- Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1883778
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; FE0031776
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Energy and Fuels
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 36; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 0887-0624
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES; methane adsorption; adsorption phase density; geological control; supercritical shale gas; BET surface area; clay; hydrocarbons; minerals; shale
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Xiong, Fengyang, Rother, Gernot, and Radonjic, Mileva. Insights into Controls of Mineralogy and Pore Structure on the Density of Methane Adsorption Phase in Shales under Supercritical Conditions. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01847.
Xiong, Fengyang, Rother, Gernot, & Radonjic, Mileva. Insights into Controls of Mineralogy and Pore Structure on the Density of Methane Adsorption Phase in Shales under Supercritical Conditions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01847
Xiong, Fengyang, Rother, Gernot, and Radonjic, Mileva. Mon .
"Insights into Controls of Mineralogy and Pore Structure on the Density of Methane Adsorption Phase in Shales under Supercritical Conditions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01847. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1883778.
@article{osti_1883778,
title = {Insights into Controls of Mineralogy and Pore Structure on the Density of Methane Adsorption Phase in Shales under Supercritical Conditions},
author = {Xiong, Fengyang and Rother, Gernot and Radonjic, Mileva},
abstractNote = {With gradually increasing enhancing population and industrialization, exploitation of shale gas is enhancing in the world to satisfy the growing demand for energy worldwide. To exploit shale gas efficiently, accurate assessment of shale gas in place (GIP) is necessary for determining production strategies. Unlike free and dissolved gas, adsorbed gas contributes to the shale GIP up to 85% due to the well-developed surface area and micropores. Measured excess adsorption of methane (up to over 95% of subsurface shale gas) is often corrected to absolute adsorption to obtain the actual amount of adsorption under supercritical (or geological) conditions. During the correction, adsorption phase density (APD) is critical. However, the APD of subsurface shale gas and the effects of shale properties (e.g., mineralogy and pore structure) on APD remain poorly understood. A series of high-pressure methane adsorption isotherms (HPMAI) on Caney Shales were collected and analyzed in conjunction with other United States and Chinese shales from the literature at 35–125 °C and up to 15 MPa. Here, a three-layer Ono–Kondo (OK3) model is utilized to derive the temperature- and pressure-dependent APD coupling low-pressure nitrogen adsorption isotherms (LPNAI) and HPMAI. X-ray diffraction and organic geochemistry are combined to reveal the mineralogy. Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, Barrett–Joyner–Halenda, and Horvath–Kawazoe analyses via LPNAI are used to investigate the pore structures. Results show that APD increases with organic matter (OM) proxied by total organic carbon and decreases with clay minerals and the sum of quartz and feldspar. OM dramatically contributes to the APD as multiple-layer adsorption exists, and the APD for OM could be 1.4–8.5 times that for clay minerals. Other inorganic minerals contribute less to APD. The properties and constitution of the surface area instead of the volume fraction contribute to the APD in shales. APD does not show an obvious correlation with micropore volume, likely related to the ratio of micropore volume to the total pore volume. Here, we provide a significant and comprehensive study of petrological factors that impact the APD of subsurface shale gas, which will improve the estimation of supercritical adsorption and shale GIP under reservoir conditions. Also, the findings in this work can provide applications for subsurface carbon dioxide adsorption and storage.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01847},
journal = {Energy and Fuels},
number = 17,
volume = 36,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Mon Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}
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