油页岩
地质学
碳酸盐矿物
方解石
卤水
碳酸盐
二氧化碳
溶解
粘土矿物
白云石
地球化学
地球化学模拟
矿物学
固碳
化学工程
地下水
化学
岩土工程
古生物学
有机化学
工程类
作者
Ahmed Fatah,Hisham Ben Mahmud,Ziad Bennour,Raoof Gholami,Mofazzal Hossain
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.120742
摘要
The research on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has become fruitful as energy-intensive industries are working towards transitioning to low carbon energy industry. Shale gas reservoirs have been recently considered as suitable geological targets for carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. However, due to the high reactivity of shales to CO2, the mineralogical changes after CO2/brine/shale interactions play a decisive role in defining the sealing properties of shales at geological time scales. Up to date, this issue is rarely investigated; therefore, in this study, a simplified 1-D reactive transport model was constructed based on the properties obtained from Eagle Ford and Mancos shales. PHREEQC software was utilized to simulate equilibrium and kinetic behavior and evaluate the alterations in minerals at 177 atm and 70 °C. The equilibrium model indicated that calcite and clay minerals dissolved in CO2-saturated brine, while quartz grains precipitated, due to the formation of carbonic acid. This behavior confirmed the high reactivity of shales to the injection of CO2-saturated brines. The kinetic model indicated that the geological time scale for CO2/brine/shale interaction can be divided into three phases. Primary minerals alterations occurred during the first 10 years, however, the main alteration in mineralogy occurred between 10 and 100 years, whereas the reactants continued to dissolve in low portions until the equilibrium state was reached beyond 100 years. The model showed that carbonate and clay minerals dissolved during the CO2/brine/shale interaction, which could provide the potential for mineral trapping as an effective sealing mechanism in the middle phases of the storage lifetime in shales, confirming the high potential of shales for CO2 containment. The main observations and conclusions obtained from this work can be easily extrapolated to other shale formations with similar mineral compositions.
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