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Our research includes exploring fundamental pore scale fluid dynamics, developing digital rocks analysis techniques, increasing the accuracy of field scale reservoir simulation, and evaluating the feasibility of scaling up CO2 storage to climate relevant scales.
StrataTrapper Advanced Modelling of CO2 Migration and Trapping
@inproceedings{Al-Menhali:2014:10.2523/17253-ms,
author = {Al-Menhali, A and Reynolds, C and Lai, P and Niu, B and Nicholls, N and Crawshaw, J and Krevor, S},
doi = {10.2523/17253-ms},
pages = {503--512},
title = {Advanced reservoir characterization for CO2 storage},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/17253-ms},
year = {2014}
}
TY - CPAPER
AB - Injection of CO<inf>2</inf> into the subsurface is of interest for CO <inf>2</inf> storage and enhanced oil recovery (EOR). There are, however, major unresolved questions around the multiphase flow physics and reactive processes that will take place after CO<inf>2</inf> is injected, particularly in carbonate rock reservoirs. For example, the wetting properties of CO<inf>2</inf>-brine- rock systems will impact the efficiency of EOR operations and CO<inf>2</inf> storage but reported contact angles range widely from strongly water-wet to intermediate wet. Similar uncertainties exist for properties including the relative permeability and the impact of chemical reaction on flow. In this presentation we present initial results from laboratory studies investigating the physics of multiphase flow and reactive transport for CO<inf>2</inf>-brine systems. We use traditional and novel core flooding techniques and x-ray imaging to resolve uncertainties around the CO<inf>2</inf>-brine contact angle, relative permeability, residual trapping, and feedbacks between chemical reaction and flow in carbonate rocks. Copyright 2014, International Petroleum Technology Conference.
AU - Al-Menhali,A
AU - Reynolds,C
AU - Lai,P
AU - Niu,B
AU - Nicholls,N
AU - Crawshaw,J
AU - Krevor,S
DO - 10.2523/17253-ms
EP - 512
PY - 2014///
SP - 503
TI - Advanced reservoir characterization for CO2 storage
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/17253-ms
ER -