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Abstract
During CO2 storage, the near-wellbore environment experiences significant chemical, physical, thermal, and mechanical perturbations. Therefore, it is crucial to characterize the coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes in this region through representative experimental tests and numerical simulations to maximize the safety and cost-efficiency of CO2 storage. One common shortcoming of current experimental methods is failing to facilitate access and replicate the in-situ brine sources within geological repositories, particularly saline aquifers. This failure can significantly alter the dynamics and dimensionality of mineral/crystal growth in porous reservoir rocks due to the availability and continuity of solute. To address this issue, we designed surface mineral precipitation tests and large-scale sandbox experiments to investigate salt precipitation and growth under two different scales and regimes in porous geometries. The laboratory results indicated massive salt accumulation close to the injection port and underlined the effect of solute availability and continuity on intensifying severity of salt accumulation. The observed continued growth highlights the importance of designing representative laboratory experiments in exploring fluid-rock interactions during carbon sequestration in the subsurface geological media.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31223/X5J68G
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Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Sciences
Keywords
Salt precipitation, Salt Aggregation, Salt Self-Enhancing, Mineral Nucleation and Growth, CO2 storage
Dates
Published: 2023-12-08 08:31
Last Updated: 2023-12-08 08:31
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