Liquid CO2 injection for geological storage in deep saline aquifers

V Vilarrasa, O Silva, J Carrera, S Olivella - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
CO2 will remain in supercritical (SC) state (ie p> 7.382 MPa and T> 31.04° C) under the
pressure (p) and temperature (T) conditions appropriate for geological storage. Thus, it is …

CO2 migration in saline aquifers. Part 1. Capillary trapping under slope and groundwater flow

CW MacMinn, ML Szulczewski… - Journal of fluid mechanics, 2010 - cambridge.org
Injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into geological formations is widely regarded as a
promising tool for reducing global atmospheric CO2 emissions. To evaluate injection …

A level set method for simulating capillary‐controlled displacements at the pore scale with nonzero contact angles

E Jettestuen, JO Helland… - Water Resources …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We present a level set method for simulating capillary‐controlled displacements with
nonzero contact angles in porous media. The main feature of the method is a level set …

CO2 migration in saline aquifers. Part 2. Capillary and solubility trapping

CW MacMinn, ML Szulczewski… - Journal of Fluid …, 2011 - cambridge.org
The large-scale injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into saline aquifers is a promising tool for
reducing atmospheric CO2 emissions to mitigate climate change. An accurate assessment …

Two-phase gravity currents in porous media

MJ Golding, JA Neufeld, MA Hesse… - Journal of fluid …, 2011 - cambridge.org
We develop a model describing the buoyancy-driven propagation of two-phase gravity
currents, motivated by problems in groundwater hydrology and geological storage of carbon …

Spreading and convective dissolution of carbon dioxide in vertically confined, horizontal aquifers

CW MacMinn, JA Neufeld, MA Hesse… - Water Resources …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into saline aquifers is a promising tool for reducing
anthropogenic CO2 emissions. At reservoir conditions, the injected CO2 is buoyant relative …

Field-case simulation of CO2-plume migration using vertical-equilibrium models

HM Nilsen, PA Herrera, M Ashraf, I Ligaarden, M Iding… - Energy Procedia, 2011 - Elsevier
When injected in deep saline aquifers, CO2 moves radially away from the injection well and
progressively higher in the formation because of buoyancy forces. Analyzes have shown …

Pore–scale analysis of supercritical CO2–brine immiscible displacement under fractional–wettability conditions

S Bakhshian, SA Hosseini - Advances in Water Resources, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of wettability heterogeneity on pore–
scale characteristics of Supercritical (sc) CO 2 displacement dynamics and its capillary …

Role of partial miscibility on pressure buildup due to constant rate injection of CO2 into closed and open brine aquifers

SA Mathias, JG Gluyas… - Water Resources …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This work extends an existing analytical solution for pressure buildup because of CO2
injection in brine aquifers by incorporating effects associated with partial miscibility. These …

Fluid injection into a confined porous layer

SS Pegler, HE Huppert, JA Neufeld - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2014 - cambridge.org
We present a theoretical and experimental study of viscous flows injected into a porous
medium that is confined vertically by horizontal impermeable boundaries and filled with an …