Experimental characterization of /water multiphase flow in heterogeneous sandstone rock at the core scale relevant for underground hydrogen storage (UHS)

M Boon, H Hajibeygi - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Geological porous reservoirs provide the volume capacity needed for large scale
underground hydrogen storage (UHS). To effectively exploit these reservoirs for UHS, it is …

Minimal surfaces in porous media: Pore-scale imaging of multiphase flow in an altered-wettability Bentheimer sandstone

Q Lin, B Bijeljic, S Berg, R Pini, MJ Blunt, S Krevor - Physical Review E, 2019 - APS
High-resolution x-ray imaging was used in combination with differential pressure
measurements to measure relative permeability and capillary pressure simultaneously …

Multiphase multicomponent reactive transport and flow modeling

I Sin, J Corvisier - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Upon injection into a reservoir, CO2 migrates and interacts with the host rock and pore water
(Benson et al. 2005, 2012). Supercritical or gaseous CO2 dissolves in the pore aqueous …

Imaging and measurement of pore‐scale interfacial curvature to determine capillary pressure simultaneously with relative permeability

Q Lin, B Bijeljic, R Pini, MJ Blunt… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There are a number of challenges associated with the determination of relative permeability
and capillary pressure. It is difficult to measure both parameters simultaneously on the same …

Small‐Scale Capillary Heterogeneity Linked to Rapid Plume Migration During CO2 Storage

SJ Jackson, S Krevor - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Unpredicted, rapid plume elongation has been observed at subsurface CO 2 storage
projects worldwide, exemplified by the Sleipner project. We show that conventionally …

Representative elementary volumes, hysteresis, and heterogeneity in multiphase flow from the pore to continuum scale

SJ Jackson, Q Lin, S Krevor - Water Resources Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Representative elementary volumes (REVs) and heterogeneity are key concepts in
continuum multiphase flow, yet their manifestation from the pore‐scale and associated …

Modelling CO2 plume spreading in highly heterogeneous rocks with anisotropic, rate-dependent saturation functions: A field-data based numeric simulation study of …

Q Shao, M Boon, AA Youssef, K Kurtev… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this field-data-based simulation study, we apply novel rate-dependent, anisotropic
saturation functions curve-fitted to match the flow behaviour of laminated sand-and siltstones …

Pore‐scale imaging of multiphase flow fluctuations in continuum‐scale samples

S Wang, C Spurin, T Bultreys - Water Resources Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Representative elementary volumes (REVs) are an important concept in studying
subsurface multiphase flow at the continuum scale. However, fluctuations in multiphase flow …

Comparative analysis of hydrogen, methane and nitrogen relative permeability: Implications for Underground Hydrogen Storage

S Higgs, Y Da Wang, C Sun, J Ennis-King… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) is an emerging technology which aims to
store terawatt-scale energy in the subsurface to alleviate daily and seasonal fluctuations in …

Sedimentological and petrophysical characterization of the Bokabil Formation in the Surma Basin for CO2 storage capacity estimation

S Hossain, N Rahman, H Shekhar - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Large-scale geological sequestration of CO2 is one of the most effective strategies to limit
global warming to below 2° C, as recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate …