Abstract
Different injection methods have been already proposed by different researchers to improve the solubility of CO2 in formation brine. In this study a novel injection technique is presented, its aim being to cool down (liquefy) the supercritical CO2 injected in a wellbore through the use of downhole cooler equipment. Higher temperature CO2 entering the cooling equipment therefore exits with a lower temperature further downstream. If the temperature of the downhole, where CO2 is in contact with the formation brine, decreases to the lowest possible safe operational temperature, the consequence is an increase in the solubility of CO2 to the highest possible value for that pressure. The colder (liquid) CO2 has a higher solubility in brine, higher density and viscosity, which increases the security of the CO2 storage. Using this method to cool the supercritical CO2 down to a liquid phase increases its solubility at the wellbore, thereby eliminating the risk of a phase change or pressure and rate fluctuation in the liquid CO2 injection from the surface. Additionally the formation will have a lower pressure build-up because CO2 and brine are well mixed, and so less CO2 remains in the free phase.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 103039 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control |
Volume | 97 |
Early online date | 15 May 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2020 |
Bibliographical note
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 97, (2020) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103039© 2020, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Keywords
- CO solubility
- CO storage
- Cold CO injection
- Storage security
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pollution
- General Energy
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law