Laboratory-scale interaction between CO dos-rich brine and reservoir rocks (Limestone and sandstone)

In the laboratory, synthetically fractured cores of limestone and sandstone were reacted with CO2-rich brines at flow rates ranging from 0.2 to 60 mL h−1 and 80 bar pCO2 and 60 °C (supercritical CO2 conditions). Interaction between the sulfate-CO2-rich brines and the primary minerals of the rock caused significant permeability variations. Calcite dissolution was clearly identified and in some case associated with gypsum (or anhydrite) precipitation.

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Main Authors: García Rios, María, Liquot, Linda, Soler, Josep M., Cama, Jordi
Format: artículo biblioteca
Published: Elsevier 2013
Subjects:Limestone, Dissolution, Precipitation, Permeability, Brine, CO2 sequestration,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/93046
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Summary:In the laboratory, synthetically fractured cores of limestone and sandstone were reacted with CO2-rich brines at flow rates ranging from 0.2 to 60 mL h−1 and 80 bar pCO2 and 60 °C (supercritical CO2 conditions). Interaction between the sulfate-CO2-rich brines and the primary minerals of the rock caused significant permeability variations. Calcite dissolution was clearly identified and in some case associated with gypsum (or anhydrite) precipitation.