Keyword: CO 2 experiments, synthetic pore fluid, in situ alterations, reservoir rocks and caprocks, carbonate dissolution, calcite, dolomite, ankerite, siderite, lack of silicate dissolution. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 3
AbstractThe response to CO 2 exposure of a variety of carbonate cemented rocks has been investigated using pressurised batch experiments conducted under simulated reservoir conditions, 70°C and 20 MPa, and with a durations of up to14 months. Calcite, dolomite, ankerite and siderite cement were present in the unreacted reservoir rocks and caprocks.Core plugs of the reservoir rocks were used in order to investigate the alterations in situ. Crushing of the caprock samples was necessary to maximise reactions within the relatively short duration of the laboratory experiments.Synthetic brines were constructed for each batch experiment to match the specific formation water composition known from the reservoir and caprock formations in each well. Chemical matched synthetic brines proved crucial in order to avoid reactions due to non-equilibra of the fluids with the rock samples, for example observations of the dissolution of anhydrite, which were not associated with the CO 2 injection, but rather caused by mismatched brines.