Monitoring a large volume CO2 injection: Year two results from SECARB project at Denbury’s Cranfield, Mississippi, USA

Hovorka, Susan; Meckel, Timothy A.; Treviño, Ramón; Lu, Jiemin; Nicot, Jean‐Philippe; Choi, Jin-Keun; Freeman, David C.; Cook, Paul; Daley, Thomas M.; Ajo‐Franklin, Jonathan; Freifeild, Barry M.; Doughty, Christine; Carrigan, Charles R.; Brecque, Doug La; Kharaka, Yousif K.; Thordsen, James J.; Phelps, Tommy J.; Yang, Changbing; Romanak, Katherine; Zhang, Tongwei; Holt, R. M.; Lindler, Jeffery S.; Butsch, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.274

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“…A description of the geology of the site can be found in Hovorka et al (2011) and Hovorka et al (2013). The target formation for injection at the S-3 site comprised fluvial sandstones of the Cretaceous lower Tuscaloosa Formation at depths of 3,300 m, which form a 4-way anticline cut by a northwest trending fault (Fig.…”

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“…The target formation for injection at the S-3 site comprises fluvial deposits of considerable heterogeneity and is located in the water leg of an active CO 2 -EOR field with a strong water drive (Hovorka et al 2011. These features add significant complexity when approximating the natural system, and challenges arise in dealing with boundary conditions.…”

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The Sim-SEQ Project: Comparison of Selected Flow Models for the S-3 Site

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Sim-SEQ is an international initiative on model comparison for geologic carbon sequestration, with an objective to understand and, if possible, quantify model uncertainties. Model comparison efforts in Sim-SEQ are at present focusing on one specific field test site, hereafter referred to as the Sim-SEQ Study site (or S-3 site). Within Sim-SEQ, different modeling teams are developing conceptual models of CO 2 injection at the S-3 site. In this paper, we select five flow models of the S-3 site and provide a qualitative comparison of their attributes and predictions. These models are based on five different simulators or modeling approaches: TOUGH2/EOS7C, STOMP-CO2e, MoReS, TOUGH2-MP/ECO2N, and VESA. In addition to model-to-model comparison, we perform a limited model-to-data comparison, and illustrate how model choices impact model predictions. We conclude the paper by making

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“…These are In-Salah (Nigeria) [12] and Weyburn (Canada) [13]. There are EOR projects such as Cransfield (Mississippi, U.S.) with the secondary objective of understanding the field-scale storage via EOR [14]. On the other hand, there are currently 136 active EOR projects worldwide, most of which are implemented in North America, such as Permian Basin (West Texas and East New Mexico), Rangely field, Weber formation (Colorado, U.S.) and Weyburn field (Saskatchewan, Canada) [15].…”

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Storage of CO2 in depleted/producing oil reservoirs

Ettehadtavakkol

2016

Geologic Carbon Sequestration

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This chapter presents a framework for an environmental based assessment of CO 2 storage operations in depleted/producing oil reservoirs. We specially focus on the CO 2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and storage as the primal advantage of the storage in producing and depleted oilfields. We begin with a qualitative assessment of the physical aspects of EOR-storage process. Then we present a basic quantitative method for the EOR-storage performance evaluation. Finally, we discuss the field scale development of EOR operation for industrial CO 2 storage and address the environmental assessment of the EOR-storage operation. The contents of this chapter aim to benefit reservoir engineers and geologists who seek to upscale and communicate the technical knowledge on field-scale CO 2 -EOR operations into tangible environmental and technical performance measures that are better observed by managers and policy makers.

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“…So-called ''above zone monitoring interval (AZMI)'' research has been carried out in Cranfield, western Mississippi, USA (Hovorka et al 2011). This AZMI approach conceptualizes the monitoring and identification of CO 2 leakage immediately above impermeable barriers that block the storage media from the above groundwater system.…”

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Hydrochemical variations in selected geothermal groundwater and carbonated springs in Korea: a baseline study for early detection of CO2 leakage

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A baseline hydrochemistry of the above zone aquifer was examined for the potential of CO early detection monitoring. Among the major ionic components and stable isotope ratios of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon, components with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of <10 % for the seasonal variation were selected as relatively stable. These components were tested for sensitivity to the introduction of 0.1 mol/L CO (g) using the PHREEQC simulation results. If the relatively stable components were sensitive to the introduction of CO, then they could be used as indicators of CO leakage into the above zone. As an analog to the zone above CO storage formation, we sampled deep groundwater, including geothermal groundwater from well depths of 400-700 m below the ground surface (bgs) and carbonated springs with a high CO content in Korea. Under the natural conditions of inland geothermal groundwater, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), bicarbonate (HCO), δO, δH, and δC were relatively stable as well as sensitive to the introduction of CO (g), thus showing good potential as monitoring parameters for early detection of CO leakage. In carbonated springs, the parameters identified were pH, δO, and δH. Baseline hydrochemistry monitoring could provide information on parameters useful for detecting anomalies caused by CO leakage as measures for early warning.

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Monitoring a large volume CO2 injection: Year two results from SECARB project at Denbury’s Cranfield, Mississippi, USA

Cited by 90 publications

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The Sim-SEQ Project: Comparison of Selected Flow Models for the S-3 Site

The Sim-SEQ Project: Comparison of Selected Flow Models for the S-3 Site

Storage of CO2 in depleted/producing oil reservoirs

Hydrochemical variations in selected geothermal groundwater and carbonated springs in Korea: a baseline study for early detection of CO2 leakage

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