Reservoir simulation of CO2 sequestration pilot in Frio brine formation, USA Gulf Coast

Numerical investigation concerning the impact of CO2 geologic storage on regional groundwater flow

“…Several other recent studies (e.g. Ghomian et al 2008) also investigated influence of CO2 sequestration on regional groundwater, such as pressure build-up and CO2 plume distribution. These studies all employed rather idealized representations of the geology with relatively small scale.…”

Coupled reactive flow and transport modeling of CO2 sequestration in the Mt. Simon sandstone formation, Midwest U.S.A.

“…9d). This is the scenario that was simulated in previous work (Audigane et al, 2006Xiao et al, 2009;Xu et al, 2003Xu et al, , 2007Johnson et al, 2001Johnson et al, , 2004Ghomian et al, 2008). However, in our simulation with a regional flow, supercritical CO 2 is dissolved into the replenishing upstream water long after CO 2 injection has ceased, resulting in the complete disappearance of supercritical CO 2 at year 10,000.…”

Dynamic modelling of a UK North Sea saline formation for CO 2 sequestration

“…The plume at top of the storage site has subsequently developed in an area slightly to 620 the east of the injection point, where there is a rise in the reservoir-caprock boundary, creating a 621 more irregular plume. Irregular plume shape, related to spreading of CO 2 along internal layering, has 622 been observed in modelling studies by Ghomian et al (2008). It has also been inferred from seismic 623 data at Sleipner, where it can be seen that injected CO 2 is spreading beneath intraformational shale 624 layers, following areas of high relief of the stratigraphic boundaries (Arts et al 2004).…”