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Influence of Brine–Rock Parameters on Rock Physical Changes During CO2 Sequestration in Saline Aquifer

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Injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into saline aquifer for sequestration is a promising approach to mitigate the climate issue. However, reactive interactions between various CO2–brine–rock parameters have significantly affected the CO2 sequestration. Factors such as brine type, brine salinity, reactive pore surface area and contact time were found to significantly alter the physical rock properties. Until now, a systematic study on the dominance and degree of influence of each factor has yet to be carried out. To further understand environmental factors that impact dissolution and precipitation mechanisms, we combined the four influencing factors in static batch experiments and observed the physical changes on formation rock and ranked them according to the level of dominance by using Taguchi method. Static batch CO2–brine–rock experiments were carried out by injecting supercritical CO2 in an aging cell filled with brines and cubes of rock samples. The results showed that brine salinity is the most notable factor, followed by reactive pore surface area and duration of exposure. Comparison of field emission scanning electron microscope images taken before and after experiments indicated changes among potassium chloride (KCl), sodium chloride (NaCl) and calcium chloride (CaCl2) brines resulting in dramatic changes of pore spaces because of mineral dissolution, deposited salts, and fines migration.

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The authors acknowledge the following partners for their contributions: PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd., PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd., Vestigo Petroleum and Core Analysis Lab, UTP.

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This work is funded by the Yayasan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (YUTP) (0153AA-E78) project “Mechanistic study of pore‐scale particle invasion, formation abatement and clean‐up efficiency during well completion” and Yayasan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (YUTP) (0153LC0-009) project “Mechanistic study of CO2 injectivity impairment in saline reservoir by fines mobilization”, which is supported by Institute of Hydrocarbon Recovery, UTP.

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  1. Block 12-03-30, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

    Muhammad Aslam Md Yusof, Muhammad Azfar Mohamed, Nur Asyraf Md Akhir, Ismail M. Saaid & Mazlin Idress

  2. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Mohamad Arif Ibrahim & Ahmad Kamal Idris

  3. Vestigo Petroleum, 50450, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Awangku Alizul Azahari Awangku Matali

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M.A.M.Y. and A.K.I. contributed to conceptualization; M.A.M.Y., I.M.S., M.A.M. and A.A.A.A.M. contributed to formal analysis; M.A.M.Y. and M.I. helped in funding acquisition; A.K.I. and M.A.M. contributed to methodology; M.I. and N.A.M.A. contributed to project administration; M.A.I. and I.M.S. contributed to investigation; N.A.M.A. helped in resources; I.M.S. and A.K.I. helped in supervision; M.A.M.Y. and M.A.I. helped in writing—original draft; M.A.M.Y., M.A.M. and N.A.M.A contributed to writing—review and editing.

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Md Yusof, M.A., Mohamed, M.A., Md Akhir, N.A. et al. Influence of Brine–Rock Parameters on Rock Physical Changes During CO2 Sequestration in Saline Aquifer. Arab J Sci Eng 47, 11345–11359 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-06110-8

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