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CO2 Injection in the Network of Carbonate Fractures

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Site characterization for CO2 geological storage needs works at field scale and laboratory to prove the seal-reservoir pair capability to trapping the captured gas in a safely and efficient manner. Laboratory works are used to design field tests and for checking their results in a more controllable monitored environment. Petrophysical characterization through laboratory works intends to quantify operating parameters such as the reservoir injectivity and also the short and long-term trapping ability. For this, both usual routine tests of oil and gas industry, as well as, specific and innovative tests for CO2 geological storage are carried out. This chapter address laboratory tests and results achieved during the characterization of Hontomín Technology Development Plant (TDP). The main singularity is the poor primary permeability of the naturally fractured carbonates that compose the reservoir, which impacts on gas migration that is dominated by fractures. This challenging fact conditions the petrophysical characterization, since hydrodynamic, geomechanical and chemical effects take place induced by the injection and they must be analyzed by innovative works. Innovative tests and results are described, analyzed and discussed, paying special attention to those carried out by the ATAP equipment, a patent of Technical University of Madrid (UPM).

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Acknowledgements

The experiences and results showed in this chapter form part of the projects “OXYCFB 300” and IMPACTS funded by the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR), 7th Framework Programme (FP7) and the Spanish Government through Foundation Ciudad de la Energía-CIUDEN F.S.P. Authors acknowledge the role of the funding entities, project partners and collaborators without which the projects would not have been completed successfully.

This document reflects only the authors’ view and that European Commission or Spanish Government are not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

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  1. School of Mines and Energy, Technical University of Madrid, Calle de Rios Rosas 21, 28003, Madrid, Spain

    Alberto Ramos & Carlos Martínez

  2. Foundation Ciudad de la Energía-CIUDEN F.S.P., Avenida del Presidente Rodríguez Zapatero, 24492, Cubillos del Sil, Spain

    J. Carlos de Dios

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  1. CO2 Geological Storage, CIUDEN, Cubillos del Sil, León, Spain

    J. Carlos de Dios

  2. Energy and environment business unit, BATTELLE, Columbus, OH, USA

    Srikanta Mishra

  3. Geophysical Section, OGS, Trieste, Italy

    Flavio Poletto

  4. Engineering School of Mines and Energy, UPM, Madrid, Spain

    Alberto Ramos

Glossary

ATAP

Alta Temperatura y Alta Presión

CT Scanner

Computed tomography scanner

HA

Observation well

HI

Injection well

LOT

Leak off test

MD

Measured depth

PTRD

Pore throat radius distribution

SEM

Scanning electron microscopy

TCT

Triaxial compression test

TDP

Technology development plant

UCS

Uniaxial compression strength

UCT

Uniaxial compression test

XRD

X-ray difraction

XRF

X-ray fluorescence

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Ramos, A., Martínez, C., de Dios, J.C. (2021). Laboratory Scale Works. In: de Dios, J.C., Mishra, S., Poletto, F., Ramos, A. (eds) CO2 Injection in the Network of Carbonate Fractures. Petroleum Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62986-1_3

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