Understanding the kinetics of CO2 hydrate
formation
and the resulting saturation of the hydrate in porous rocks is crucial
for processes such as the storage of CO2 in underground
formations. Nevertheless, to date, there is no established procedure
that utilizes a medical CT scanner for quantifying gas hydrate saturation
in core samples during the growth stage. This study proposes a methodology
for estimating hydrate saturation using a medical CT scanner during
the injection of CO2 into porous media. This method uses
the mean area obtained from the image analysis to calculate the dynamic
profile of water and the CO2 hydrate along the length of
the sandstone core. To demonstrate the technique, core flooding experiments
were conducted to form gas hydrates in semibrine-saturated sandstone
cores.