Systematic sensitivity analysis to investigate performance of carbonated water injection based on computational dynamic modeling

Esene, Cleverson; Zendehboudi, Sohrab; Shiri, Hodjat; Aborig, Amer

doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117318

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“…The favorable viscosity ratio of CW with light crude oil also promotes a piston-like displacement of trapped oil out of pores to increase oil recovery. Esene et al 56 reported a sharp decline in the ultimate recovery factor for CWI from 83.72% to 62.60% when oil viscosity increased from 1 to 40 cP. Analogous results were achieved in other experimental studies.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…In contrast, simulation results from a recent investigation indicated a constant rock permeability after the injection of CW into a sandstone core sample with porosity and permeability of 22% and 345 mD. 56 PHREEQC does not present an optimization tool for experimental data fitting. Thus, it is necessary to establish an adjustment methodology.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Geochemical interactions that occur during CWI in saline aquifers (brine-saturated samples) and oil reservoirs have been studied by laboratory experiments 31,68,104 , and by modeling and simulations. 98,105 4.1. Mineral Dissolution and Precipitation.…”

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Carbonated Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO₂ Geosequestration in Different CO₂ Repositories: A Review of Physicochemical Processes and Recent Advances

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Md Yusof,

Fjelde

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Energy Fuels

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With increasing global energy demand and the urgency to reduce carbon emissions, carbonated water injection has been proposed to tackle these pressing concerns. Carbonated water injection (CWI) in oil formations enhances oil production to support the global energy mix and tackle the issues of energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability. However, CWI in oil reservoirs and saline aquifers initiates multiple chemical reactions that promote carbon mineralization, cause formation damage problems, sea-bed subsidence, and reservoir compaction, increase the injection pressure requirement, and consequently affect the practicality of CWI for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and CO 2 storage. We therefore extensively reviewed the performance of CWI for EOR and CO 2 storage and the implications of these interactions on EOR and CO 2 storage. The analysis covered recent advancements in CWI, including its synergy with various EOR techniques where it was identified that combining CWI with surfactants, polymers, mutual solvents, and nanomaterials significantly improved oil recovery in tight formations (37− 65%) compared to standalone CWI (35−36%), but the CO 2 storage potential of the hybrid technique remains unexplored. Additionally, the complex geochemical interactions that occur during CWI, the influencing variables of these interactions, and their consequence on EOR and CO 2 storage were discussed. The rigorous analysis revealed that the existing literature lacks consensus on the effects of CWI on pore structure. Geochemical interactions caused a −12% to +95% porosity change and a −96% to +417% alteration in permeability. Primarily, economic challenges including CO 2 capture and transportation costs, carbonated water preparation, etc., and corrosion concerns hinder the large-scale implementation of CWI. Notwithstanding, the findings from the life cycle assessment of CWI suggested the economic viability of CWI and highlighted the importance of adopting the innovative CWI technique to achieve dual objectives of maximizing oil recovery and minimizing environmental footprints in the oil and gas industry. Multiple areas that require further investigation such as investigating the influence of condensable and incondensable contaminants on well integrity and safe CO 2 storage among others were presented.

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Carbonated Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO₂ Geosequestration in Different CO₂ Repositories: A Review of Physicochemical Processes and Recent Advances

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“…[53] Applications of CFD in the simulation of multiphase flow systems in different processes have grown considerably in recent years. [20][21][22][23][24] Most of the published studies used two-dimensional simulation models due to memory usage and processor speed issues. [54,55] Zhang et al's model was employed to simulate three-dimensional homogeneous fluidization of Geldart type A particles.…”

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“…[20,21] CFD simulation consists of geometry definition, mesh generation, pre-processing, solving model equations, and postprocessing steps. [22,23] CFD studies are normally used to further understand gas and solid complex behaviours in multiphase systems. [24][25][26][27][28] Both the Eulerian-Eulerian (EE) and Eulerian-Lagrangian (EL) approaches are mostly employed for the simulation of multiphase flow in fluidized beds.…”

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Numerical simulation of homogeneous fluidization behaviour of Geldart Group A particles in gas tapered fluidized beds

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A two-dimensional gas-solid tapered fluidized bed at laboratory-scale in a homogenous fluidization regime is simulated using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software COMSOL 5.4. The Eulerian-Eulerian (EE) hydrodynamic model is used to predict the minimum fluidization velocity, minimum bubbling velocity, bed height, and solid volume fraction of alumina particles (in Geldart Group A) in the bed with different tapered angles.The effects of static bed heights on the minimum fluidization velocity of tapered beds are investigated. The highest minimum fluidization velocity is 6 mm/s with a static height of 11 mm and a tapered angle of 12 . The bed height is increased with increasing superficial air velocity. At a given air velocity, the minimum bed height is obtained at a 12 tapered angle. A decrease in solid volume fraction is also observed upon an increase in the superficial air velocity. The CFD results show an almost uniform solid concentration over the bed height. The homogenous or non-bubbling regime appears in a wider range of critical velocity at a 12 tapered angle. In the case of a 0 tapered angle, the results of this study and the discrete element method computational fluid dynamics (DEM-CFD) simulation exhibit a good match. In the case of 6 and 12 tapered angles, the proposed model leads to good predictions based on the theory of homogenous fluidization of Geldart Group A. This research introduces a rapid and cost-effective approach for the better design and operation of a tapered fluidized bed in large scales.

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Carbonated water injection

Sakhaei

Salehpour

Riazi

2023

Gas Injection Methods

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Systematic sensitivity analysis to investigate performance of carbonated water injection based on computational dynamic modeling

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Carbonated Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO₂ Geosequestration in Different CO₂ Repositories: A Review of Physicochemical Processes and Recent Advances

Carbonated Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO₂ Geosequestration in Different CO₂ Repositories: A Review of Physicochemical Processes and Recent Advances

Numerical simulation of homogeneous fluidization behaviour of Geldart Group A particles in gas tapered fluidized beds

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Systematic sensitivity analysis to investigate performance of carbonated water injection based on computational dynamic modeling

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Carbonated Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Geosequestration in Different CO2 Repositories: A Review of Physicochemical Processes and Recent Advances

Carbonated Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Geosequestration in Different CO2 Repositories: A Review of Physicochemical Processes and Recent Advances

Numerical simulation of homogeneous fluidization behaviour of Geldart Group A particles in gas tapered fluidized beds

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Carbonated Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO₂ Geosequestration in Different CO₂ Repositories: A Review of Physicochemical Processes and Recent Advances

Carbonated Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO₂ Geosequestration in Different CO₂ Repositories: A Review of Physicochemical Processes and Recent Advances