Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
ISSN
17505836
Volume
102
Publisher
Elsevier
School
School of Engineering
RAS ID
32316
Funders
Edith Cowan University - Open Access Support Scheme 2020
Abstract
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd CO2 geo-storage in basaltic formations has recently been demonstrated as a viable solution to rapidly sequester and mineralize CO2. In case CO2 is injected into such basalt reservoirs in supercritical form, a two-phase system (reservoir brine and supercritical CO2) is created, and it is of key importance to specify the associated CO2-basalt wettability so that fluid distributions and CO2 flow through the reservoir can be predicted. However, there is a serious lack of data for basalt CO2-wettability. We therefore measured water contact angles on basalt substrates in CO2 atmosphere. The results indicate that at shallow depth (below 500 m) basalt is strongly water-wet. With increasing depth the basalt becomes less hydrophilic, and turns intermediate-wet at a depth of 900 m. We conclude that basalt is more CO2-wet than chemically clean minerals (quartz, calcite), especially at depths below 900 m. However, the basalt had a CO2-wettability similar to some caprock samples and a gas-reservoir sandstone. The data presented in this paper will thus aid in the prediction and optimization of CO2 geo-storage in basalt formations.
DOI
10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103148
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Comments
Iglauer, S., Al-Yaseri, A. Z., & Wolff-Boenisch, D. (2020). Basalt-CO2-brine wettability at storage conditions in basaltic formations. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 102, article 103148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103148