Hydrogen wettability of sandstone reservoirs: Implications for hydrogen geo-storage
Abstract
© 2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Hydrogen is currently assessed as a future clean fuel in a hydrogen economy. However, one key problem with implementing a full-scale hydrogen economy is hydrogen storage (as hydrogen is highly compressible and volatile). One solution for this problem is hydrogen geo-storage, where compressed hydrogen is injected into geological formations, and the hydrogen can be withdrawn again at any time. However, there is a serious lack of data for realistic geologic conditions, including for hydrogen-rock wettability, which is proven to determine injectivities, withdrawal rates, storage capacities, and containment security. We thus measured this parameter at various geo-storage conditions. For a realistic storage scenario in a deep sandstone aquifer, we found that the rock (quartz) was weakly water-wet or intermediate-wet. Increasing pressure, temperature, and organic surface concentration increased hydrogen wettability. This study, thus, provides fundamental data and aids in the industrial-scale implementation of a future hydrogen economy.
RAS ID
35587
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2021
Volume
48
Issue
3
Funding Information
Edith Cowan University
School
School of Engineering
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Wiley
Comments
Iglauer, S., Ali, M., & Keshavarz, A. (2021). Hydrogen wettability of sandstone reservoirs: Implications for hydrogen geo‐storage. Geophysical Research Letters, 48(3), article e2020GL090814. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090814