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Ali M, Yekeen N, Hosseini M, Abbasi GR, Alanazi A, Keshavarz A, Finkbeiner T, Hoteit H. Enhancing the CO 2 trapping capacity of Saudi Arabian basalt via nanofluid treatment: Implications for CO 2 geo-storage. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 335:139135. [PMID: 37285975 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Mineralization reactions in basaltic formations have gained recent interest as an effective method for CO2 geo-storage in order to mitigate anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The CO2/rock interactions, including interfacial tension and wettability, are crucial factors in determining the CO2 trapping capacity and the feasibility of CO2 geological storage in these formations. The Red Sea geological coast in Saudi Arabia has many basaltic formations, and their wetting characteristics are rarely reported in the literature. Moreover, organic acid contamination is inherent in geo-storage formations and significantly impacts their CO2 geo-storage capacities. Hence, to reverse the organic effect, the influence of various SiO2 nanofluid concentrations (0.05-0.75 wt%) on the CO2-wettability of organic-acid aged Saudi Arabian (SA) basalt is evaluated herein at 323 K and various pressures (0.1-20 MPa) via contact angle measurements. The SA basalt substrates are characterized via various techniques, including atomic force microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and others. In addition, the CO2 column heights that correspond to the capillary entry pressure before and after nanofluid treatment are calculated. The results show that the organic acid-aged SA basalt substrates become intermediate-wet to CO2-wet under reservoir pressure and temperature conditions. When treated with SiO2 nanofluids, however, the SA basalt substrates become weakly water-wet, and the optimum performance is observed at an SiO2 nanofluid concentration of 0.1 wt%. At 323 K and 20 MPa, the CO2 column height corresponding to the capillary entry pressure increases from -957 m for the organic-aged SA basalt to 6253 m for the 0.1 wt% nano-treated SA basalt. The results suggest that the CO2 containment security of organic-acid-contaminated SA basalt can be enhanced by SiO2 nanofluid treatment. Thus, the results of this study may play a significant role in assessing the trapping of CO2 in SA basaltic formations.
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- Muhammad Ali
- Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia.
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, 6027, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, 6027, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, 6027, Western Australia, Australia
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- Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, 6027, Western Australia, Australia
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- Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia.
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Yang Y, Jing J, Tang Z. Impact of injection temperature and formation slope on CO 2 storage capacity and form in the Ordos Basin, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:15930-15950. [PMID: 36178651 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23207-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) storage capacity is the main criterion for assessing CO2 geological storage. Based on actual data from the Shiqianfeng formation in the Ordos Basin, three-dimensional (3D) models were built using the TOUGHVISUAL visualization software and simulated using the TOUGH2 integral finite difference modeling code with the ECO2N fluid property module to explore the impact of formation attributes (formation slope) and controllable factors (injection temperature) on CO2 storage capacity. A total of 16 schemes were designed, with four injection temperatures (24 ℃, 31 ℃, 38 ℃, and 45 ℃) and four formation slopes (0°, 5°, 10°, and 15°). Simulation results showed that the injection temperature and formation slope both had a significant influence on CO2 storage capacity. The impact of injection temperature on the total storage amount was more obvious than that of the impact of formation slope. A higher injection temperature resulted in a greater total storage amount. Increasing the formation slope and injection temperature increased the gas-phase, dissolved-phase, and total CO2 storage amounts in the upper left section of the injection well, but decreased them in the lower right part of the injection well. The impact of formation slope on the conversion rate from gas-phase CO2 to dissolved-phase CO2 was more obvious than the impact of injection temperature. A steeper formation slope resulted in a higher conversion rate. A smaller formation slope and a higher injection temperature should be selected to store CO2.
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- Yanlin Yang
- Wuhan Center, China Geological Survey, Wuhan, 430223, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Hubei Normal University, 11 Cihu Road, Huangshi, 435002, China.
- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Wei-Hsin Sun E, Bourg IC. Impact of organic solutes on capillary phenomena in water-CO2-quartz systems. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 629:265-275. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hosseini M, Fahimpour J, Ali M, Keshavarz A, Iglauer S. Hydrogen wettability of carbonate formations: Implications for hydrogen geo-storage. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 614:256-266. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Awan FUR, Arif M, Iglauer S, Keshavarz A. Coal fines migration: A holistic review of influencing factors. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 301:102595. [PMID: 35033921 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Coal fines can substantially influence coal seam gas reservoir permeability, thus impeding the flow of gas in coal microstructure. The coal fines generation and migration are influenced by several factors, wherein coal fines are generally hydrophobic and aggregate in natural coal seam gas (CSG) under prevailing conditions of pH, salinity, temperature and pressure. This aggregation behaviour can damage the coal matrix and cleat system permeabilities, leading to a considerable reduction of proppant pack conductivity (i.e. fracture conductivity). Several datasets have been reported within the literature on this subject in the last decade. However, a more up-to-date discussion of this area is key to understanding coal fines migration and associated knowledge. Thus, in this review, we conduct a systematic investigation of coal fines and their influencing factors. Here, coal fines are introduced, followed by an initial holistic investigation of their generation, plugging, movement, redistribution and production. Then, in order to enhance current understandings of the subject matter, a parametric evaluation of the factors noted earlier is conducted, based on recently published literature. Subsequently, the published mathematical and analytical models for fines generation are reviewed. Finally, the implications and challenges associated with coal fines mitigation are discussed.
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Ali M, Yekeen N, Pal N, Keshavarz A, Iglauer S, Hoteit H. Influence of organic molecules on wetting characteristics of mica/H 2/brine systems: Implications for hydrogen structural trapping capacities. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 608:1739-1749. [PMID: 34742087 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Actualization of the hydrogen (H2) economy and decarbonization goals can be achieved with feasible large-scale H2 geo-storage. Geological formations are heterogeneous, and their wetting characteristics play a crucial role in the presence of H2, which controls the pore-scale distribution of the fluids and sealing capacities of caprocks. Organic acids are readily available in geo-storage formations in minute quantities, but they highly tend to increase the hydrophobicity of storage formations. However, there is a paucity of data on the effects of organic acid concentrations and types on the H2-wettability of caprock-representative minerals and their attendant structural trapping capacities. EXPERIMENT Geological formations contain organic acids in minute concentrations, with the alkyl chain length ranging from C4 to C26. To fully understand the wetting characteristics of H2 in a natural geological picture, we aged mica mineral surfaces as a representative of the caprock in varying concentrations of organic molecules (with varying numbers of carbon atoms, lignoceric acid C24, lauric acid C12, and hexanoic acid C6) for 7 days. To comprehend the wettability of the mica/H2/brine system, we employed a contact-angle procedure similar to that in natural geo-storage environments (25, 15, and 0.1 MPa and 323 K). FINDINGS At the highest investigated pressure (25 MPa) and the highest concentration of lignoceric acid (10-2 mol/L), the mica surface became completely H2 wet with advancing (θa= 106.2°) and receding (θr=97.3°) contact angles. The order of increasing θa and θr with increasing organic acid contaminations is as follows: lignoceric acid > lauric acid > hexanoic acid. The results suggest that H2 gas leakage through the caprock is possible in the presence of organic acids at higher physio-thermal conditions. The influence of organic contamination inherent at realistic geo-storage conditions should be considered to avoid the overprediction of structural trapping capacities and H2 containment security.
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- Muhammad Ali
- Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia; Western Australia School of Mines, Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Kensington 6151, Western Australia, Australia.
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, WA, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, WA, Australia
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- Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia.
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Al-Yaseri A, Abdulelah H, Yekeen N, Ali M, Negash BM, Zhang Y. Assessment of CO2/shale interfacial tension. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Awan FUR, Al-Yaseri A, Akhondzadeh H, Iglauer S, Keshavarz A. Influence of mineralogy and surfactant concentration on zeta potential in intact sandstone at high pressure. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:401-411. [PMID: 34509114 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Zeta-potential in the presence of brine has been studied for its application within hydrocarbon reservoirs. These studies have shown that sandstone's zeta-potential remains negatively charged, non-zero, and levels-off at salinities > 0.4 mol.dm-3, thus becoming independent of salinity when ionic strength is increased further. However, research conducted to date has not yet considered clay-rich (i.e. clay ≥ 5 wt%) sandstones. EXPERIMENTS Firstly, streaming potential measurements were conducted on Bandera Gray sandstones (clay-rich and clay-poor) with 0.6 and 2 mol.dm-3 NaCl brine-saturated in pressurised environments (6.895 MPa overburden and 3.447 MPa back-pressure). Secondly, the streaming potential was determined at identical conditions for the effect of two surfactants, SDBS and CTAB, at concentrations of 0.01 and 0.1 wt% on the clay-poor sample in 0.6 mol.dm-3 NaCl. Thirdly, a comparison of zeta potentials determined via electrophoretic and streaming potential was conducted. Accordingly, this work analyses the effects of mineralogy and surfactants within this process. FINDINGS Clay-rich sandstone possessed lower zeta-potentials than clay-poor sandstone at the two tested salinities. SDBS reduced zeta-potential and yielded higher repulsive forces rendering the rock more hydrophilic. Additionally, electrophoretic zeta-potentials were higher when compared to streaming zeta-potentials. Mechanisms for the observed phenomena are also provided.
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- Faisal Ur Rahman Awan
- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Sustainable Energy and Resources, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia; Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, New M. A. Jinnah Road Ext., Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi 74800, Sindh, Pakistan
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Sustainable Energy and Resources, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Sustainable Energy and Resources, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia.
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Sustainable Energy and Resources, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia.
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A comparative study of clay enriched polymer solutions for effective carbon storage and utilization (CSU) in saline reservoirs. Colloid Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-021-04868-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Al-Yaseri A, Ali M, Ali M, Taheri R, Wolff-Boenisch D. Western Australia basalt-CO 2-brine wettability at geo-storage conditions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 603:165-171. [PMID: 34186394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS CO2 geo-storage is a technique, where millions of tonnes of CO2 are stored in underground formations every year for permanent immobilization to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Among promising geo-storage formations, basalt is attracting keen interest from researchers and industry. However, the literature severely lacks information on the wetting behaviour of basaltic rocks at geo-storage conditions. EXPERIMENTS To enable a more general statement of basalt-scCO2-brine contact angles, the wettability of a basalt from Western Australia was compared with a similar rock type from Iceland. This study reports the advancing and receding contact angles for a basalt-scCO2-brine system at pressures ranging from 0.1 to 20 MPa and temperatures of 298 and 323 K, respectively. Based on the experimental data, the amount of CO2, expressed by the column height, which could be safely trapped beneath the basalt was then calculated. FINDINGS The basalt was initially water-wet but with increasing pressure, it was converted sequentially from a water-wet to an intermediate-wet and then finally into a completely CO2-wet template at pressures exceeding 15 MPa and 323 K. Under those experimental conditions, found in the field at depths below 1500 m, injected supercritical CO2 into a porous basalt reservoir is assumed to flow freely in lateral and vertical directions and is less impeded by capillary/residual trapping, potentially leading to CO2 leakage. It is suggested that the injection depth should not be chosen too deep to avoid increased free CO2 plume mobility. It is found from CO2 column height calculations that at 800 m depth (a minimum requirement to keep CO2 supercritical), the height of the CO2 column that can be safely trapped below the cap rock, was still 100 m but shrank to nil at ≥1500 m.
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- Ahmed Al-Yaseri
- Western Australia School of Mines, Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Kensington 6151, Western Australia, Australia.
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- Petroleum Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup 6027, Western Australia, Australia; Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, New M. A. Jinnah Road Ext., Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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- Western Australia School of Mines, Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Kensington 6151, Western Australia, Australia; Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia.
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- Petroleum Engineering Department, University of Wyoming, 82071 WY, USA
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- School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Kensington 6151, Western Australia, Australia.
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Awan FUR, Keshavarz A, Azhar MR, Akhondzadeh H, Ali M, Al-Yaseri A, Abid HR, Iglauer S. Adsorption of nanoparticles on glass bead surface for enhancing proppant performance: A systematic experimental study. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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