CO2 saturated brine injected into fractured shale: An X-ray micro-tomography in-situ analysis at reservoir conditions
Fracture morphology and permeability are key factors in enhanced gas recovery (EOR) and Carbon Geo-storage (CCS) in shale gas reservoirs as they determine production and injection rates. However, the exact effect of CO2-saturated (live) brine on shale fracture morphology, and how the permeability ch...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier
2018
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610218309676 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73950 |
| Summary: | Fracture morphology and permeability are key factors in enhanced gas recovery (EOR) and Carbon Geo-storage (CCS) in shale gas reservoirs as they determine production and injection rates. However, the exact effect of CO2-saturated (live) brine on shale fracture morphology, and how the permeability changes during live brine injection and exposure is only poorly understood. We thus imaged fractured shale samples before and after live brine injection in-situ at high resolution in 3D via X-ray micro-computed tomography. Clearly, the fractures’ aperture and connectivity increased after live brine injection. |
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