Effect of Organics and Nanoparticles on CO2-Wettability of Reservoir Rock; Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage

In this study, we have investigated the effect of various organic acids (hexanoic, lauric, stearic, and lignoceric acid) and nanoparticles (silica and alumina) on various geo-storage formations (sandstone, carbonate, and cap-rock) by conducting contact angle measurements at various physio-thermal co...

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Main Author: Ali, Muhammad
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83829
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description In this study, we have investigated the effect of various organic acids (hexanoic, lauric, stearic, and lignoceric acid) and nanoparticles (silica and alumina) on various geo-storage formations (sandstone, carbonate, and cap-rock) by conducting contact angle measurements at various physio-thermal conditions. The result showed that geo-storage minerals became super-hydrophobic in the presence of organic acids, thus, less CO2 trapping capacity and nano-fluids have significantly turned organic-aged geo-storage minerals to intermediate-wet, thus, increased CO2 trapping capacity.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-838292022-05-09T01:14:18Z Effect of Organics and Nanoparticles on CO2-Wettability of Reservoir Rock; Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage Ali, Muhammad In this study, we have investigated the effect of various organic acids (hexanoic, lauric, stearic, and lignoceric acid) and nanoparticles (silica and alumina) on various geo-storage formations (sandstone, carbonate, and cap-rock) by conducting contact angle measurements at various physio-thermal conditions. The result showed that geo-storage minerals became super-hydrophobic in the presence of organic acids, thus, less CO2 trapping capacity and nano-fluids have significantly turned organic-aged geo-storage minerals to intermediate-wet, thus, increased CO2 trapping capacity. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83829 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Ali, Muhammad
Effect of Organics and Nanoparticles on CO2-Wettability of Reservoir Rock; Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage
title Effect of Organics and Nanoparticles on CO2-Wettability of Reservoir Rock; Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage
title_full Effect of Organics and Nanoparticles on CO2-Wettability of Reservoir Rock; Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage
title_fullStr Effect of Organics and Nanoparticles on CO2-Wettability of Reservoir Rock; Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Organics and Nanoparticles on CO2-Wettability of Reservoir Rock; Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage
title_short Effect of Organics and Nanoparticles on CO2-Wettability of Reservoir Rock; Implications for CO2 Geo-Storage
title_sort effect of organics and nanoparticles on co2-wettability of reservoir rock; implications for co2 geo-storage
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83829