Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of shale gas adsorption and desorption hysteresis

To quantify shale gas contents and hysteresis behaviour of the Ordovician Goldwyer shales as functions of temperature and rock properties, methane adsorption and desorption isotherms were measured at four temperatures. Early pore saturation was observed for all eight samples tested and consequently,...

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Main Authors: Ekundayo, Jamiu, Rezaee, Reza, Fan, Chunyan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: ELSEVIER SCI LTD 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89560
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author Ekundayo, Jamiu
Rezaee, Reza
Fan, Chunyan
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Rezaee, Reza
Fan, Chunyan
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description To quantify shale gas contents and hysteresis behaviour of the Ordovician Goldwyer shales as functions of temperature and rock properties, methane adsorption and desorption isotherms were measured at four temperatures. Early pore saturation was observed for all eight samples tested and consequently, the measured sorption isotherms could not be directly modelled by Langmuir isotherm or its modified version. Thus, a hybrid-modelling approach comprising the use of Dubinin–Radushkevich (D-R) model to obtain the adsorbed phase density (ρads) needed to convert excess amounts to absolute followed by Langmuir model to describe the resultant absolute isotherms. Significant hysteresis observed resulted in lower Langmuir parameters for the desorption isotherms compared to the adsorption isotherms. For both processes, Langmuir volumes positively correlated with TOC contents but showed no significant correlations with total clay contents. To capture the effect of clay contents, the ratio of total clay to TOC (subsequently referred to as clay-to-organic-carbon, COC) was applied as a single predictor instead. The results showed that Langmuir volumes, and the size of the hysteresis showed significant correlations with TOC contents and COC. Lastly, analytical models were developed for the temperature-dependence of Langmuir volume as functions of each of TOC contents and COC for both adsorption and for the first time, desorption isotherms. The models showed significant match with experimental results and as such, can be adopted for conditions beyond those investigated in this study.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-895602023-01-16T06:36:24Z Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of shale gas adsorption and desorption hysteresis Ekundayo, Jamiu Rezaee, Reza Fan, Chunyan Science & Technology Technology Energy & Fuels Engineering, Chemical Engineering Canning basin Ordovician goldwyer formation Pore saturation Sorption hysteresis TOC-Normalized clay Adsorbed phase density DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY METHANE ADSORPTION HIGH-PRESSURE CARBON-DIOXIDE CANNING BASIN NITROGEN ADSORPTION SORPTION ISOTHERMS PORE STRUCTURE CO2 SORPTION COAL To quantify shale gas contents and hysteresis behaviour of the Ordovician Goldwyer shales as functions of temperature and rock properties, methane adsorption and desorption isotherms were measured at four temperatures. Early pore saturation was observed for all eight samples tested and consequently, the measured sorption isotherms could not be directly modelled by Langmuir isotherm or its modified version. Thus, a hybrid-modelling approach comprising the use of Dubinin–Radushkevich (D-R) model to obtain the adsorbed phase density (ρads) needed to convert excess amounts to absolute followed by Langmuir model to describe the resultant absolute isotherms. Significant hysteresis observed resulted in lower Langmuir parameters for the desorption isotherms compared to the adsorption isotherms. For both processes, Langmuir volumes positively correlated with TOC contents but showed no significant correlations with total clay contents. To capture the effect of clay contents, the ratio of total clay to TOC (subsequently referred to as clay-to-organic-carbon, COC) was applied as a single predictor instead. The results showed that Langmuir volumes, and the size of the hysteresis showed significant correlations with TOC contents and COC. Lastly, analytical models were developed for the temperature-dependence of Langmuir volume as functions of each of TOC contents and COC for both adsorption and for the first time, desorption isotherms. The models showed significant match with experimental results and as such, can be adopted for conditions beyond those investigated in this study. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89560 10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103761 English ELSEVIER SCI LTD restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Technology
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering
Canning basin
Ordovician goldwyer formation
Pore saturation
Sorption hysteresis
TOC-Normalized clay
Adsorbed phase density
DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY
METHANE ADSORPTION
HIGH-PRESSURE
CARBON-DIOXIDE
CANNING BASIN
NITROGEN ADSORPTION
SORPTION ISOTHERMS
PORE STRUCTURE
CO2 SORPTION
COAL
Ekundayo, Jamiu
Rezaee, Reza
Fan, Chunyan
Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of shale gas adsorption and desorption hysteresis
title Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of shale gas adsorption and desorption hysteresis
title_full Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of shale gas adsorption and desorption hysteresis
title_fullStr Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of shale gas adsorption and desorption hysteresis
title_full_unstemmed Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of shale gas adsorption and desorption hysteresis
title_short Experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of shale gas adsorption and desorption hysteresis
title_sort experimental investigation and mathematical modelling of shale gas adsorption and desorption hysteresis
topic Science & Technology
Technology
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering
Canning basin
Ordovician goldwyer formation
Pore saturation
Sorption hysteresis
TOC-Normalized clay
Adsorbed phase density
DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY
METHANE ADSORPTION
HIGH-PRESSURE
CARBON-DIOXIDE
CANNING BASIN
NITROGEN ADSORPTION
SORPTION ISOTHERMS
PORE STRUCTURE
CO2 SORPTION
COAL
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89560