Numerical Simulation of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical Response Caused by CO2 Injection into Saline Geological Formations: A Case Study from the Ordos Project, China
Zejin FAN, Tianfu XU, Bo YANG, Hui ZHANG, Huixing ZHU
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Abstract
Thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) interactions are prevalent during CO2 geological sequestration (CGS). In this study, a sequential coupling THMC numerical simulation program was constructed, which can be used to explore the following issues of CGS: fluid and heat flow, solute transport; stresses, displacements and rock failures related to geo-mechanical effects; equilibrium and kinetic chemical reactions; chemical damage to mechanical properties of the rock. Then, the coupling program was applied to the Ordos CGS Project to study the formation response under the multi-field interaction caused by CO2 injection. The simulation results show that the mechanical process dominates the short CO2 injection period. Specifically, the formation's permeability near the injection well increases by 43%, due to the reduction of effective stress, which significantly promotes the lateral migration of CO2. When the injection rate exceeds 0.15 million tons per year, the cohesion of the reservoir rock is not enough to resist the shear force inside the rock and rock failure may occur. During the subsequent long-term sequestration period (200 years), the influence of mineral reactions gradually increases. Due to calcite dissolution, the shear modulus of caprock is predicted to decrease by 7.6%, which will to some extent increase the risk of rock failure.
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Acta Geologica Sinica mainly reports the latest and most important achievements in the theoretical and basic research in geological sciences, together with new technologies, in China. Papers published involve various aspects of research concerning geosciences and related disciplines, such as stratigraphy, palaeontology, origin and history of the Earth, structural geology, tectonics, mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geology of mineral deposits, hydrogeology, engineering geology, environmental geology, regional geology and new theories and technologies of geological exploration.