Pre-Injection Brine Production for Managing Pressure in Compartmentalized CO2 Storage Reservoirs

Thomas A. Buscheck; Joshua A. White; Mingjie Chen; Yunwei Sun; Yue Hao; Roger D. Aines; William L. Bourcier; Jeffrey M. Bielicki

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.565

Pre-Injection Brine Production for Managing Pressure in Compartmentalized CO2 Storage Reservoirs

Thomas A. Buscheck^*, Joshua A. White, Mingjie Chen, Yunwei Sun, Yue Hao, Roger D. Aines, William L. Bourcier, Jeffrey M. Bielicki

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Abstract

We present a reservoir management approach for geologic CO₂ storage that combines CO₂ injection with brine extraction. In our approach, dual-mode wells are initially used to extract formation brine and subsequently used to inject CO₂. These wells can also be used to monitor the subsurface during pre-injection brine extraction so that key data is acquired and analyzed prior to CO₂ injection. The relationship between pressure drawdown during pre-injection brine extraction and pressure buildup during CO₂ injection directly informs reservoir managers about CO₂ storage capacity. These data facilitate proactive reservoir management, and thus reduce costs and risks. The brine may be used directly as make-up brine for nearby reservoir operations; it can also be desalinated and/or treated for a variety of beneficial uses.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Energy Procedia
Publisher	Elsevier Ltd
Pages	5333-5340
Number of pages	8
Volume	63
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.565
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	12th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT 2014 - Austin, United States Duration: Oct 5 2014 → Oct 9 2014

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Other	12th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	10/5/14 → 10/9/14

Keywords

Brine production
Brine utilization
CO utilization
Desalination
Geologic CO storage
Monitoring wells
Reservoir management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Energy

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Buscheck, TA, White, JA, Chen, M, Sun, Y, Hao, Y, Aines, RD, Bourcier, WL & Bielicki, JM 2014, Pre-Injection Brine Production for Managing Pressure in Compartmentalized CO2 Storage Reservoirs. in Energy Procedia. vol. 63, Elsevier Ltd, pp. 5333-5340, 12th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT 2014, Austin, United States, 10/5/14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.565

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Pre-Injection Brine Production for Managing Pressure in Compartmentalized CO2 Storage Reservoirs

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