Wettability of calcite under carbon storage conditions
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Author(s)
Stevar, MSP
Böhm, C
Notarki, KT
Trusler, JPM
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Knowledge of interfacial properties, including both fluid-fluid interfacial tension and mineral wettability is essential for accurate simulation of carbon dioxide storage in geological formations. In this context, carbonate reservoirs, especially saline aquifers, are of great interest due to their vast storage capacities; therefore, it is imperative to attain a thorough understanding of their wettability under the high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) conditions of CO 2 storage. To this purpose, contact angles have been measured for the system CO 2 + NaHCO 3 (aq) + calcite under HPHT conditions. Calcite is representative of limestone minerals and the brine chemistry and molality (1 mol·kg −1 ) have been chosen to inhibit dissolution reactions. Both static (sessile drop) and dynamic (tilting plate) contact angle measurements were carried out under reaction-free conditions at temperatures from (298 to 373) K and at pressures up to 30 MPa. The influences of surface roughness and cleanliness have also been addressed in this study. We found that calcite is mainly brine-wet, but it can turn intermediate-wet or even weakly CO 2 -wet at intermediate pressures (around 10 MPa) and low temperature conditions (around 300 K). The results presented in this work may prove useful for characterizing the wettability of a wide variety of calcite (limestone) surfaces that one might expect to encounter in natural reservoirs.
Date Issued
2019-05-01
Date Acceptance
2019-03-22
Citation
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2019, 84, pp.180-189
ISSN
1750-5836
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
180
End Page
189
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Volume
84
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Qatar Shell Research and Technology Center QSTP LLC
Grant Number
490000724
Subjects
04 Earth Sciences
05 Environmental Sciences
09 Engineering
Energy
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-04-02