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On Caprock Seal Integrity of Tuscaloosa Mudstone at Cranfield, MS (USA), CO 2 Injection Site

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  • Vyacheslav Romanov

    (U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochran Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA)

  • Igor Haljasmaa

    (U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochran Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA
    NETL Support Contractor, 626 Cochran Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA)

  • Yee Soong

    (U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochran Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA)

Abstract

Saline formations deep underground are among the most promising targets for large-scale geologic carbon storage. The caprock seal integrity evaluation is an important component of commercial-scale CO 2 sequestration projects. Measurements of the porosity and permeability of mudstone samples from the NETL-supported Cranfield Project were performed using a helium porosimeter and a core flow apparatus, before and after exposure in a CO 2 -saturated brine environment. The permeability of the core samples rapidly decreased with the increase in confining pressure and did not fully recover after decompression. On the other hand, exposure to CO 2 led to an increase in the permeability by at least an order of magnitude. The porosity changes after the exposure were not substantial. The post-exposure increase in permeability was subsequently offset by its rapid decrease during the higher-pressure confinement. Extrapolation of the observed permeability trends to in situ reservoir conditions suggests that Tuscaloosa mudstone can effectively serve as a natural seal.

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  • Vyacheslav Romanov & Igor Haljasmaa & Yee Soong, 2024. "On Caprock Seal Integrity of Tuscaloosa Mudstone at Cranfield, MS (USA), CO 2 Injection Site," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:13:p:5758-:d:1429831
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