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Optimization of acid gas injection to improve solubility and residual trapping

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  • Xiaoyan Zhang
  • Qi Li
  • Xiaochen Wei

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In acid gas injection, the solubility and residual trapping of acid gas can be effectively improved by optimizing the acid gas injection, which is important for short‐term storage of acid gas and reducing the risk of acid gas leakage. The current study numerically investigates three different acid gas injection schemes, namely continuous acid gas injection, intermittent acid gas injection, and water alternating gas injection. The results suggest that the continuous acid gas injection with higher injection rate is slightly conducive to the solubility and residual trapping of acid gas. In particular, Continuous injection‐Case1 with a rate of 19 200 Nm3 d−1 reduces mobile acid gas by 1.82% and enhances residual trapping by 1.25%. While the intermittent acid gas injection can hardly improve the solubility and residual trapping of acid gas. Water alternating gas injection scheme shows superior behavior over other schemes. Specially, the Water alternating gas injection‐Case3 with higher water injection rate is the most effective, which can reduce mobile acid gas by 13.66% and enhance solubility trapping by 23.95%. The acid gas plume is funnel‐shaped in the acid gas injection stage. However, in the subsequent water injection stage, the acid gas plume gradually becomes fan shaped. This is because the injected water accelerates the dissolution of the acid gas, causing almost all the rear of the acid gas plume to dissolve in the water. Thus, we conclude that water alternating gas injection scheme can significantly enhance the acid gas trapping and Water alternating gas injection Case 3 is the preferred injection scheme. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Xiaoyan Zhang & Qi Li & Xiaochen Wei, 2021. "Optimization of acid gas injection to improve solubility and residual trapping," Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 11(5), pages 1001-1023, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:greenh:v:11:y:2021:i:5:p:1001-1023
    DOI: 10.1002/ghg.2110
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