Pressure Induced Deformation and Flow Using CO2 Field Analogues, Utah

Exhumed reservoirs providing evidence of CO2 accumulation and transport in geological history offer a unique possibility to supplement our knowledge on leakage processes observed along faults and fractures. A field location and drill core from Central Utah, USA has been used to characterize mechanic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Energy procedia 2017-01, Vol.114, p.3257-3266
Hauptverfasser: Skurtveit, Elin, Braathen, Alvar, Larsen, Eivind B., Sauvin, Guillaume, Sundal, Anja, Zuchuat, Valentin
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Zusammenfassung:Exhumed reservoirs providing evidence of CO2 accumulation and transport in geological history offer a unique possibility to supplement our knowledge on leakage processes observed along faults and fractures. A field location and drill core from Central Utah, USA has been used to characterize mechanical properties and fracture distributions in multiple reservoir-caprock couplets where bleaching pattern around fractures provides evidence of fluid flow. Analysis shows that fractures are mainly observed in low porosity units corresponding to layers with high strength and stiffness. Microstructural characterization substantiates evidence of fracture aperture separated by areas with mineral precipitation clogging aperture. Minerals observed filling fractures are calcite, gypsum and pyrite, suggestive of precipitation from reducing fluids. Fracture aperture distribution and identification of mineralogical changes along the fracture surface provides important input for improved, novel analyses of CO2 transport properties of fractures and faults.
ISSN:1876-6102
1876-6102
DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1457