CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers : Models for geological heterogeneity and large domains

This work presents model development and model analyses of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers. The goal has been two-fold, firstly to develop models and address the system behaviour under geological heterogeneity, second to tackle the issues related to problem scale as modelling of the CO2 storage...

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Main Author: Tian, Liang
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten och landskapslära 2016
Subjects:
CO2
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-uu-2793822016-10-13T05:15:32ZCO2 storage in deep saline aquifers : Models for geological heterogeneity and large domainseng二氧化碳的深部盐水层地质封存 : 储层非均质性及大尺度模型的研究Tian, LiangUppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten och landskapsläraUppsala2016CO2Carbon Capture StorageStorage CapacityInjectivityMonte CarloGaussianPermeabilityUpscaling二氧化碳地質封存高斯仿真滲透係數非均質性升尺度存儲效能場地模擬不確定性壓力累積This work presents model development and model analyses of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers. The goal has been two-fold, firstly to develop models and address the system behaviour under geological heterogeneity, second to tackle the issues related to problem scale as modelling of the CO2 storage systems can become prohibitively complex when large systems are considered. The work starts from a Monte Carlo analysis of heterogeneous 2D domains with a focus on the sensitivity of two CO2  storage performance measurements, namely, the injectivity index (Iinj) and storage efficiency coefficient (E), on parameters characterizing heterogeneity. It is found that E and Iinj are determined by two different parameter groups which both include correlation length (λ) and standard deviation (σ) of the permeability. Next, the issue of upscaling is addressed by modelling a heterogeneous system with multi-modal heterogeneity and an upscaling scheme of the constitutive relationships is proposed to enable the numerical simulation to be done using a coarser geological mesh built for a larger domain. Finally, in order to better address stochastically heterogeneous systems, a new method for model simulations and uncertainty analysis based on a Gaussian processes emulator is introduced. Instead of conventional point estimates this Bayesian approach can efficiently approximate cumulative distribution functions for the selected outputs which are CO2 breakthrough time and its total mass. After focusing on reservoir behaviour in small domains and modelling the heterogeneity effects in them, the work moves to predictive modelling of large scale CO2  storage systems. To maximize the confidence in the model predictions, a set of different modelling approaches of varying complexity is employed, including a semi-analytical model, a sharp-interface vertical equilibrium (VE) model and a TOUGH2MP / ECO2N model. Based on this approach, the CO2 storage potential of two large scale sites is modelled, namely the South Scania site, Sweden and the Dalders Monocline in the Baltic Sea basin. The methodologies developed and demonstrated in this work enable improved analyses of CO2 geological storage at both small and large scales, including better approaches to address medium heterogeneity. Finally, recommendations for future work are also discussed. Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summaryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-279382urn:isbn:978-91-554-9625-8Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology, 1651-6214 ; 1390application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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language English
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topic CO2
Carbon Capture Storage
Storage Capacity
Injectivity
Monte Carlo
Gaussian
Permeability
Upscaling
二氧化碳
地質封存
高斯仿真
滲透係數
非均質性
升尺度
存儲效能
場地模擬
不確定性
壓力累積
spellingShingle CO2
Carbon Capture Storage
Storage Capacity
Injectivity
Monte Carlo
Gaussian
Permeability
Upscaling
二氧化碳
地質封存
高斯仿真
滲透係數
非均質性
升尺度
存儲效能
場地模擬
不確定性
壓力累積
Tian, Liang
CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers : Models for geological heterogeneity and large domains
description This work presents model development and model analyses of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers. The goal has been two-fold, firstly to develop models and address the system behaviour under geological heterogeneity, second to tackle the issues related to problem scale as modelling of the CO2 storage systems can become prohibitively complex when large systems are considered. The work starts from a Monte Carlo analysis of heterogeneous 2D domains with a focus on the sensitivity of two CO2  storage performance measurements, namely, the injectivity index (Iinj) and storage efficiency coefficient (E), on parameters characterizing heterogeneity. It is found that E and Iinj are determined by two different parameter groups which both include correlation length (λ) and standard deviation (σ) of the permeability. Next, the issue of upscaling is addressed by modelling a heterogeneous system with multi-modal heterogeneity and an upscaling scheme of the constitutive relationships is proposed to enable the numerical simulation to be done using a coarser geological mesh built for a larger domain. Finally, in order to better address stochastically heterogeneous systems, a new method for model simulations and uncertainty analysis based on a Gaussian processes emulator is introduced. Instead of conventional point estimates this Bayesian approach can efficiently approximate cumulative distribution functions for the selected outputs which are CO2 breakthrough time and its total mass. After focusing on reservoir behaviour in small domains and modelling the heterogeneity effects in them, the work moves to predictive modelling of large scale CO2  storage systems. To maximize the confidence in the model predictions, a set of different modelling approaches of varying complexity is employed, including a semi-analytical model, a sharp-interface vertical equilibrium (VE) model and a TOUGH2MP / ECO2N model. Based on this approach, the CO2 storage potential of two large scale sites is modelled, namely the South Scania site, Sweden and the Dalders Monocline in the Baltic Sea basin. The methodologies developed and demonstrated in this work enable improved analyses of CO2 geological storage at both small and large scales, including better approaches to address medium heterogeneity. Finally, recommendations for future work are also discussed.
author Tian, Liang
author_facet Tian, Liang
author_sort Tian, Liang
title CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers : Models for geological heterogeneity and large domains
title_short CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers : Models for geological heterogeneity and large domains
title_full CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers : Models for geological heterogeneity and large domains
title_fullStr CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers : Models for geological heterogeneity and large domains
title_full_unstemmed CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers : Models for geological heterogeneity and large domains
title_sort co2 storage in deep saline aquifers : models for geological heterogeneity and large domains
publisher Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten och landskapslära
publishDate 2016
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