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@inproceedings{Imanovs:2020,
author = {Imanovs, E and Krevor, S and Zadeh, AM},
title = {CO2-EOR and Storage Potentials in Depleted Reservoirs in the NorwegianContinental Shelf (NCS)},
year = {2020}
}
We investigate the physics, chemistry, and techno-economics of CO2 storage underground
Our research includes exploring fundamental pore scale fluid dynamics, developing digital rocks analysis techniques, increasing the accuracy of field scale reservoir simulation, and evaluating the feasibility of scaling up CO2 storage to climate relevant scales.
Our Research Projects
StrataTrapper Advanced Modelling of CO2 Migration and Trapping
THMC4CCS: ThorougH experiMental and numerical investigation of Coupled processes for geologiC Carbon Storage
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AB - Two global challenges are an increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere, causingglobal warming and an increase in energy demand (UNFCCC, 2015; EIA, 2018). Carbon Capture andStorage (CCS) is believed to be a major technology to considerably reduce CO2 emissions (Budinis et al.,2018). Applying this technology, the anthropogenic CO2 could be injected into depleted reservoirs andpermanently stored in the subsurface. However, standalone CCS projects may not be economically feasibledue to CO2 separation, transportation and storage costs (Pires et al., 2011). On the other hand, one of themost efficient Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods is carbon dioxide injection (Holm, 1959). Therefore,a combination of CO2-EOR and storage schemes could offer an opportunity to produce additional oil fromdepleted reservoirs and permanently store CO2 in the subsurface in an economically efficient manner. In this study, a depleted sandstone reservoir located in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) is used. Aninnovative development scenario is considered, involving two phases: CO2 storage phase at the beginningof the project followed by a CO2-EOR phase. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effect of differentinjection methods, including continuous gas injection (CGI), continuous water injection (CWI), WaterAlternating Gas (WAG), Tapered WAG (TWAG), Simultaneous Water Above Gas Co-injection (SWGCO),Simultaneous Water and Gas Injection (SWGI) and cyclic SWGI on oil recovery and CO2 storage potentialin the depleted reservoir. A conceptual 2D high-resolution heterogeneous model with one pair injector-producer is used toinvestigate the mechanisms taking place in the reservoir during different injection methods. This knowledgeis applied in a field scale, realistic 3D compositional reservoir model of a depleted sandstone reservoir inthe NCS including ten oil producers and twenty water/gas injectors. The simulation results demonstrate that innovative development scen
AU - Imanovs,E
AU - Krevor,S
AU - Zadeh,AM
PY - 2020///
TI - CO2-EOR and Storage Potentials in Depleted Reservoirs in the NorwegianContinental Shelf (NCS)
ER -