Evaluation of CO2 Hydrate Saturation in Porous Core Experiments Using Medical CT Images
M. Aghajanloo (TU Delft - Reservoir Engineering)
S. Jones (TU Delft - Reservoir Engineering)
L. Yan (TU Delft - Reservoir Engineering)
D. Voskov (TU Delft - Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University)
R. Farajzadeh (Shell Global Solutions International B.V., TU Delft - Reservoir Engineering)
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Abstract
Understanding the kinetics of CO2 hydrate formation and the resulting saturation of the hydrate in porous rocks is crucial for processes such as the storage of CO2 in underground formations. Nevertheless, to date, there is no established procedure that utilizes a medical CT scanner for quantifying gas hydrate saturation in core samples during the growth stage. This study proposes a methodology for estimating hydrate saturation using a medical CT scanner during the injection of CO2 into porous media. This method uses the mean area obtained from the image analysis to calculate the dynamic profile of water and the CO2 hydrate along the length of the sandstone core. To demonstrate the technique, core flooding experiments were conducted to form gas hydrates in semibrine-saturated sandstone cores.
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