Experimental assessment of well integrity for CO2 geological storage: A numerical study of the geochemical interactions between a CO2-brine mixture and a sandstone-cement-steel sample

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue , 2017, Pages 61-73

  Tremosa, Joachim ^a   Mito, Saeko ^b   Audigane, Pascal ^a   Xue, Ziqiu ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cement carbonation; CO2 storage; Phreeqc; Reactive transport modeling; Well integrity

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM; CEMENTS; DISSOLUTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOLOGY; MINERALS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SANDSTONE; STORAGE (MATERIALS); THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ZEOLITES;

CEMENT CARBONATION; DISSOLUTION/PRECIPITATION; EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEOLOGICAL RESERVOIRS; PHREEQC; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BRINE; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; POINT SOURCE; POWER PLANT; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SANDSTONE; STORAGE STRUCTURE; THERMAL POWER; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

VASCONCELLEA CANDICANS;

EID: 85007227640     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.12.011     Document Type: Article

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