Title
The mechanical impact of CO2 injection
Author
Orlic, B.
Schroot, B.
Nederlands Instituut voor Toegepaste Geowetenschappen TNO
Publication year
2005
Abstract
The mechanical impact of CO2 injection into a depleted hydrocarbon field or aquifer is caused by changes in the stress field, resulting from changes in the pore pressure and volume of the rock. Mechanical processes can lead to the loss of reservoir and caprock integrity, and the reactivation of existing faults. A geomechanical numerical modelling approach to determining the mechanical impact of CO2 injection is presented and demonstrated on two sites studied as part of the European Community funded project 'Natural Analogues for the storage of CO2 in the Geological Environment' (NASCENT).
Subject
Geological Survey Netherlands
Geosciences
Energy / Geological Survey Netherlands
Aquifers
Geologic models
Hydrocarbons
Mathematical models
Mechanical engineering
Pore pressure
Caprock integrity
Hydrocarbon field
Mechanical impact
Mechanical processes
Carbon dioxide
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TNO identifier
238878
ISBN
9073781981
Source
67th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE Conference and Exhibition, incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2005 - Extended Abstracts, 13 June 2005 through 16 June 2005, Feria de Madrid, Conference code: 66893, 9-12
Article number
A019
Document type
conference paper