Affiliation:
1. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Engineering China University of Petroleum Beijing China
2. Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute China University of Petroleum Beijing China
3. College of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering China University of Petroleum Beijing China
Abstract
AbstractGeochemical reactions are crucial for in situ CO2 mineralization underground associated with CO2‐enhanced oil recovery (CO2‐EOR) in a hydrocarbon reservoir. However, the presence of formation water and adsorbed oil on rocks generates physical barriers to CO2's access to mineral surfaces, which may yield impedance to CO2 mineral trapping that has yet to be accounted for. In this study, we mimic the dynamic oil detachment process using molecular dynamic (MD) simulation and analyze the influence of an adsorbed oil film on supercritical CO2 (scCO2) diffusion toward the mineral surface in the presence and absence of a water phase. Our results demonstrated a negative impact of water on oil film detachment by scCO2, which may weaken mineral reactions and is unfavorable for mineralized CO2 storage underground.
Funder
China National Petroleum Corporation
Publisher
American Geophysical Union (AGU)