Author : Amin Amirlatifi
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (87 download)
Book Synopsis Coupled Geomechanical Reservoir Simulation by : Amin Amirlatifi
Download or read book Coupled Geomechanical Reservoir Simulation written by Amin Amirlatifi and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Founded by Department Of Energy, the Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership is investigating the Williston Basin as a candidate for sequestering CO2 emissions from power plants. The State of Missouri, a member of PCOR, lies at the outermost point on the proposed transportation route and consequently faces the highest CO2 compression and transportation costs. In order to minimize the cost of CO2 sequestration, it is desirable to find a storage site within the state. The Lamotte sandstone is identified as a suitable sequestration aquifer formation in Missouri with acceptable permeability, porosity, extension, rock strength and water salinity. Using the finite element analysis package ABAQUS for the geomechanical analysis and the fluid flow simulator Eclipse for pore pressure determination, this work looks at pore pressure - stress coupling which has significant implications for failure mechanism, fault reactivation and caprock integrity. The present work also suggests the use of Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA) to quantify the lateral fluid flow boundary type and differentiating between open, closed and infinite systems. The present work also suggests a new boundary condition, Semi-Open, which is a transitional lateral boundary condition between Fully Open and Closed boundary conditions. Results of the present work provide a coupling module that can be used to conduct coupled geomechanical analysis for CO2 sequestration projects, facilitate the building of 3D mechanical earth models and provide insight into the role of boundary conditions with respect to CO2 storage capacity. The coupling procedure is utilized to evaluate CO2 storage potential and assess the geomechanical risks for CO2 sequestration in a candidate storage site in the North-Eastern part of the state of Missouri for sustainable CO2 sequestration"--Abstract, page iv.