Induced seismicity during geoenergy development—A hydromechanical perspective

S Ge, MO Saar - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The basic triggering mechanism underlying induced seismicity traces back to the mid‐1960s
that relied on the process of pore‐fluid pressure diffusion. The last decade has experienced …

Resolving time-dependent evolution of pore-scale structure, permeability and reactivity using X-ray microtomography

C Noiriel - Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Dissolution and precipitation reactions are the primary mechanisms that occur when a rock
(ie, a mineral assemblage) is in contact with a fluid out of equilibrium. They play a critical …

Fines migration and mineral reactions as a mechanism for CO2 residual trap** during CO2 sequestration

J Ge, X Zhang, F Le-Hussain - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates fines migration and mineral reactions as a mechanism for CO 2
residual trap**. We perform imbibition experiments using a sintered glass core and seven …

CO2 sequestration in feldspar-rich sandstone: coupled evolution of fluid chemistry, mineral reaction rates, and hydrogeochemical properties

BM Tutolo, AJ Luhmann, XZ Kong, MO Saar… - … et cosmochimica acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract To investigate CO 2 Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) in sandstones, we
performed three 150° C flow-through experiments on K-feldspar-rich cores from the Eau …

Experimental dissolution of dolomite by CO2-charged brine at 100 C and 150 bar: Evolution of porosity, permeability, and reactive surface area

AJ Luhmann, XZ Kong, BM Tutolo, N Garapati… - Chemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal flow experiments of single-pass injection of CO 2-charged brine were
conducted on nine dolomite cores to examine fluid–rock reactions in dolomite reservoirs …

Permeability, porosity, and mineral surface area changes in basalt cores induced by reactive transport of CO2‐rich brine

AJ Luhmann, BM Tutolo, BC Bagley… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Four reactive flow‐through laboratory experiments (two each at 0.1 mL/min and 0.01 mL/min
flow rates) at 150° C and 150 bar (15 MPa) are conducted on intact basalt cores to assess …

In-situ fines migration and grains redistribution induced by mineral reactions–Implications for clogging during water injection in carbonate aquifers

Y Wang, ALZ Almutairi, P Bedrikovetsky, WA Timms… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water injection into an aquifer is generally motivated by one of three objectives: disposal,
managed aquifer recharge (MAR), or aquifer storage and recovery (ASR). Any of these …

Brine displacement by CO2, energy extraction rates, and lifespan of a CO2-limited CO2-Plume Geothermal (CPG) system with a horizontal production well

N Garapati, JB Randolph, MO Saar - Geothermics, 2015 - Elsevier
Several studies suggest that CO 2-based geothermal energy systems may be operated
economically when added to ongoing geologic CO 2 sequestration. Alternatively, we …

Whole rock basalt alteration from CO2-rich brine during flow-through experiments at 150° C and 150 bar

AJ Luhmann, BM Tutolo, C Tan, BM Moskowitz… - Chemical geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Four flow-through experiments at 150° C were conducted on intact cores of basalt to assess
alteration and mass transfer during reaction with CO 2-rich fluid. Two experiments used a …

Seismic wave attenuation and dispersion due to partial fluid saturation: Direct measurements and numerical simulations based on X‐ray CT

S Chapman, JVM Borgomano, B Quintal… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Quantitatively assessing seismic attenuation caused by fluid pressure diffusion (FPD) in
partially saturated rocks is challenging because of its sensitivity to the spatial fluid …