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September 18, 2009
Overview of Selected NETL Research
National Energy Technology Laboratory
www.netl.doe.gov
Office of Fossil Energy
Office of Research and Development
Geological and Environmental Systems
Dustin L. McIntyre, PhD
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Outline
• Brief Overview of NETL and ongoing research efforts
• X-ray CT scanning – CO2 sequestration research
• Recent Work – GeoX2010 model optimization
• Recent Work – ARMA Powder River Basin Coal
• Current Work – Carbonated brine flow in fractures
• Future Work – CO2 soluble surfactants, EOR
• New Industrial CT scanner facility
• Opportunities at NETL
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Secretary of Energy Visit 2005
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Secretary of Energy Sam Bodman
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Secretary of Energy Visit 2010
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West Virginia Senator
Jay Rockefeller
Secretary of Energy
Steven Chu
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NETL’s Office of Research & Development
• Tackling important national energy problems –
– CO2 management, energy security, advanced fuels
development, hydrogen technology, hybrid cycles,
mercury capture, hydrates
• Capitalizing on unique facilities and capabilities
– History dates to early 1900’s
• Achieving breakthrough science-
– Computational science and application, hydrogen
technologies, combustion science and engineering,
sequestration mechanisms
• Achieving technology successes –
– R&D 100 awards, technology transfer awards,
publications, licenses, etc.
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Research and Development Focus Areas
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X-ray CT Scanning
• Nondestructive
• Experiments at Temperature and Pressure
• Identification of Areas of Interest
– Post Mortem
• Confocal Laser Microscope
• Scanning Electron Microscope
• Thin Sectioning
• Proximate Analysis
• Visualization
– Segmentation
– Time Studies
– Surfaces and Videos
• Digitization for Numerical Analysis
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X-ray CT Scanning
• Carbon Sequestration
– Unmineable Coal Seams
– Combined Coalbed Methane
– Combined EOR
– Brine Reservoirs
– Natural Seal Integrity
– Wellbore Seal Integrity
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Production from coal can be a complex
process.
• Flow through coal is defined in
large part by the cleat network.
• Methane sorbed on the coal is
released by decreasing
pressure.
• Water needs to be moved out of
cleats before gas can flow.
• CO2 injection causes reverse
process (adsorption instead of
desorption.
SORPTION DIFFUSION ADVECTION
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How much CO2 can be stored (and methane
removed)?• Sorption is typically
considered to follow a
Langmuir isotherm.
• The gas pressure in the
coal seam determines
how much is sorbed to the
coal.
• CO2 is preferentially
sorbed to coal, compared
to methane.
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Computed Tomography Scanning of Coal
• Computed Tomography
– 2D X-ray images reconstructed to
generate 3D volumes.
– Porosity, Permeability, Swelling
– Preferential Sorption
CT slices show density variations of coal core
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Changes due to confining pressure
• Visualization
– Fractures
– Density Variations
– Saturation
– Deformation
• Most important effect is
on permeability
• Most important coal
properties for
shrinkage and swelling:
– Porosity (f)
– Young’s modulus (E)
– Poisson’s ratio (n)
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Visualize Flow within Sandstone
• Visualization
– Preferential Flow
– Saturation
– Porosity
– Permeability
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Image Processing of Marcellus Shale
Grey scale CT slices
CT slices with false coloring
Three-dimensional
reconstruction
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Multi-scale & Multi-phase
CT Scanning
Image
Processing and
Micro-Scale CFD
Develop Flow
Relationships
Reservoir-Scale
Implementation
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• GeoX 2010, 3rd International Workshop on X-ray CT
for Geomaterials, March 1-3, 2010, New Orleans
• Vary Roughness by Resampling
• Vary Aperture by Resizing
• Model Refinement
– Model Minimization and Optimization
– Computational Complexity
– Time
– Cost
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CT Scanning and Flow Simulations
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CT Scanning and Flow Simulations
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CT Scanning and Flow Simulations
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• JRC provides a more linear relationship than the
Fractal Dimension
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CT Scanning and Flow Simulations
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• T follows cubic relationship fairly well above 0.7mm
aperture
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44th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium
• “Mechanical Properties, Flow Properties, and
Heterogeneous CO2 Sorption in Confined Powder
River Coal Cores” Salt Lake City Utah, June 27-30,
2010
• Sorption as a function of confining stress
• Long term sorption
• Permeability as a function of confining stress
• Mechanical Strength as a function of sorption
• Model manipulation and optimization
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September 18, 2009
Computed Tomography Analysis of Alterations
in Fractured Caprock Resulting from CO2-
acidified Brine
Brian R. Ellis
NETL Seal Integrity Group Meeting
August 10, 2010
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Motivation
• Predict impact on seal integrity due to vertical
leakage of CO2-acidified brine
• Better understand conditions that will lead to self-
sealing or continued dissolution
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Secondary Seal: Fine-grained LS/DS
Primary Seal: Cherty Dolostone
CO2 inj.
well
Injection
Formation
Site Selection – Michigan MRCSP Injection
Well
Amherstburg
Bois BlancBass Island
Injection Formation: Dolostone
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Sample Preparation
• 1” diameter, vertical core subsample
taken from injection well core
• Core fracture was artificially induced
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EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
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ISCO
Pump
ISC
O
Pum
p
H2O
or
Oil
CO
2
Gas/Liqui
d
Separator
CO2 vent
pH probe
Check valve
Thermocouple
Brine
Pressure transducer
Pressure gauge
2-way shut-off valve
BP
R
1450 psi
15 psi
Experimental Design
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BPR, L/G
separator and
union cross for pH
probes
Mixing Vessel
at 30° angle to
increase surface
area contact
Core holder
inlet side
Confining
pressure and
injection pumps
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CT Scanner
CT scanning during
active flow-through at
temperature and
pressure
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Starting Brine Composition
Species [mol/L]
Na 1.00 x 100
Ca 4.63 x 10-2
Mg 1.86 x 10-2
Cl 1.00 x 100
SO4 2.36 x 10-2
Sr 1.00 x 10-4
CO2(aq) 1.07 x 100
pH 4.86
Representative of 1 M NaCl
brine having previously
reacted with injection
formation minerals under
CO2-saturated conditions –
near equilibrium with
Calcite, Dolomite, and
Anhydrite
• Temperature = 40°C
• CO2 pressure = 1450 psi
• Confining pressure = 2000 psi
• Flow rate = 10 ml min-1
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CT Scanning Results
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Day 2
Day 7
Medical Scanner CT Resolution = 250 μm
Outlet end of core
Inlet end of core
Top 1/3
Middle 1/3
Bottom 1/3
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Micro-CT Imaging2-D slice of top 1/3 of core – Prior to CO2-brine flow
Micro CT Resolution = 27 μm
2-D slice of top 1/3 of core – After 1 week of CO2-brine
flow
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2-D slice of middle 1/3 of core – Prior to CO2-brine flow
2-D slice of middle 1/3 of core – After 1 week of CO2-
brine flow
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1 mm
2 mm
2-D slice of bottom 1/3 of core – After 1 week of CO2-
brine flow
2-D slice of bottom 1/3 of core – Prior to CO2-brine flow
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Continued Analysis
• SEM/EDS analysis of sectioned core
– Sr-substitued calcite precipication?
– Investigate extent and location of mineral dissolution
along fracture pathway
• ICP-AES analysis of brine effluent
• Estimation of aperture change over time and the
corresponding change in fracture volume
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Acknowledgements
• Dr. Catherine A. Peters
• Dr. Grant Brohmal
• Dr. Dustin McIntyre
• Dr. Hema Siriwardane
• Dr. Jinesh Jain
• Dr. Bob Warzinski
• Dr. Dustin Crandell
• Eilis Rosenbaum
• Bryan Tennant
• Karl Jarvis
Funding Support
• ORISE
• Department of
Energy Under
Award Number DE-
FE0000749
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Future Facilities and Work
• Microfocus X-ray CT facility
– 30” x 48” Scanning Envelope
– 5 micron Resolution (small samples)
– 225 kV and 320 kV Sources
• Carbon Sequestration
– Seal Interaction with Carbonated Brine
• Natural and Wellbore (Cement) Seals
• Strength
• Mineralization
• Open/Close Pathways
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Custom Industrial CT Scanner
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Visualization of Coal
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Future High Resolution Industrial CT Facility
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NETL Opportunities
• Proposal Solicitations through Project Management
Center
• Federal Employee
• URS Contractor Employee
• ORISE Student
• Regional University Alliance (RUA)
– CMU, PSU, WVU, Pitt, VT
• Minority Mentoring Internship Program (MMIP)
• Student Career Experience Program (SCEP)
• Mickey Leyland Internship Program
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