Geological Carbon Storage

Geological Carbon Storage Subsurface Seals and Caprock IntegritySeals and caprocks are an essential component of subsurface hydrogeological systems, guiding the movement and entrapment of hydrocarbon and other fluids. Geological Carbon Storage: Subsurface Seals and Caprock Integrity offers a survey of the wealth of recent scientific work on caprock integrity with a focus on the geological controls of permanent and safe carbon dioxide storage, and the commercial deployment of geological carbon storage.Volume highlights include:* Low-permeability rock characterization from the pore scale to the core scale* Flow and transport properties of low-permeability rocks* Fundamentals of fracture generation, self-healing, and permeability* Coupled geochemical, transport and geomechanical processes in caprock* Analysis of caprock behavior from natural analogues* Geochemical and geophysical monitoring techniques of caprock failure and integrity* Potential environmental impacts of carbon dioxide migration on groundwater resources* Carbon dioxide leakage mitigation and remediation techniquesGeological Carbon Storage: Subsurface Seals and Caprock Integrity is an invaluable resource for geoscientists from academic and research institutions with interests in energy and environment-related problems, as well as professionals in the field.

Contributors viiPreface xiPart I: Caprock Characterization1. Microstructural, Geomechanical, and Petrophysical Characterization of Shale Caprocks 3David N. Dewhurst, Claudio Delle Piane, Lionel Esteban, Joel Sarout, Matthew Josh,Marina Pervukhina, and M. Ben Clennell2. Transport in Tight Rocks 31Marc Fleury and Etienne Brosse3. Pore-to-Core Characterization of Shale Multiphysics 45Thomas Dewers, Jason Heath, Hongkyu Yoon, Mathew Ingraham, Joseph Grigg, Peter Mozley, Enrico Quintana, and Zuleima Karpyn4. Analysis of the Pore Structures of Shale Using Neutron and X-Ray Small Angle Scattering 71Lawrence M. Anovitz and David R. ColePart II: Fracture Generation, Permeability, and Geochemical Reactions in Damaged Shale5. Fracture Initiation, Propagation, and Permeability Evolution 121Russell L. Detwiler and Joseph P. Morris6. Effect of Fracture Density on Effective Permeability of Matrix-Fracture System in Shale Formations 137Li Chen, Jeffrey De'Haven Hyman, Zhou Lei, Ting Min, Qinjun Kang, Esteban Rougier, and Hari Viswanathan7. Gas-Water-Mineral Reactivity in Caprocks: Measurements, Estimates, and Observations 147Julie K. Pearce and Grant K.W. Dawson8. Fluid-Rock Interactions in Clay-Rich Seals: Impact on Transport and Mechanical Properties 167Elin Skurtveit, Rohaldin Miri, and Helge Hellevang9. Coupled Processes in a Fractured Reactive System: A Dolomite Dissolution Study with Relevance to GCS Caprock Integrity 187Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, Marco Voltolini, Sergi Molins, and Li Yang10. Leakage Processes in Damaged Shale: In Situ Measurements of Permeability, CO2 Sorption Behavior, and Acoustic PropertiesJ. William Carey, Ronny Pini, Manika Prasad, Luke P. Frash, and Sanyog Kumar 207Part III: Monitoring Caprock Failure11. In-Zone and Above-Zone Pressure Monitoring Methods for CO2 Geologic Storage 227Seyyed A. Hosseini, Mahmood Shakiba, Alexander Sun, and Susan Hovorka12. Monitoring and Modeling Caprock Integrity at the In Salah Carbon Dioxide Storage Site, Algeria 243Donald W. Vasco, Robert C. Bissell, Bahman Bohloli, Thomas M. Daley, Alessandro Ferretti, William Foxall, Bettina P. Goertz-Allmann, Valeri Korneev, Joseph P. Morris, Volker Oye, Abe Ramirez, Antonio Pio Rinaldi, Alessio Rucci, Jonny Rutqvist, Josh White, and Rui Zhang13. Evaluation of Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) as Tracers for CO2 Containment and Migration Monitoring 271Matthew Myers and Cameron WhitePart IV: Environmental Impacts and Remediation Techniques14. Migration and Leakage of CO2 from Deep Geological Storage Sites 285Andreas Busch and Niko Kampman15. A Review of Studies Examining the Potential for Groundwater Contamination from CO2 Sequestration 305Charuleka Varadharajan, Ruth M. Tinnacher, Robert C. Trautz, Liange Zheng, Baptiste Dafflon, Yuxin Wu, Matthew T. Reagan, Jens T. Birkholzer, and J. William Carey16. Review of CO2 Leakage Mitigation and Remediation Technologies 327Cesar A. Castaneda-Herrera, Geoffrey W. Stevens, and Ralf R. HaeseIndex 339