Special Oil & Gas Reservoirs ›› 2021, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (2): 102-107.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-6535.2021.02.015

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Integrated Numerical Simulation of Carbon Dioxide Displacement and Sequestration

Gao Ran1, Lyu Chengyuan2, Lun Zengmin2, Wang Rui2   

  1. 1. Postdoctoral Centre of SINOPEC Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 100083, China;
    2. SINOPEC Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2020-05-27 Revised:2021-01-07 Online:2021-04-25 Published:2022-02-16

Abstract: At present, numerical simulations cannot calculate the distribution of CO2 in oil, gas, and water and the effect of CO2 dissolved in water on the physical properties of the reservoir. In response to this problem, the innovative application of the integrated numerical simulation of CO2 displacement and sequestration can simulate the distribution of CO2 in oil, gas and water, the effect of dissolved CO2 on sequestration, and the whole process of CO2 displacement and sequestration on the basis of the coupled oil-gas flash evaporation and the solution and dissolution of CO2 in water. It was found in the study that CO2 dissolved in formation water developed into carbonic acid dissolved rock, leading to an increase in reservoir permeability, and the longer the action duration, the more obvious the dissolution effect; the solution and dissolution of CO2 in the water affected the cumulative oil production and CO2 sequestration. In the study of CO2 displacement and sequestration, it was necessary to consider both the solution and dissolution effects in order to reflect the actual production. The numerical simulation study was conducted in the Lower Sha 1 reservoir in Pucheng Oilfield, and proved that the integrated numerical simulation method of CO2 displacement and sequestration is accurate. This study can become certain reference and guidance for scheme design of CO2 displacement and sequestration project and the evaluation of CO2 sequestration potential.

Key words: CO2 displacement and sequestration, integrated numerical simulation, dissolution, dynamic permeability, coupling

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