Study on Two Component Gas Transport in Nanopores for Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery by Using Carbon Dioxide Injection
Injecting carbon dioxide to enhance shale gas recovery (CO<sub>2</sub>-EGR) is a useful technique that has raised great research interests. Clear understanding of the two-component gas transport mechanisms in shale nanopores is the foundation for the efficient development of shale gas re...
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| description | Injecting carbon dioxide to enhance shale gas recovery (CO<sub>2</sub>-EGR) is a useful technique that has raised great research interests. Clear understanding of the two-component gas transport mechanisms in shale nanopores is the foundation for the efficient development of shale gas reservoir (SGR) and also the long-term geological storage of CO<sub>2</sub>. Although extensive studies on single-component gas transport and corresponding models in shale nanopores have been carried out in recent years, limited studies have been conducted on two-component or even multi-component gas transport models in shale nanopores. In this work, the shale nanopores were classified into inorganic and organic nanopores. The corresponding models for two-component gas transport were constructed. Mechanisms including Knudsen diffusion, slip flow, viscous flow, and molecular diffusion are considered in the inorganic pores. In the organic pores, due to existence of adsorption gas, surface diffusion is further considered besides the aforementioned mechanisms. Effects of pressure, temperature, fraction of organic nanopores, and gas concentration were analyzed. Results show that gas apparent permeability is negatively correlated with pressure, and positively correlated with temperature and organic nanopore fraction. As the concentration of CH<sub>4</sub> decreases, the apparent permeability of CH<sub>4</sub> increases continuously, while the apparent permeability of CO<sub>2</sub> decreases. The permeability ratio of CH<sub>4</sub> in the total permeability is negatively correlated with pressure and gas concentration ratio. Additionally, the contribution of transport mechanisms to the total gas apparent permeability has been analyzed. It is found that the surface diffusion contributes up to 5.68% to gas apparent permeability under high pressure. The contribution of molecular diffusion can reach up to 88.83% in mesopores under low pressure. Under high pressure and macropores, it contributes less than 1.41%. For all situations, the contribution of viscous flow is more than 46.36%, and its contribution can reach up to 86.07%. Results of this study not only can improve the understanding of two-component gas transport in nanochannels, but also can lay the foundation for more reliable reservoir simulation of CO<sub>2</sub>-EGR. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1cb367ff4bb54d83a55988b2715034d62022-12-22T02:54:28ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-03-01135110110.3390/en13051101en13051101Study on Two Component Gas Transport in Nanopores for Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery by Using Carbon Dioxide InjectionChaohua Guo0Rongji Li1Xin Wang2Hongji Liu3Key Laboratory of Tectonics and Petroleum Resources Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaKey Laboratory of Tectonics and Petroleum Resources Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaInstitute of Oceanographic Instrumentation, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Tectonics and Petroleum Resources Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaInjecting carbon dioxide to enhance shale gas recovery (CO<sub>2</sub>-EGR) is a useful technique that has raised great research interests. Clear understanding of the two-component gas transport mechanisms in shale nanopores is the foundation for the efficient development of shale gas reservoir (SGR) and also the long-term geological storage of CO<sub>2</sub>. Although extensive studies on single-component gas transport and corresponding models in shale nanopores have been carried out in recent years, limited studies have been conducted on two-component or even multi-component gas transport models in shale nanopores. In this work, the shale nanopores were classified into inorganic and organic nanopores. The corresponding models for two-component gas transport were constructed. Mechanisms including Knudsen diffusion, slip flow, viscous flow, and molecular diffusion are considered in the inorganic pores. In the organic pores, due to existence of adsorption gas, surface diffusion is further considered besides the aforementioned mechanisms. Effects of pressure, temperature, fraction of organic nanopores, and gas concentration were analyzed. Results show that gas apparent permeability is negatively correlated with pressure, and positively correlated with temperature and organic nanopore fraction. As the concentration of CH<sub>4</sub> decreases, the apparent permeability of CH<sub>4</sub> increases continuously, while the apparent permeability of CO<sub>2</sub> decreases. The permeability ratio of CH<sub>4</sub> in the total permeability is negatively correlated with pressure and gas concentration ratio. Additionally, the contribution of transport mechanisms to the total gas apparent permeability has been analyzed. It is found that the surface diffusion contributes up to 5.68% to gas apparent permeability under high pressure. The contribution of molecular diffusion can reach up to 88.83% in mesopores under low pressure. Under high pressure and macropores, it contributes less than 1.41%. For all situations, the contribution of viscous flow is more than 46.36%, and its contribution can reach up to 86.07%. Results of this study not only can improve the understanding of two-component gas transport in nanochannels, but also can lay the foundation for more reliable reservoir simulation of CO<sub>2</sub>-EGR.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/5/1101apparent permeability modeltwo-component gasorganic/inorganic nanoporegas transport mechanismshale gas reservoir |
| spellingShingle | Chaohua Guo Rongji Li Xin Wang Hongji Liu Study on Two Component Gas Transport in Nanopores for Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery by Using Carbon Dioxide Injection Energies apparent permeability model two-component gas organic/inorganic nanopore gas transport mechanism shale gas reservoir |
| title | Study on Two Component Gas Transport in Nanopores for Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery by Using Carbon Dioxide Injection |
| title_full | Study on Two Component Gas Transport in Nanopores for Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery by Using Carbon Dioxide Injection |
| title_fullStr | Study on Two Component Gas Transport in Nanopores for Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery by Using Carbon Dioxide Injection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study on Two Component Gas Transport in Nanopores for Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery by Using Carbon Dioxide Injection |
| title_short | Study on Two Component Gas Transport in Nanopores for Enhanced Shale Gas Recovery by Using Carbon Dioxide Injection |
| title_sort | study on two component gas transport in nanopores for enhanced shale gas recovery by using carbon dioxide injection |
| topic | apparent permeability model two-component gas organic/inorganic nanopore gas transport mechanism shale gas reservoir |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/5/1101 |
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