Enhanced gas production and CO2 storage in hydrate-bearing sediments via pre-depressurization and rapid CO2 injection

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2023.09.016

中国化学工程学报 ›› 2024, Vol. 67 ›› Issue (3): 126-134.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2023.09.016

Enhanced gas production and CO₂ storage in hydrate-bearing sediments via pre-depressurization and rapid CO₂ injection

Hongnan Chen¹, Yifei Sun¹, Bojian Cao¹, Minglong Wang¹, Ming Wang¹, Jinrong Zhong², Changyu Sun¹, Guangjin Chen¹

1 State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;
2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China

收稿日期:2023-07-19 修回日期:2023-09-08 出版日期:2024-03-28 发布日期:2024-06-01
通讯作者: Yifei Sun,E-mail address:sun.yifei@cup.edu.cn.
基金资助:
This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, China (22378424, 52004136, 22127812, U20B6005), the Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum Beijing (2462023BJRC017), and Hunan Provincial Department of Education Scientific Research Project (22B0310).

Enhanced gas production and CO₂ storage in hydrate-bearing sediments via pre-depressurization and rapid CO₂ injection

Hongnan Chen¹, Yifei Sun¹, Bojian Cao¹, Minglong Wang¹, Ming Wang¹, Jinrong Zhong², Changyu Sun¹, Guangjin Chen¹

1 State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;
2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China

Received:2023-07-19 Revised:2023-09-08 Online:2024-03-28 Published:2024-06-01
Contact: Yifei Sun,E-mail address:sun.yifei@cup.edu.cn.
Supported by:
This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, China (22378424, 52004136, 22127812, U20B6005), the Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum Beijing (2462023BJRC017), and Hunan Provincial Department of Education Scientific Research Project (22B0310).

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Carbon emission reduction and clean energy development are urgent demands for mankind in the coming decades. Exploring an efficient CO₂ storage method can significantly reduce CO₂ emissions in the short term. In this study, we attempted to construct sediment samples with different residual CH₄ hydrate amounts and reservoir conditions, and then investigate the potentials of both CO₂ storage and enhanced CH₄ recovery in depleted gas hydrate deposits in the permafrost and ocean zones, respectively. The results demonstrate that CO₂ hydrate formation rate can be significantly improved due to the presence of residual hydrate seeds; However, excessive residual hydrates in turn lead to the decrease in CO₂ storage efficiency. Affected by the T-P conditions of the reservoir, the storage amount of liquid CO₂ can reach 8 times that of gaseous CO₂, and CO₂ stored in hydrate form reaches 2-4 times. Additionally, we noticed two other advantages of this method. One is that CO₂ injection can enhance CH₄ recovery rate and increases CH₄ recovery by 10%-20%. The second is that hydrate saturation in the reservoir can be restored to 20%-40%, which means that the solid volume of the reservoir avoids serious shrinkage. Obviously, this is crucial for protecting the goaf stability. In summary, this approach is greatly promising for high-efficient CO₂ storage and safe exploitation of gas hydrate.

关键词: Hydrate, Depressurization, CO₂ storage, CH₄ production, Reservoir remediation

Abstract: Carbon emission reduction and clean energy development are urgent demands for mankind in the coming decades. Exploring an efficient CO₂ storage method can significantly reduce CO₂ emissions in the short term. In this study, we attempted to construct sediment samples with different residual CH₄ hydrate amounts and reservoir conditions, and then investigate the potentials of both CO₂ storage and enhanced CH₄ recovery in depleted gas hydrate deposits in the permafrost and ocean zones, respectively. The results demonstrate that CO₂ hydrate formation rate can be significantly improved due to the presence of residual hydrate seeds; However, excessive residual hydrates in turn lead to the decrease in CO₂ storage efficiency. Affected by the T-P conditions of the reservoir, the storage amount of liquid CO₂ can reach 8 times that of gaseous CO₂, and CO₂ stored in hydrate form reaches 2-4 times. Additionally, we noticed two other advantages of this method. One is that CO₂ injection can enhance CH₄ recovery rate and increases CH₄ recovery by 10%-20%. The second is that hydrate saturation in the reservoir can be restored to 20%-40%, which means that the solid volume of the reservoir avoids serious shrinkage. Obviously, this is crucial for protecting the goaf stability. In summary, this approach is greatly promising for high-efficient CO₂ storage and safe exploitation of gas hydrate.

Key words: Hydrate, Depressurization, CO₂ storage, CH₄ production, Reservoir remediation

Hongnan Chen, Yifei Sun, Bojian Cao, Minglong Wang, Ming Wang, Jinrong Zhong, Changyu Sun, Guangjin Chen. Enhanced gas production and CO₂ storage in hydrate-bearing sediments via pre-depressurization and rapid CO₂ injection[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2024, 67(3): 126-134.

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