| Publication Date |
2007 |
| Personal Author |
Siriwardane, H. J.; Gondle, R.; Smith, D. H. |
| Page Count |
44 |
| Abstract |
The potential for enhanced methane production and geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in coalbeds needs to be evaluated before large-scale sequestration projects are undertaken. Geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in deep unmineable coal seams with the potential for enhanced coalbed methane production has become a viable option to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The coal matrix is believed to shrink during methane production and swell during the injection of carbon dioxide, causing changes in the cleat porosity and permeability of the coal seam. However, the influence of swelling and shrinkage, and the geomechanical response during the process of carbon dioxide injection and methane recovery, are not well understood. A three-dimensional swelling and shrinkage model based on constitutive equations that account for the coupled fluid pressure-deformation behavior of a porous medium was developed and implemented in an existing reservoir model. Several reservoir simulations were performed at a field site located in the San Juan basin to investigate the influence of swelling and shrinkage, as well as other geomechanical parameters, using a modified compositional coalbed methane heservoir simulator (modified PSU-COALCOMP). The paper presents numerical results for interpretation of reservoir performance during injection of carbon dioxide at this site. |
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| Source Agency |
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| Corporate Authors |
West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; National Energy Technology Lab., Morgantown, WV. |
| Supplemental Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with National Energy Technology Lab., Morgantown, WV. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC. |
| Document Type |
Technical Report |
| NTIS Issue Number |
200802 |
