CO2 Storage in Carboniferous Formations and Abandoned Coal Mines

217 Pages·2011·8.93 MB·English

by  Manchao He

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Editors:
Manchao He
Luis Ribeiro e Sousa
Derek Elsworth
Eurípedes Vargas Jr.
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CO STORAGE IN CARBONIFEROUS FORMATIONS
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AND ABANDONED COAL MINES
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CO STORAGE IN
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CARBONIFEROUS FORMATIONS AND ABANDONED COAL MINES, BEIJING, CHINA,
8–9 JANUARY 2011
CO Storage in Carboniferous
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Formations and Abandoned
Coal Mines
Editors
Manchao He
State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground Engineering
China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Luis Ribeiro e Sousa
State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Derek Elsworth
EMS Energy Institute and Energy and Mineral Engineering
Pennsylvania State University, USA
Eurípedes Vargas Jr.
Civil Engineering Department, Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Table of contents
Preface vii
Organization ix
Sponsors xi
Contributers xiii
Present day conditions in the world of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects 1
L. Ribeiro e Sousa
Considerations on CO storage in abandoned coal mines in China 25
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M.C. He
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) activities in China 37
N. Zhang & L. Ribeiro e Sousa
Complex process couplings in systems pushed far-from-equilibrium: Applications
to CO sequestration in carboniferous formations 55
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D. Elsworth, S. Wang, G. Izadi, H. Kumar, J. Mathews, J.S. Liu, D.-S. Lee & D. Pone
A fully coupled gas flow, coal deformation and thermal transport
model for the injection of carbon dioxide into coal seams 69
H. Qu, J.S. Liu, Z. Chen, Z. Pan & L. Connell
Micro-scale modeling of gas-coal interaction in coalbed
seam—heterogeneity effect 95
J.G. Wang & J.S. Liu
Considerations on the numerical modelling of injection processes of CO
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in geological formations with emphasis on carboniferous formations
and abandoned coal mines 107
E.A. Vargas Jr., R.Q. Velloso, W.N. Ribeiro, A.L. Muller & L.E. Vaz
Methodologies for risk analysis and decision making 125
R. Leal e Sousa
Risk associated to storage of CO in carboniferous formations.
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Application of Bayesian networks 153
L. Ribeiro e Sousa & R. Leal e Sousa
The conceptual model for an abandoned coal mine reservoir 179
K. Piessens
Author index 201
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Preface
Underground geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO) has a considerable potential for
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mitigating climate change. CO can be safely injected and stored at well characterized and
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properly managed sites. Injecting carbon dioxide in deep geological formations can store it
underground for long periods of time. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs, saline aquifers and car-
boniferous formations can all be used for storage of CO, as well as in abandoned coal mines.
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At depths below about 800-1000m, CO has a liquid-like density that permits the potential
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for an efficient use of the underground reservoirs in porous and sedimentary rocks.
An International Workshop was held by the State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and
Deep Underground Engineering of the China University of Mining and Technology on CO
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Storage in Carboniferous Formations and Abandoned Coal Mines. The purpose of this work-
shop was to promote research activities in China and to strengthen international cooperation
among scientists and engineers from different countries.
The Workshop provided an excellent opportunity to hold high level discussions and to
define novel approaches for the solution of the problems involved with the injection and stor-
age in coal formations and in particular within abandoned coal mines, especially in China.
During the event several topics were addressed, namely the present situation of Carbon Cap-
ture and Storage (CCS) projects in the world and particularly in China, the complexity of
the coupling between physical processes in coal seams, considerations regarding numerical
simulation of injection and storage in coal formations, considerations related to CO storage
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in abandoned coal mines and finally methodologies for risk assessment of CO storage in
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carboniferous formations.
Chinese and foreigner researchers from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Portugal and the USA,
participated actively in the event. The book contains ten Chapters summarizing research
activities sourced in five countries. The contents will be of use to researchers and engineers
involved in CCS.
Manchao He
L. Ribeiro e Sousa
Derek Elsworth
Eurípedes Vargas Jr.
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Organization
ORGANIZERS
State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground
Engineering of China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing)
Soft Rock Engineering & Dee Disaster Control Sub-society of Chinese Society for Rock
Mechanics and Engineering
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chair
Lin Xueyu (China)
Co-Chairs
Luis Sousa (Portugal)
He Manchao (China)
Members
Euripedes Vargas Jr. (Brazil)
Derek Elsworth (USA)
Liu Jishan (Australia)
Wang Jianguo (Australia)
Kris Piessens (Belgium)
Rita Sousa (USA)
Zhang Na (China)
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