Carbonation Mechanism of Reservoir Rock by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Geothermal Lab Call Project
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| Project Title | Carbonation Mechanism of Reservoir Rock by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide |
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| Project Type / Topic 1 | Laboratory Call for Submission of Applications for Research, Development and Analysis of Geothermal Technologies |
| Project Type / Topic 2 | Supercritical Carbon Dioxide / Reservoir Rock Chemical Interactions |
| Project Description | Supercritical CO2 is currently becoming a more common fluid for extracting volatile oil and fragrance compounds from various raw materials that are used in perfumery. Furthermore, its use as a heat transmission fluid is very attractive because of the greater uptake capability of heat from hot reservoir rock, compared with that of water. However, one concern was the reactivity of CO2 with clay and rock minerals in aqueous and non-aqueous environments. So if this reaction leads to the formation of water-soluble carbonates, such formation could be detrimental to the integrity of wellbore infrastructure. |
| State | New York |
| Objectives | Elucidate comprehensively the carbonation reaction mechanisms between the supercritical carbon dioxide and reservoir rocks consisting of different mineralogical compositions in aqueous and non-aqueous environments, and to develop chemical modeling of CO2 - reservoir rock interactions. |
| Awardees (Company / Institution) | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Partner 1 | LATICRETE International, Inc. |
| Partner 2 | Sandia National Laboratory |
| Funding Opportunity Announcement | DE-PS36-09GO99017 |
| DOE Funding Level (total award amount) | $334,000.00 |
| Total Project Cost | $334,000.00 |
| Principal Investigator(s) | Thomas Butcher |
| Targets / Milestones | This project is divided into five tasks:
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| Location of Project | Upton, NY |
| Funding Source | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| References | EERE Geothermal Technologies Programs[1] |