Using Hydrocarbon Fields of the UK North Sea as Analogues for Effective Pore Throat Radii Prediction in Mudstone Caprocks

Yutong Shu; Mark Wilkinson; Niklas Heinemann

Using Hydrocarbon Fields of the UK North Sea as Analogues for Effective Pore Throat Radii Prediction in Mudstone Caprocks

Yutong Shu, Mark Wilkinson, Niklas Heinemann

School of Geosciences

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For geological CO2 storage, seals prevent the supercritical CO2 from migrating to other geological strata. The major sealing mechanism is capillary sealing. The effective pore throat radius of caprocks plays a decisive role in determining capillary entry pressure. A model for effective pore throat radius using data from shale caprocks from UK North Sea oil fields has been established in this study. The model could be used in the assessment of CO2 storage sites in saline aquifers for which measured data are lacking.

Original language	English
Pages	5329
Number of pages	5336
Publication status	Published - Jul 2017
Event	13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT-13, 14-18 November 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland - Lausanne, Switzerland Duration: 14 Nov 2016 → 18 Nov 2016

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Conference	13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT-13, 14-18 November 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland
Period	14/11/16 → 18/11/16

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Using Hydrocarbon Fields of the UK North Sea as Analogues for Effective Pore Throat Radii Prediction in Mudstone Caprocks

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