Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2019

Presentation information

[J] Oral

H (Human Geosciences ) » H-SC Social Earth Sciences & Civil/Urban System Sciences

[H-SC07] CCUS (Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Storage) for Climate Mitigation

Wed. May 29, 2019 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 301B (3F)

convener:Masao Sorai(Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Ziqiu Xue(Research Institute of Innovative Tech for the Earth), Masaatsu Aichi(Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo), Chairperson:Ziqiu Xue(Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth)

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

[HSC07-11] Pilot test for microbubble CO2 injection to reservoir in oil field - Test planning and preparation -

*Kazunori Nakagawa1, Ryo Ueda1, Masanori Nakano1, Ziqiu Xue2 (1.Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., 2.Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth)

Keywords:Geological CO2 Storage, microbubble, field test

In this study we have studied to evaluate the effect of microbubble CO2 injection to CO2 storage by core flooding test in laboratory and develop the tools for microbubble CO2 injection in reservoir and we reached at the step which we plan to conduct the field pilot test in 2019.

We provide an introduction to the planning and preparation to the field pilot test for microbubble injection technology.
Summary of the pilot test
We plan to conduct this test at a part of oil field in Japan. This oil reservoir is consisted of the alternate layers of sand and mud and has high hetrogeneity which the advantage in the microbubble injection technology is expected. Huff’n Puff method will be applied in this test and pressure and flow rate at CO2 injection and reproduction (flow back) from reservoir after CO2 injection are measured as field test data. Two CO2 injection tests, microbubble and normal injection are planned to estimate the effect of microbubble injection technology and behavior. Injected CO2 volume is 100t at each test, microbubble and normal injection. Moreover, we construct the flow simulation model and estimate the microbubble CO2 injection before and after field test.
preparation
We produced the tools for microbubble CO2 injection in well based on prototype tools developed in this study and constructed facility which consisted of CO2 storage tank, CO2 injection pump and warming apparatus in test field.

Acknowledgements

This presentation is based on results obtained from a project commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the New Energy the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and attributed to basic study for micro bubble CO2 injection technology by Tokyo-gas Co., Ltd. and RITE. We deeply appreciate them.