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The role of coal seam properties on coupled processes during CO 2 sequestration: A parametric study

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  • Mohsen S. Masoudian
  • David W. Airey
  • Abbas El‐Zein

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It has been proposed that a considerable amount of CO 2 can be safely sequestered from the atmosphere in geological formations such as coalbeds. In spite of promising evidence of the economic and technical viability of CO 2 sequestration in coal seams, many of its hydro‐geomechanical aspects are not fully understood. This paper presents a coupled hydro‐mechanical model that is used to assess the reservoir performance of a coalbed and the induced surface and subsurface deformations. A series of numerical simulations has been performed to study the effects of different parameters on the reservoir and geomechanical behaviors associated with CO 2 injection. A single‐phase dual‐porosity model is coupled to a one‐dimensional poroelastic model and an analytical model for the ground surface movements. Through these simulations, the role of three sets of parameters at different scales is investigated: fracture characteristics, matrix characteristics, and geomechanical/geometrical characteristics. The comparative impacts of these parameters on reservoir permeability, volume of the stored CO 2 , and deformations of the coalbed and the ground surface, are quantitatively assessed, in order to identify the most important parameters influencing the hydro‐mechanical response of the ground.

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  • Mohsen S. Masoudian & David W. Airey & Abbas El‐Zein, 2016. "The role of coal seam properties on coupled processes during CO 2 sequestration: A parametric study," Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 6(4), pages 492-518, August.
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    1. Yamazaki, Toyohiko & Aso, Kazuo & Chinju, Jiro, 2006. "Japanese potential of CO2 sequestration in coal seams," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 83(9), pages 911-920, September.
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