Johnson, Leonard G; Mayer, Bernhard; Shevalier, Maurice; Nightingale, Philip D; Hutcheon, Ian; Johnson, Gareth (2015): Tab. 1 Mole % CO2 and 13C values of CO2 at baseline and at the final monitoring event for the eight observation wells [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.854845, Supplement to: Johnson, Gareth; Mayer, Bernhard; Shevalier, Maurice; Nightingale, Michael; Hutcheon, Ian (2011): Tracing the movement of CO2 injected into a mature oilfield using carbon isotope abundance ratios: The example of the Pembina Cardium CO2 Monitoring project. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 5(4), 933-941, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.02.003
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Abstract:
During CO2 storage operations in mature oilfields or saline aquifers it is desirable to trace the movement of injected CO2 for verification and safety purposes. We demonstrate the successful use of carbon isotope abundance ratios for tracing the movement of CO2 injected at the Cardium CO2 Storage Monitoring project in Alberta between 2005 and 2007. Injected CO2 had a d13C value of -4.6±1.1 per mil that was more than 10 per mil higher than the carbon isotope ratios of casing gas CO2 prior to CO2 injection with average d13C values ranging from -15.9 to -23.5 per mil. After commencement of CO2 injection, d13C values of casing gas CO2 increased in all observation wells towards those of the injected CO2 consistent with a two-source end-member mixing model. At four wells located in a NE-SW trend with respect to the injection wells, breakthrough of injected CO2 was registered chemically (>50 mol % CO2) and isotopically 1-6 months after commencement of CO2 injection resulting in cumulative CO2 fluxes exceeding 100000 m**3 during the observation period. At four other wells, casing gas CO2 contents remained below 5 mol % resulting in low cumulative CO2 fluxes (<2000 m**3) throughout the entire observation period, but carbon isotope ratios indicated contributions between <30 and 80% of injected CO2. Therefore, we conclude that monitoring the movement of CO2 in the injection reservoir with geochemical and isotopic techniques is an effective approach to determine plume expansion and to identify potential preferential flow paths provided that the isotopic composition of injected CO2 is constant and distinct from that of baseline CO2.
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Funding:
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 265847: Sub-seabed CO2 Storage: Impact on Marine Ecosystems
Coverage:
Latitude: 53.540000 * Longitude: -113.490000
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group | Group | Johnson, Gareth | |||
| 2 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Johnson, Gareth | |||
| 3 | Number | No | Johnson, Gareth | |||
| 4 | δ13C, carbon dioxide, atmospheric | δ13C CO2 | ‰ PDB | Johnson, Gareth | ||
| 5 | δ13C, standard deviation | δ13C std dev | ± | Johnson, Gareth | ||
| 6 | Carbon dioxide | CO2 | % | Johnson, Gareth | Mol % | |
| 7 | Carbon dioxide, standard deviation | CO2 std dev | ± | Johnson, Gareth | ||
| 8 | δ13C, carbon dioxide, atmospheric | δ13C CO2 | ‰ PDB | Johnson, Gareth | ||
| 9 | δ13C, standard deviation | δ13C std dev | ± | Johnson, Gareth | ||
| 10 | Carbon dioxide | CO2 | % | Johnson, Gareth | Mol % | |
| 11 | Carbon dioxide, standard deviation | CO2 std dev | ± | Johnson, Gareth | ||
| 12 | - | - | Johnson, Gareth | CO2 flux [10**3 m**3] ?unit? |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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88 data points