Experimental study on pore structure evolution of thermally treated shales:implications for CO2 storage in underground thermally treated shale horizons
Bodhisatwa Hazra1
Debanjan Chandra2
Vikram Vishal3
Mehdi Ostadhassan4
Chinmay Sethi5
Binoy K.Saikia6
Jai Krishna Pandey5
Atul K.Varma7
1.CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research,Dhanbad,Jharkhand 826001,India;Institute of Geosciences,Marine and Land Geomechanics and Geotectonics,Christian-Albrechts-Universität,24118 Kiel,Germany2.Department of Geoscience and Engineering,Delft University of Technology,Delft 2628 CN,The Netherlands3.Computational and Experimental Geomechanics Laboratory,Department of Earth Sciences,Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)Bombay,Mumbai 400076,India;National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilization,Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)Bombay,Mumbai 400076,India4.Institute of Geosciences,Marine and Land Geomechanics and Geotectonics,Christian-Albrechts-Universität,24118 Kiel,Germany5.CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research,Dhanbad,Jharkhand 826001,India6.Coal & Energy Group,CSIR North-East Institute of Science& Technology,Jorhat 785006,India7.Department of Applied Geology,Indian Institute of Technology(Indian School of Mines),Dhanbad,Jharkhand 826004,India
摘要：Extracting gas from unconventional shale reservoirs with low permeability is challenging.To overcome this,hydraulic fracturing(HF)is employed.Despite enhancing shale gas production,HF has drawbacks like groundwater pollution and induced earthquakes.Such issues highlight the need for ongoing exploration of novel shale gas extraction methods such as in situ heating through combustion or pyrolysis to mitigate operational and environmental concerns.In this study,thermally immature shales of contrasting organic richness from Rajmahal Basin of India were heated to different tem-peratures(pyrolysis at 350,500 and 650 ℃)to assess the temperature protocols necessary for hydrocarbon liberation and investigate the evolution of pore structural facets with implications for CO2 sequestration in underground thermally treated shale horizons.Our results from low-pressure N2 adsorption reveal reduced adsorption capacity in the shale splits treated at 350 and 500 ℃,which can be attributed to structural reworking of the organic matter within the samples leading to formation of complex pore structures that limits the access of nitrogen at low experimental temperatures.Consequently,for both the studied samples BET SSA decreased by～58％and 72％at 350 ℃,and～67％and 68％at 500 ℃,whereas average pore diameter increased by～45％and 91％at 350 ℃,and～100％and 94％at 500 ℃ compared to their untreated counterparts.CO2 adsorption results,unlike N2,revealed a pronounced rise in micropore properties(surface area and volume)at 500 and 650 ℃(～30％-35％and～41％-63％,respectively for both samples),contradicting the N2 adsorption outcomes.Scanning electron microscope(SEM)images complemented the findings,showing pore structures evolving from microcracks to collapsed pores with increasing thermal treatment.Analysis of the SEM images of both samples revealed a notable increase in average pore width(short axis):by～4 and 10 times at 350 ℃,～5 and 12 times at 500 ℃,and～10 and 28 times at 650 ℃ compared to the untreated samples.Rock-Eval analysis demonstrated the liberation of almost all pyrolyzable kerogen components in the shales heated to 650 ℃.Additionally,the maximum micropore capac-ity,identified from CO2 gas adsorption analysis,indicated 650 ℃ as the ideal temperature for in situ conversion and CO2 sequestration.Nevertheless,project viability hinges on assessing other relevant aspects of shale gas development such as geomechanical stability and supercritical CO2 interactions in addition to thermal treatment.
机标关键词：structureevolutionstoragestudyexperimentalhorizonsimplicationspore
论文发表日期：2024-08-28
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：21( 299-319 )
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