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AAPG Bulletin, V.
DOI: 10.1306/09232221087
A natural analogue for carbon capture and storage: Petrographic and geochemical changes in sandstone after CO2 emplacement in the Yinggehai Basin, South China Sea
Lei Yu,1 Sanzhong Li,2 Keqiang Wu,3 Yanyan Zhao,4 Li Liu,5 Na Liu,6 and Kun Pang7
1Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, Ministry of Education (MOE), and College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China; [email protected]
2Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, MOE, and College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China; [email protected]
3China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing, China; [email protected]
4Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques, MOE, and College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China; [email protected]
5College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China; [email protected]
6College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China; [email protected]
7School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; [email protected]
Abstract
Sandstone reservoirs in the Yinggehai Basin, South China Sea, contain high CO2 concentrations and provide an ideal natural site to study carbon capture and storage. Here, we conducted petrographic observations, carbon–oxygen isotopic analyses, and numerical modeling to constrain the petrographic and geochemical evolutionary characteristics related to CO2 emplacement. This study showed that dawsonite, siderite, microcrystalline quartz, dolomite, kaolinite, and ankerite can precipitate in reservoir sandstone after CO2 influx, which is supported by our numerical simulation results. Furthermore, compared with CO2-poor sandstone formations, most CO2-enriched reservoirs are significantly enriched in kaolinite. The δ13C values of ankerite and dawsonite range from −4.7‰ to −0.6‰ and from −4.3‰ to −0.8‰, respectively, indicating that the carbon sources are primarily related to inorganic CO2. The dolomite δ13C values range from −6.8‰ to −3.3‰, implying the addition of 13C depleted organic carbon. The siderite δ13C values are in a range of −6.3‰ to −0.5‰, suggesting mixed carbon sources. Based on this evidence, we propose that kaolinite formation can be attributed to the dissolution of precursor minerals under high CO2 concentrations, and that metal ions bonded in aluminosilicate minerals will be released into formation waters and then will promote the formation of authigenic minerals. The enrichment of kaolinite and ankerite can be employed as an alternative indicator of CO2-enriched reservoirs if dawsonite is absent, and carbonate minerals can effectively sequester CO2 and be beneficial to carbon capture and storage.
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