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DOI: 10.1306/eg.06181818004

Previous HitPorosityNext Hit and carbon dioxide storage capacity of the Maryville–Basal sands section (middle Cambrian), Southern Appalachian Basin, Kentucky

J. Richard Bowersox,1 Stephen F. Greb,2 and David C. Harris3

1Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; [email protected]
2Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; [email protected]
3Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; [email protected]

ABSTRACT

The middle Cambrian Maryville–Basal sands in the interval of 4600–4720 ft (1402.1–1438.7 m) in the Kentucky Geological Survey 1 Hanson Aggregates well (i.e., muddy sandstones separated by sandy mudstones) were evaluated to determine effective Previous HitporosityNext Hite), clay volume (Vc), and supercritical CO2 storage capacity. Average Previous HitporosityNext Hit and Previous HitpermeabilityNext Hit measured in core plugs were 8.71% Previous HitporosityNext Hit and 2.17 md Previous HitpermeabilityNext Hit in the Maryville sand and 10.61% Previous HitporosityNext Hit and 15.79 md Previous HitpermeabilityNext Hit in the Basal sand. The φe and Vc were calculated from the density log using a multiple-matrix shaly sand model to identify four formation lithologies: muddy sandstone, sandy mudstone, dolomitic mudstone, and dolomitic claystone. Average φe and Vc calculated in the Maryville sand were 8.9% and 35.3%, respectively, and an average of 8.7% and 41.2% in the Basal sand, respectively. Calculated φe exhibits a good match with Previous HitporosityNext Hit measured in core plugs. Prior to step-rate testing, static reservoir pressure was 2020 psi (13.9 MPa), representing a 0.435 psi/ft (9.8 kPa/m) hydrostatic gradient, which is consistent with other underpressured reservoirs in Kentucky. The interval fractured at 2698 psi (18.0 MPa), yielding a fracture gradient of 0.581 psi/ft (12.7 kPa/m). Pressure falloff analysis suggests a dual-Previous HitporosityNext Hit/dual-Previous HitpermeabilityNext Hit reservoir consistent with core data. Estimated 50th percentile supercritical CO2 storage volume supercritical CO2 storage volume, using 7% Previous HitporosityNext Hit cutoff for determining net reservoir volume, is 0.538 tons/ac (1.33 t/ha). Thin reservoir sands, low Previous HitporosityNext Hit and Previous HitpermeabilityTop, and low fracture gradient, however, preclude the Maryville–Basal sands as large-volume deep-saline CO2 storage reservoirs in this area.

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