Ismael Himar Falcon-Suarez, Michael Dale, Hector Marin-Moreno
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摘要
盐岩层中的人工岩洞在净零能源过渡挑战中发挥着重要作用,既可应对能源需求的短期波动,又可作为氢气和天然气长期地下储气的安全地点。地球物理工具可用于监测盐穴在选择和开发过程中以及在天然气储存/提取活动中的地质力学变化,但普通地球物理监测技术在这一领域的应用非常有限。在此,我们介绍了在储能背景下对海泡石岩石的物理和传输特性所做的实验工作,并评估了地震和电磁数据在监测盐层储气活动方面的潜力。首先,我们分析了五种卤化岩的弹性和输运特性与应力的关系,以加深我们对天然气储存过程中地质系统变化的理解。其次,我们使用裂缝和完整的海绿石样本进行了两次溶解试验,并使用地震(超声波 P 波和 S 波速度及其衰减系数)和电磁(电阻率)源进行监测,以评估 (i) 使用这些常用地球物理传感方法远程解释洞穴发育的情况,以及 (ii) 结构不连续性对岩盐溶解的影响。弹性特性和渗透率显示,当渗透率超过 10-21 m2 时,随着压力的增加,岩石密封性和机械强度呈上升趋势,在 20 MPa 以下具有很强的线性相关性。在溶解试验中,超声波和电阻率显示,小的结构不连续性在很大程度上影响着溶解模式。我们的研究结果表明,地震和电磁方法可能有助于选择和监测洞穴形成过程和储气操作,从而促进大规模地下储氢需求的预期增长。
Experimental study of geophysical and transport properties of salt rocks in the context of underground energy storage
Artificial caverns in salt rock formations play an important role in the net-zero energy transition challenge, both for covering short-term fluctuations in energy demand and serving as safe locations for long-term underground gas storage both for hydrogen and natural gas. Geophysical tools can serve for monitoring geomechanical changes in the salt cavern during selection and development, and during gas storage/extraction activities, but the use of common geophysical monitoring techniques has been very limited in this area. Here, we present experimental work on physical and transport properties of halite rocks within the energy storage context and assess the potential of seismic and electromagnetic data to monitor gas storage activities in salt formations. First, we analysed the stress-dependency of the elastic and transport properties of five halite rocks to improve our understanding on changes in the geological system during gas storage operations. Second, we conducted two dissolution tests, using cracked and intact halite samples, monitored with seismic (ultrasonic P- and S-waves velocities and their attenuation factors) and electromagnetic (electrical resistivity) sources to evaluate (i) the use of these common geophysical sensing methods to remotely interpret caverning development and (ii) the effect of structural discontinuities on rock salt dissolution. Elastic properties and permeability showed an increasing trend towards rock sealing and mechanical enhancement with increasing pressure for permeabilities above 10−21 m2, with strong linear correlations up to 20 MPa. In the dissolution tests, the ultrasonic waves and electrical resistivity showed that the presence of small structural discontinuities largely impacts the dissolution patterns. Our results indicate that seismic and electromagnetic methods might help in the selection and monitoring of the caverning process and gas storage operations, contributing to the expected increase in demand of large-scale underground hydrogen storage.
期刊介绍:
Geophysical Prospecting publishes the best in primary research on the science of geophysics as it applies to the exploration, evaluation and extraction of earth resources. Drawing heavily on contributions from researchers in the oil and mineral exploration industries, the journal has a very practical slant. Although the journal provides a valuable forum for communication among workers in these fields, it is also ideally suited to researchers in academic geophysics.