Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen
The Upper Triassic to Middle Jurassic Wilhelmøya Subgroup forms one of the more suitable reservoir units on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The target siliciclastic storage unit, which is encountered at approx. 670 m depth at the potential injection site in Adventdalen, central Spitsbe...
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/68231 2023-05-15T13:05:42+02:00 Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen Mulrooney, Mark Joseph Larsen, Leif Van Stappen, Jeroen Rismyhr, Bjarte Senger, Kim Braathen, Alvar Olaussen, Snorre Mørk, Mai Britt Engeness Ogata, Kei Cnudde, Veerle 2019-01-02T10:58:10Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/68231 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-71395 https://doi.org/10.17850/njg002 EN eng Norsk geologisk forening http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-71395 Mulrooney, Mark Joseph Larsen, Leif Van Stappen, Jeroen Rismyhr, Bjarte Senger, Kim Braathen, Alvar Olaussen, Snorre Mørk, Mai Britt Engeness Ogata, Kei Cnudde, Veerle . Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift. 2018, 99 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/68231 1648340 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift&rft.volume=99&rft.spage=&rft.date=2018 Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 99 32 http://dx.doi.org/10.17850/njg002 URN:NBN:no-71395 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/68231/1/NJG_Vol99_NrXX_ArtXX_Mulrooney.pdf Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY 0029-196X Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2019 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.17850/njg002 2020-06-21T08:52:54Z The Upper Triassic to Middle Jurassic Wilhelmøya Subgroup forms one of the more suitable reservoir units on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The target siliciclastic storage unit, which is encountered at approx. 670 m depth at the potential injection site in Adventdalen, central Spitsbergen, is a severely under-pressured (at least 35 bar), tight and compartmentalised reservoir with significant contribution of natural fractures to permeability. In this contribution, we characterise the 15–24 m-thick Wilhelmøya Subgroup storage unit using both borehole and outcrop data and present water-injection test results that indicate the presence of fluid-flow barriers and the generation of new, and propagation of pre-existing natural fractures during injection. Whole core samples from drillcores and outcrops were sampled for pore network characterisation and analysed using high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (Micro-CT). We demonstrate that heterogeneities such as structural discontinuities, igneous bodies and lateral facies variations, as examined in well core and equivalent outcrops, will strongly influence fluid flow in the target reservoir, both by steering and baffling fluid migration. Many of these heterogeneities are considered to be subseismic, and their detailed characterisation is important to predict subsurface CO2 storage potential and optimise injection strategy. Article in Journal/Newspaper Adventdalen Arctic Archipelago Arctic Svalbard Wilhelmøya Spitsbergen Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Adventdalen ENVELOPE(16.264,16.264,78.181,78.181) Arctic Svalbard Wilhelmøya ENVELOPE(20.418,20.418,79.062,79.062) Norwegian Journal of Geology |
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The Upper Triassic to Middle Jurassic Wilhelmøya Subgroup forms one of the more suitable reservoir units on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The target siliciclastic storage unit, which is encountered at approx. 670 m depth at the potential injection site in Adventdalen, central Spitsbergen, is a severely under-pressured (at least 35 bar), tight and compartmentalised reservoir with significant contribution of natural fractures to permeability. In this contribution, we characterise the 15–24 m-thick Wilhelmøya Subgroup storage unit using both borehole and outcrop data and present water-injection test results that indicate the presence of fluid-flow barriers and the generation of new, and propagation of pre-existing natural fractures during injection. Whole core samples from drillcores and outcrops were sampled for pore network characterisation and analysed using high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (Micro-CT). We demonstrate that heterogeneities such as structural discontinuities, igneous bodies and lateral facies variations, as examined in well core and equivalent outcrops, will strongly influence fluid flow in the target reservoir, both by steering and baffling fluid migration. Many of these heterogeneities are considered to be subseismic, and their detailed characterisation is important to predict subsurface CO2 storage potential and optimise injection strategy. |
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Mulrooney, Mark Joseph Larsen, Leif Van Stappen, Jeroen Rismyhr, Bjarte Senger, Kim Braathen, Alvar Olaussen, Snorre Mørk, Mai Britt Engeness Ogata, Kei Cnudde, Veerle |
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Mulrooney, Mark Joseph Larsen, Leif Van Stappen, Jeroen Rismyhr, Bjarte Senger, Kim Braathen, Alvar Olaussen, Snorre Mørk, Mai Britt Engeness Ogata, Kei Cnudde, Veerle Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen |
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Mulrooney, Mark Joseph Larsen, Leif Van Stappen, Jeroen Rismyhr, Bjarte Senger, Kim Braathen, Alvar Olaussen, Snorre Mørk, Mai Britt Engeness Ogata, Kei Cnudde, Veerle |
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Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen |
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Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen |
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Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen |
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Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen |
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Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen |
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fluid flow properties of the wilhelmøya subgroup, a potential unconventional co2 storage unit in central spitsbergen |
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Adventdalen Arctic Svalbard Wilhelmøya |
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http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-71395 Mulrooney, Mark Joseph Larsen, Leif Van Stappen, Jeroen Rismyhr, Bjarte Senger, Kim Braathen, Alvar Olaussen, Snorre Mørk, Mai Britt Engeness Ogata, Kei Cnudde, Veerle . Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift. 2018, 99 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/68231 1648340 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift&rft.volume=99&rft.spage=&rft.date=2018 Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 99 32 http://dx.doi.org/10.17850/njg002 URN:NBN:no-71395 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/68231/1/NJG_Vol99_NrXX_ArtXX_Mulrooney.pdf |
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