A review of oil well cement alteration in CO2-rich environments

M Bagheri, SM Shariatipour, E Ganjian - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to examine previous works undertaken that characterise the
cement alteration due to its exposure to CO 2-bearing fluids attacking on the interfaces of …

The Geomechanics of CO2 Storage in Deep Sedimentary Formations

J Rutqvist - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2012 - Springer
This paper provides a review of the geomechanics and modeling of geomechanics
associated with geologic carbon storage (GCS), focusing on storage in deep sedimentary …

Enhancing wellbore cement integrity with microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP): A field scale demonstration

AJ Phillips, E Troyer, R Hiebert, C Kirkland… - Journal of petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of delaminations, apertures, fractures, voids and other unrestricted flow
channels in the wellbore environment substantially reduces wellbore integrity …

Alterations of Fractures in Carbonate Rocks by CO2-Acidified Brines

H Deng, JP Fitts, D Crandall, D McIntyre… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Fractures in geological formations may enable migration of environmentally relevant fluids,
as in leakage of CO2 through caprocks in geologic carbon sequestration. We investigated …

Experimental evidence for self-limiting reactive flow through a fractured cement core: Implications for time-dependent wellbore leakage

NJ Huerta, MA Hesse, SL Bryant… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
We present a set of reactive transport experiments in cement fractures. The experiments
simulate coupling between flow and reaction when acidic, CO2-rich fluids flow along a leaky …

Utilization of fly ash-based geopolymer for well cement during CO2 sequestration: A comprehensive review and a meta-analysis

HBS Sathsarani, K Sampath, AS Ranathunga - Gas Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global warming is a pressing issue caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions,
with CO 2 contributing to 64% of total emissions. To reduce anthropogenic CO 2 emissions …

Stochastic modelling of wellbore leakage in British Columbia

E Trudel, IA Frigaard - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Wellbore leakage is complicated to understand due to the range of potential leakage
pathways and uncertainties regarding their capacities. In this study we present a novel …

Review of integrity loss detection and quantification due to cracking in cemented wells

P Alberdi-Pagola, G Fischer - SPE Journal, 2023 - onepetro.org
The loss of well integrity in oil and gas and CO 2 injection wells provokes leaks that
potentially pollute underground water reservoirs and the surrounding environment. The …

3D micro-structural changes of an artificial flow channel in wellbore cement under geologic CO2 storage conditions: Combined effect of effective stress and flow

M Gan, L Zhang, Y Wang, K Mei, X Fu, X Cheng… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding CO 2-induced micro-structural changes at the imperfections in wellbore
cement is vital for assessing the risk of CO 2 leakage through wellbore cement under …

Characterization of wellbore microannuli

SG Fernandez, EN Matteo, MR Taha… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2019 - Elsevier
Wellbores are comprised by a steel casing surrounded by a cement sheath. The
microannulus is the typically very small annular or degraded space that may develop …