Investigation Of Heat Transfer and Joule-Thomson Effect in Wells of Depleted Oil and Gas Reservoirs Used For Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Storage

Abstract

This study investigated the heat transfer mechanisms and the Joule-Thomson effect at the wellhead while storing carbon dioxide (CO₂) in depleted oil, gas, and coal reservoirs. It was assumed that the injected CO₂ for storage is in a single-phase pure state. In the reservoir well, convection heat transfer along the wellbore and conduction heat transfer with the surrounding rock soil were analysed during the production of CO₂ to the surface. Additionally, the cooling effect at the wellhead caused by the Joule-Thomson effect was examined. A positive value of the Joule-Thomson coefficient indicated the presence of a cooling effect. For the production well, the study considered temperatures of 30, 51, and 78 °C, pressures of 3.8, 4.3, and 6.1 MPa, and well depths of 1000, 1700, and 2600 meters. Six different rock-soil types surrounding the production well at the reservoir head were included, with a thermal gradient of 25 °C/km and a CO₂ flow velocity of 1 m/s. The calculated difference in conduction and convection heat loss between the wellhead entry and exit ranged from 23.918 to 481.980 W. The Joule-Thomson coefficient was found to vary between 6.797 and 17.91 0C/MPa, depending on the depth and temperature of the well. The change in exergy efficiency due to the Joule-Thomson effect (throttling exergy) was calculated to vary between 3.042 and 10.766.

Keywords

• Carbon dioxide storage
• reservoir
• heat transfer
• Joule-Thomson effect
• exergy analysis

Karbondioksit (CO2) Depolamak İçin Kullanılan Petrol ve Gaz Rezervuarlarındaki Kuyularda Isı Transferi ve Joule-Thomson Etkisinin Araştırılması

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, tükenmiş petrol, gaz ve kömür rezervuarlarında karbondioksit (CO₂) depolanırken kuyu başındaki ısı transfer mekanizmaları ve Joule-Thomson etkisi araştırılmıştır. Depolama amacıyla enjekte edilen CO₂'nin tek fazlı ve saf halde olduğu varsayılmıştır. Rezervuar kuyusunda, kuyu deliği boyunca konvektif ısı transferi ve çevredeki kaya toprağıyla iletken ısı transferi, CO₂'nin yüzeye üretimi sırasında analiz edilmiştir. Ayrıca, Joule-Thomson etkisinin neden olduğu kuyu başındaki soğutma etkisi incelenmiştir. Joule-Thomson katsayısının pozitif bir değere sahip olması, bir soğutma etkisinin varlığını göstermiştir. Bu çalışmada, üretim kuyusu için 30, 51 ve 78 °C sıcaklıkları; 3,8, 4,3 ve 6,1 MPa basınçları ile 1000, 1700 ve 2600 metrelik kuyu derinlikleri dikkate alınmıştır. Rezervuar başındaki üretim kuyusunu çevreleyen altı farklı kaya-toprak tipi değerlendirilmiş olup, termal gradyan 25 °C/km ve CO₂ akış hızı 1 m/s olarak belirlenmiştir. Kuyu başı girişi ve çıkışı arasındaki iletim ve taşınım ısı kaybındaki hesaplanan farkın 23.918 ila 481.980 W arasında değiştiği tespit edilmiştir. Joule-Thomson katsayısının, kuyunun derinliğine ve sıcaklığına bağlı olarak 6,797 ila 17,91 °C/MPa arasında değiştiği belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, Joule-Thomson etkisinden (kısma ekserjisi) kaynaklanan ekserji verimliliğindeki değişimin 3,042 ila 10,766 arasında olduğu hesaplanmıştır.

Keywords

• Karbondioksit depolama
• rezervuar
• ısı transferi
• Joule-Thomson etkisi
• ekserji analizi

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