Author:
Weber Ulrich Wolfgang,Rinaldi Antonio Pio,Roques Clément,Wenning Quinn C.,Bernasconi Stefano M.,Brennwald Matthias S.,Jaggi Madalina,Nussbaum Christophe,Schefer Senecio,Mazzotti Marco,Wiemer Stefan,Giardini Domenico,Zappone Alba,Kipfer Rolf
Abstract
AbstractThe sealing characteristics of the geological formation located above a CO2 storage reservoir, the so-called caprock, are essential to ensure efficient geological carbon storage. If CO2 were to leak through the caprock, temporal changes in fluid geochemistry can reveal fundamental information on migration mechanisms and induced fluid–rock interactions. Here, we present the results from a unique in-situ injection experiment, where CO2-enriched fluid was continuously injected in a faulted caprock analogue. Our results show that the CO2 migration follows complex pathways within the fault structure. The joint analysis of noble gases, ion concentrations and carbon isotopes allow us to quantify mixing between injected CO2-enriched fluid and resident formation water and to describe the temporal evolution of water–rock interaction processes. The results presented here are a crucial complement to the geophysical monitoring at the fracture scale highlighting a unique migration of CO2 in fault zones.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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