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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Wormholes: Chemically Damaged States in Carbonate Rocks During CO2-Acidized Fluid Flow

Authors : A. P. S. Selvadurai, C.-B. Couture

Published in: Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Carbonate rocks and carbonate zones in sandstone formations can experience chemical reaction with CO2 acidized water; this can degrade the fabric of the carbonate rock leading to the formation of damaged regions that are referred to as wormholes. The experimental research shows that once a wormhole is formed in a carbonate zone, the retention capabilities of the storage medium are lost, leading to unrestricted flow of the injected fluids in the defective zones. Collateral effects of such erosion processes is the accumulation of dissolved solids in remote locations that can promote permeability reduction causing potential zones for the initiation of hydraulic fracture and void-compaction-induced distress to the caprock barriers.

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Metadata
Title
Wormholes: Chemically Damaged States in Carbonate Rocks During CO2-Acidized Fluid Flow
Authors
A. P. S. Selvadurai
C.-B. Couture
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-56396-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-56397-8

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56397-8_39