Effect of fluid topology on residual nonwetting phase trapping: Implications for geologic CO 2 sequestration

Herring, AnnaHarper, ElizabethAndersson, LinneaSheppard, AdrianBay, BrianWildenscheid, Dorthe2015-12-130309-1708http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75442This work examines the influence of initial (i.e. post drainage) nonwetting (NW) fluid topology on total residual (i.e. after imbibition) NW phase saturation. Brine and air (used as a proxy for supercritical CO2) flow experiments were performed on BentheiWe gratefully acknowledge the support of the U.S. Department of Energy through the LANL/LDRD Program (#20100025DR) for this work; as well as the Department of Energy’s Basic Energy Sciences, Geosciences Program via Grant number DE-FG02-11ER16277. The research of Adrian Sheppard is supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT100100470).Effect of fluid topology on residual nonwetting phase trapping: Implications for geologic CO 2 sequestration201310.1016/j.advwatres.2013.09.0152015-12-11