Investigation of CO2 Migration Characteristics and Enhanced Storage Mechanisms under Gas-brine Co-injection in Deep Saline Aquifers

Jia ZHAO , Chuan-jin YAO , Chang ZHOU , Yu-yuan SONG , Xiu-qing ZHANG

Science Technology and Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (13) : 5424 -5434.

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Science Technology and Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (13) : 5424-5434 DOI: 10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2505605
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Investigation of CO2 Migration Characteristics and Enhanced Storage Mechanisms under Gas-brine Co-injection in Deep Saline Aquifers
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CO2 injection into deep saline aquifers is prone to viscous fingering phenomena, limiting storage efficiency. Gas-brine co-injection displacement experiments were conducted using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology to systematically investigate CO2 migration characteristics and enhancement mechanisms for storage capacity. The results demonstrate that gas-brine co-injection induced an intermittent flow pattern characterized by spontaneous separation and aggregation of CO2 and brine, by which CO2 and brine flow velocities are reduced by 82.17% and 58.33%, respectively. CO2 migration proportion in mesopores is decreased by 16.3% while it is increased in smallpores by 3.5% through co-injection, with intensified negative convection phenomena observed in micropores. H+ concentration in produced fluids is significantly elevated by co-injection, with CO2 dissolution reaction extent reaching 3.98 times that of single-phase injection at gas-water ratio (GWR) of 0.5. Distinct influence mechanisms under different GWR are revealed by relative permeability curves: residual trapping enhancement mechanism (GWR = 0.2), displacement-trapping balance mechanism (GWR = 0.5), and displacement-dominated weak trapping mechanism (GWR = 0.8). Based on comprehensive evaluation using normalized displacement efficiency and storage efficiency, it was indicated that CO2 storage capacity can be effectively enhanced by gas-brine co-injection under conditions of 0.2 mL/min and GWR of 0.5. This research provides theoretical foundation and optimization strategies for CO2 geological storage engineering in deep saline aquifers.

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deep saline aquifer / gas-brine co-injection / CO2 migration characteristics / enhancement mechanism / NMR

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Jia ZHAO, Chuan-jin YAO, Chang ZHOU, Yu-yuan SONG, Xiu-qing ZHANG. Investigation of CO2 Migration Characteristics and Enhanced Storage Mechanisms under Gas-brine Co-injection in Deep Saline Aquifers. Science Technology and Engineering, 2026, 26(13): 5424-5434 DOI:10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2505605

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