Joule‐Thomson Cooling During CO2 Injection Under Unsteady‐State Delayed Heat Exchange

Abstract Joule‐Thomson cooling during CO2 injection into low‐pressure fields can lead to injectivity impairment due to hydrate formation. This paper presents axial‐symmetric flow model, which can be used to predict propagation of temperature and CO2 fronts during CO2 injection into porous formations...

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Main Authors: Christina Chesnokov, Kofi Ohemeng Kyei Prempeh, Rouhi Farajzadeh, Pavel Bedrikovetsky
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-06-01
Series:Water Resources Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR038466
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author Christina Chesnokov
Kofi Ohemeng Kyei Prempeh
Rouhi Farajzadeh
Pavel Bedrikovetsky
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description Abstract Joule‐Thomson cooling during CO2 injection into low‐pressure fields can lead to injectivity impairment due to hydrate formation. This paper presents axial‐symmetric flow model, which can be used to predict propagation of temperature and CO2 fronts during CO2 injection into porous formations accounting for Joule‐Thomson cooling and unsteady‐state delayed heat exchange between the reservoir and the adjacent formations. The solution of the 1D flow is validated by comparing with the quasi 2D analytical heat‐conductivity solution. The non‐steady state heat exchange results in a temperature front that propagates without limit into the reservoir with time. The temperature profiles exhibit a temperature decrease from the injected temperature to a minimum value, followed by a sharp increase to initial reservoir temperature on the temperature front. The solution allows plotting temperature‐pressure (T‐P) profiles at fixed moments in the CO2‐water phase diagram. By changing injection parameters such as injection rate, the T‐P trajectories allow for assessment of hydrate formation.
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spelling doaj-art-9376fa4d8d0e4fa18a9241c8734bbd6a2025-08-20T03:31:27ZengWileyWater Resources Research0043-13971944-79732025-06-01616n/an/a10.1029/2024WR038466Joule‐Thomson Cooling During CO2 Injection Under Unsteady‐State Delayed Heat ExchangeChristina Chesnokov0Kofi Ohemeng Kyei Prempeh1Rouhi Farajzadeh2Pavel Bedrikovetsky3School of Chemical Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA AustraliaSchool of Chemical Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA AustraliaShell Global Solutions International The Hague The NetherlandsSchool of Chemical Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA AustraliaAbstract Joule‐Thomson cooling during CO2 injection into low‐pressure fields can lead to injectivity impairment due to hydrate formation. This paper presents axial‐symmetric flow model, which can be used to predict propagation of temperature and CO2 fronts during CO2 injection into porous formations accounting for Joule‐Thomson cooling and unsteady‐state delayed heat exchange between the reservoir and the adjacent formations. The solution of the 1D flow is validated by comparing with the quasi 2D analytical heat‐conductivity solution. The non‐steady state heat exchange results in a temperature front that propagates without limit into the reservoir with time. The temperature profiles exhibit a temperature decrease from the injected temperature to a minimum value, followed by a sharp increase to initial reservoir temperature on the temperature front. The solution allows plotting temperature‐pressure (T‐P) profiles at fixed moments in the CO2‐water phase diagram. By changing injection parameters such as injection rate, the T‐P trajectories allow for assessment of hydrate formation.https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR038466Joule‐ThomsonCO2 storageheat exchangeexact solutionanalytical modelhydrate formation
spellingShingle Christina Chesnokov
Kofi Ohemeng Kyei Prempeh
Rouhi Farajzadeh
Pavel Bedrikovetsky
Joule‐Thomson Cooling During CO2 Injection Under Unsteady‐State Delayed Heat Exchange
Water Resources Research
Joule‐Thomson
CO2 storage
heat exchange
exact solution
analytical model
hydrate formation
title Joule‐Thomson Cooling During CO2 Injection Under Unsteady‐State Delayed Heat Exchange
title_full Joule‐Thomson Cooling During CO2 Injection Under Unsteady‐State Delayed Heat Exchange
title_fullStr Joule‐Thomson Cooling During CO2 Injection Under Unsteady‐State Delayed Heat Exchange
title_full_unstemmed Joule‐Thomson Cooling During CO2 Injection Under Unsteady‐State Delayed Heat Exchange
title_short Joule‐Thomson Cooling During CO2 Injection Under Unsteady‐State Delayed Heat Exchange
title_sort joule thomson cooling during co2 injection under unsteady state delayed heat exchange
topic Joule‐Thomson
CO2 storage
heat exchange
exact solution
analytical model
hydrate formation
url https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR038466
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