Measured Z-Factor of CO2–Dry Gas/Wet Gas/Gas Condensates for CO2 Storage in Depleted Gas Reservoirs

Abstract

Abstract In support of the research project at the Center for Applied Petrophysical and Reservoir Studies in geologic storage of carbon dioxide in depleted gas reservoirs, the PVT laboratory at Texas Tech University performed compressibility factor (z-factor) measurements at various composition of CO2 with hydrocarbon (HC) gas mixture. For the sole purpose of the measured Z-factor data, three temperatures of 100°F, 160°F and 220°F and pressures ranges from 50 psia to 5000 psia are selected as representative of the depleted gas reservoirs (DGRs). In order to analyze the various phase behavior to be encountered in gas reservoirs (dry gas, wet gas and retrograde gas), the median gas compositions for dry, wet and retrograde gases are specified by gas type. The gas types are categorized by representative compositional analysis for the three types of gas reservoirs (dry gas, wet gas and retrograde gas). The measurements of z-factors for CO2-hydrocarbon mixtures in varying proportions and at the three specified temperatures for various pressures are performed on the median gas compositions of the type gases. The results of the z-factor measurements of CO2-hydrocarbon mixtures are used to interpret the expected phase behavior to be encountered in the geologic storage of CO2 in gas reservoirs. Also, the z-factor measurements of CO2-retrograde gas mixtures are used to quality the benefits of enhanced gas and condensate recovery in gas reservoirs.