LAPSE:2019.0802
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LAPSE:2019.0802
Study on the Adsorption, Diffusion and Permeation Selectivity of Shale Gas in Organics
Zhouhua Wang, Yun Li, Huang Liu, Fanhua Zeng, Ping Guo, Wei Jiang
July 26, 2019
As kerogen is the main organic component in shale, the adsorption capacity, diffusion and permeability of the gas in kerogen plays an important role in shale gas production. Based on the molecular model of type II kerogen, an organic nanoporous structure was established. The Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) and Molecular Dynamics (MD) methods were used to study the adsorption and diffusion capacity of mixed gas systems with different mole ratios of CO₂ and CH₄ in the foregoing nanoporous structure, and gas adsorption, isosteric heats of adsorption and self-diffusion coefficient were obtained. The selective permeation of gas components in the organic pores was further studied. The results show that CO₂ and CH₄ present physical adsorption in the organic nanopores. The adsorption capacity of CO₂ is larger than that of CH₄ in organic pores, but the self-diffusion coefficient of CH₄ in mixed gas is larger than that of CO₂. Moreover, the self-diffusion coefficient in the horizontal direction is larger than that in the vertical direction. The mixed gas pressure and mole ratio have limited effects on the isosteric heat and the self-diffusion of CH₄ and CO₂ adsorption. Regarding the analysis of mixed gas selective permeation, it is concluded that the adsorption selectivity of CO₂ is larger than that of CH₄ in the organic nanopores. The larger the CO₂/CH₄ mole ratio, the greater the adsorption and permeation selectivity of mixed gas in shale. The permeation process is mainly controlled by adsorption rather than diffusion. These results are expected to reveal the adsorption and diffusion mechanism of gas in shale organics, which has a great significance for further research.
Keywords
adsorption diffusion, kerogen, molecular simulation, permeation selectivity, shale gas
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Wang Z, Li Y, Liu H, Zeng F, Guo P, Jiang W. Study on the Adsorption, Diffusion and Permeation Selectivity of Shale Gas in Organics. (2019). LAPSE:2019.0802
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Wang Z: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Li Y: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Liu H: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Zeng F: Petroleum Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Guo P: State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
Jiang W: School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Journal Name
Energies
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10
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1
Article Number
E142
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2017
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2017-01-23
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1996-1073
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