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Lin Jin, Wang Xinwen, Wang Xiangzen, He Qincheng, Meng Xiangzhen, Lü Min, Wang Quanbo, Yang Lichao. 2025. Competitive adsorption characteristics and diffusion process of CO2−CH4 on mineral surface: A case study of the 2nd Section of Shanxi Formationin Yan 'an Gas Field[J]. Geology in China, 52(2): 706−715. DOI: 10.12029/gc20230813002
Citation: Lin Jin, Wang Xinwen, Wang Xiangzen, He Qincheng, Meng Xiangzhen, Lü Min, Wang Quanbo, Yang Lichao. 2025. Competitive adsorption characteristics and diffusion process of CO2−CH4 on mineral surface: A case study of the 2nd Section of Shanxi Formationin Yan 'an Gas Field[J]. Geology in China, 52(2): 706−715. DOI: 10.12029/gc20230813002

Competitive adsorption characteristics and diffusion process of CO2−CH4 on mineral surface: A case study of the 2nd Section of Shanxi Formationin Yan 'an Gas Field

Funds: Supported by Suitability Evaluation and Injection Scheme Study for CO2 Enhanced Gas Recovery and Geological Storage in the Yanchang Gas Field (No.KT0722SFW0001); the project of the China Geological Survey (No. DD20221819), National Natural Science Foundation (No.U2244215) and Central Scientific Research Institution Fundamental Research Funds Project (No.JKY202206).
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  • Author Bio:

    LIN Jin, male, born in 1968, senior engineer,mainly engaged in the research of oil and gas exploration and development technologies; E-mail:linjinn@163.com

  • Corresponding author:

    WANG Xiang zeng, male, born in 1968, senior engineer, mainly engaged in the research oftight oil and gas extraction engineering technology; E-mail: sxycpcwxz@126.com.

  • Received Date: August 12, 2023
  • Revised Date: January 29, 2024
  • Available Online: March 23, 2025
  • This paper is the result of environmental geological survey engineering.

    Objective 

    The CO2−Enhanced Gas Recovery (CO2−EGR) technology significantly augments natural gas extraction efficiency while concurrently facilitating the permanent subsurface sequestration of CO2. This dual benefit substantially aids in achieving carbon neutrality goals. The mechanisms pivotal to enhanced recovery and storage include the competitive adsorption and diffusion of CO2−CH4 within nanopores.

    Methods 

    This study focuses on the 2ndsection of Shanxi formation in the Yan'an Gas Field located in the Ordos Basin. Using molecular dynamics (MD) and grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) methods, a model was established toinvestigate the competitive adsorption behaviors of CO2−CH4 mixed gases in the nanoporous matrices of key minerals, specifically quartz and illite, under reservoir−specific temperature and pressure conditions. Additionally, the study analyzes the correlation between the self−diffusion coefficient of CO2 and the variabilities in temperature and pressure.

    Results 

    The study yields several findings: (1) At an isothermal condition of 353.15 K and varying pressures from 5.9 to 17.7 MPa, both quartz and illite exhibit heightened adsorptive capacities for CO2 in comparison to CH4. Furthermore, the competitive adsorption selectivity for CO2−CH4 is found to be greater in quartz pores than in illite pores. (2) Under similar isothermal conditions and at a constant pressure of 11.8 MPa with temperatures ranging from 313.15 K to 373.15 K, the competitive adsorption selectivity for CO2−CH4 in both quartz and illite pores is observed to diminish with increasing pressure and temperature. (3) Under conditions of low pressure (5.9 MPa) and high temperature (373.15 K), there is an enhancement in the mobility and diffusion efficiency of CO2 within both CO2−CH4−quartz and CO2−CH4−illite systems.

    Conclusion 

    Quartz and illite have higher CO2 adsorption capacity, greaterCH4displacement capacity, and better CO2 storage effect.

    Highlights
    The competitive adsorption and diffusion behavior of CO2−CH4 in nanopores is clarified, and the self-diffusion characteristics of CO2 under the reservoir conditions of the 2nd Section of the Shanxi Formation in the Yan’an Gas Field is identified.
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