A coupled large-scale model for hydromechanical simulation of CO2 geological storage

Pierre Sochala (1) , Vivien Desveaux (2) , Darius Seyedi (1) , Jeremy Rohmer (1)

1 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
2 A - ATLANSTIC

A coupled hydro-mechanical modelling of CO2 injection into deep aquifers is proposed. Multiphase and multicomponent fluid flow is considered in interaction with the rock geomechanical behaviour. The numerical methods used to link a flow transport code and a mechanical code, in particular fields transfer between non-coincident meshes and time coupling algorithm, are then presented. Some results of large scale simulations especially some aspects of the mechanical integrity of caprock are finally discussed

Keywords: stockage geological storage; coupling simulation

Domains: Modeling and Simulation

Pierre Sochala, Vivien Desveaux, Darius Seyedi, Jeremy Rohmer. A coupled large-scale model for hydromechanical simulation of CO2 geological storage. SIAM Geosciences 2011, Mar 2011, Long Beach, United States. ⟨hal-00606982⟩