[pt] Os mecanismos envolvidos na produção de metano e no sequestro de CO2 no carvão são complexos, tendo em vista grande quantidades de fatores envolvidos no processo. O entendimento do comportamento mecânico do carvão assim como a caracterização de sistema poroso é de fundamental importância para o êxito de um projeto de explotação. Esse trabalho visou à caracterização de amostras de carvão oriundas da camada Barro Branco. A fim de caracterizar o sistema poroso do material, uma campanha de análises foi programada como: microtomógrafo, microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), micropermiametria e porosimetria por injeção a mercúrio. Ensaios mecânicos foram realizados visando à caracterização mecânica do material e a validação de um modelo constitutivo. O carvão apresentou comportamentos mecânicos de resistência e deformabilidade consistentes e com pouca variabilidade, o que permitiu um ajuste confiável da envoltória de resistência de Mohr-Coulomb bem como o do modelo constitutivo elastoplástico de Lade-Kim. / [en] Mechanisms involved in geological storage of CO2 and eventual production of methane are complex due to a number of different factors involved. One of the important factors to be taken into account is the geomechanical behaviour of coal, key to the success of the exploration as well as the characterization of the pore structure of the material.Coal can be regarded as a sedimentary rock possessing two perpendicular families of microfissures called cleats.This work presents results of an experimental program aiming at the characterization of the mechanical properties of coal from the Barro Branco formation. A constitutive model (Lade-Kim s model) was tested in order to check its validity in the representation of the stress-strain-strength behaviour of the coal. Lade-Kim s model is well accepted for the representation of the mechanical behaviour of soft rocks. Furthermore, in order to characterize the porous structure of the material, a number of tests were performed such as: X Ray Micro CT scan, scanning electron microscopy, minipermeameter determination of permeability and mercury injection porosimetry.

[pt] Atrelado aos cenários cada vez mais complexos de extração de energia, o estudo de fenômenos acoplados em meios porosos - notadamente térmicos, hidráulicos, químicos e mecânicos - tem se apresentado como essencial na previsão de comportamento de meios geológicos no que diz respeito à disposição de rejeitos radioativos, armazenamento de dióxido de carbono, engenharia de reservatórios geotérmicos e geomecânica de reservatórios. Assim, este trabalho objetiva desenvolver um esquema de acoplamento termo-hidro-mecânico-químico iterativo visando a simulação do armazenamento geológico de dióxido de carbono, empregando um simulador de fluxo composicional (GEM) e um programa de análise de tensões (ABAQUS ou CHRONOS). A idealização das metodologias de acoplamento foi efetuada através dos processos hidro-mecânico, termo-hidro-mecânico e termo-hidro-mecânico-químico, bem como as validações e aplicações em casos reais. Os casos de validação, realizados empregando modelos simplificados monofásicos, apresentaram resultados satisfatórios quanto ao comportamento hidro-mecânico e termo-hidro-mecânico. Adicionalmente às validações, os esquemas termo-hidro-mecânico e termo-hidro-mecânico-químico foram aplicados em dois casos reais de armazenamento de CO2 apresentados na literatura, projeto In Salah (Argélia) e aquífero Utsira (Noruega), respectivamente. De maneira geral, os resultados encontrados, para ambos os casos estudados, representaram acuradamente as respostas encontradas em campo, fato que evidencia a qualidade, robustez e aplicabilidade dos esquemas de acoplamento propostos neste trabalho. / [en] Considering the increasingly complex scenarios of energy extraction, the study of coupled phenomena in porous media - notably thermal, hydraulic, chemical and mechanical - has been considered as essential in order to predict the behavior of geological media with regard to radioactive waste storage, CO2 geological storage, geomechanics of geothermal reservoirs and reservoir geomechanics. Thus, this work aims to develop a thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical iterative coupling scheme in order to simulate the geological storage of CO2, employing a compositional flow simulator (GEM) and a stress analysis program (ABAQUS or CHRONOS). The idealization of the coupling methodologies was carried out through the processes hydro-mechanical, thermo-hydro-mechanical and thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical, as well as the validations and applications in real cases. The validation cases, performed employing simplified single-phase models, presented satisfactory results regarding the hydro-mechanical and thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviors. Additionally to the validations, the thermo-hydro-mechanical and thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical schemes were applied in two real cases of CO2 geological storage reported by the literature, In Salah project (Algeria) and Utsira aquifer (Norway), respectively. In general, the results found, in both cases studied, accurately represented the behavior observed in the field, which in turn highlights the accuracy, robustness and applicability of the coupling schemes proposed in this work.

The problem of global warming is becoming more and more serious, and carbon dioxide is one of the main causes of climate problems. Therefore, in order to re-duce CO2 emissions, the use of mineralization to store CO2 has become one of the potential methods. In addition, due to the high mineralization rate of peridotite, it will become the research object of this study. This study uses COMSOL Multiphysics to simulate the changing characteristics of carbon dioxide after injection into peridotite. Sensitivity analysis is performed by changing the porosity of the rock and the rate of CO2 injection to further understand the impact on CO2. The results show that at a lower injection rate, the pressure distribution is relatively uniform, the CO2 concentration range is also small, and the saturation increases slowly. On the other hand, when the porosity decreases, the pressure will increase significantly, the diffusion range of CO2 will be relatively expanded, and the saturation will increase. In addition, no matter which factor, it will tend to decrease with the increase of distance and time, and eventually stabilize. Therefore, in order to avoid the possibility of formation rupture and potential leakage of CO2, it is necessary to combine these influencing factors to seek a stable and effective CO2 storage solution. / Problemet med den globala uppvärmningen blir mer och mer allvarligt och kol-dioxid är en av huvudorsakerna till klimatproblemen. Därför, för att minska CO2 utsläppen, har användningen av mineralisering för att lagra CO2 blivit en av de möjliga metoderna. Dessutom, på grund av den höga mineraliseringshastigheten för peridotit, kommer det att bli forskningsobjektet för denna studie. Denna studie använder COMSOL Multiphysics för att simulera de förändrade egenskaperna hos koldioxid efter injektion i peridotit. Känslighetsanalys utförs genom att ändra bergartens porositet och hastigheten för CO2 injektion för att ytterligare förstå påverkan på CO2. Resultaten visar att vid en lägre injektionshastighet är tryckfördelningen relativt jämn, koncentrationsområdet CO2 är också litet och mättnaden ökar långsamt. Å andra sidan, när porositeten minskar, kommer trycket att öka av-sevärt, diffusionsområdet för CO2 kommer att vara relativt expanderat, och mättnaden kommer att öka. Dessutom, oavsett vilken faktor, kommer den att tendera att minska med ökningen av avstånd och tid, och så småningom stabiliseras. Därför, för att undvika risken för formationsbrott och potentiellt läckage av CO2, är det nödvändigt att kombinera dessa påverkande faktorer för att söka en stabil och effektiv CO2 förvaringslösning.

Dans le cadre du stockage géologique de gaz acides, il est impératif de garantir l'intégrité des matériaux sollicités afin d'assurer un confinement pérenne du fluide injecté. Le but de ce travail de thèse est d'étudier, par le biais de modélisations expérimentales, les phénomènes pouvant être responsables de la déstabilisation du système et qui peuvent conduire à des fuites du gaz stocké. Le premier modèle expérimental, appelé COTAGES a permis d'étudier les effets de la déstabilisation thermique provoquée par l'injection d'un gaz à température ambiante dans un réservoir chaud. Ce dispositif a permis de mettre en évidence un transfert de matière important depuis la zone froide (30°C) vers la zone chaude (100°C) conduisant à des modifications des propriétés pétrophysiques. Ces résultats soulignent l'importance de la température d'injection sur la conservation des propriétés d'injectivité du système. Le second modèle, appelé "Sandwich" a permis d'étudier le comportement de l?interface entre la roche couverture (argilite COX) et le ciment de puits. Les expériences batch du modèle Sandwich en présence de CO2 ont permis de mettre en évidence une fracturation de l'interface provoquée par la carbonatation précoce du ciment. Ces résultats soulignent l'importance de l'état initial de la roche couverture dans la séquestration du fluide injecté. Le troisième modèle expérimental est le modèle MIRAGES. Ce dispositif innovant permet d'injecter en continu un flux de CO2 dans un échantillon. Les résultats ont mis en évidence un colmatage partiel de la porosité inter-oolithe à proximité du puits d'injection, ainsi qu'une carbonatation du ciment sous la forme d'un assemblage calcite/aragonite / In the framework of the CO2 storage, it is crucial to ensure the integrity of the solicited materials in order to guarantee the permanent confinement of the sequestrated fluids. Using experimental simulation the purpose of this work is to study the mechanisms which could be responsible for the system destabilization and could lead CO2 leakage from the injection well. The first experimental model, called COTAGES allows studying the effects of the thermal destabilisation caused by the injection of a fluid at 25°C in a hotter reservoir (submitted to the geothermal gradient). This device allows demonstrating an important matter transfer from the cold area (30°C) toward the hot area (100°C). These results highlight the importance of the injection temperature on the injectivity properties and on the possible petrophysical evolutions of the near well. The second model, called ?Sandwich?, allow studying the behaviour of the interface between caprock (COX argillite) and well cement. Indeed, interfaces between the different rock and the well materials represent a weakness area (differential reactivity, fracturing?). Batch experiments carried out with this device in presence of CO2 show the fracturing of the interface caused by the early carbonation of the cement. The third experimental model, called MIRAGES is an innovative device which allows injecting continuously CO2 in a core sample. Samples made of Lavoux limestone and well cement reproduce the injection well at 1/20 scale. Results show a partial filling of the inter-oolithic porosity close to the injection well, and also the carbonation of the cement according to an assemblage of calcite/aragonite

Submitted by PPG Engenharia e Tecnologia de Materiais (engenharia.pg.materiais@pucrs.br) on 2018-05-03T11:34:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 disserta??o Roger vers?o biblioteca.pdf: 9741593 bytes, checksum: 510807346e33704b6f1650648b1f1b19 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Sheila Dias (sheila.dias@pucrs.br) on 2018-05-14T11:17:02Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 disserta??o Roger vers?o biblioteca.pdf: 9741593 bytes, checksum: 510807346e33704b6f1650648b1f1b19 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-14T11:48:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 disserta??o Roger vers?o biblioteca.pdf: 9741593 bytes, checksum: 510807346e33704b6f1650648b1f1b19 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-01-15 / Developing technologies for the capture and geological storage of CO2 has been a constant challenge of the scientific community in the search for solutions that can reduce the environmental impacts caused by the release of this gas into the atmosphere. However, its storage in depleted oil wells has been shown to be a very important point, since the materials applied in wells can suffer degradation in the presence of CO2 in the supercritical state and at high pressures. The objective of this work is to evaluate the performance of the class G cement paste used in cementation of wellbore under conditions of geological carbon storage with replacement of part of the cement by pozoanic materials such as fly ash from the fossil fuel burning of the Candiota Thermoelectric Plant, and synthetic zeolites (4A-1 e 4A-2). The contents of the pozalanas used in substitution of the cement were 5% and 10% in weight. The medium in which samples were submitted for degradation tests was CO2 saturated water at 15 MPa pressure and 90 ?C for 7 and 14 days. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), XRay Diffraction (XRD) and compressive strength tests were the characterization techniques used in this work. The results showed that the use of fly ash increased the compressive strength of the samples after 14 days, mainly for higher percentage of cement replacement by this material (10%), but its chemical degraded layer increased. In case of zeolites 4A-1 use, a lower compressive strength was observed compared to the standard paste, but the degraded layer was reduced. When zeolites 4A-2 were used significant loss of compressive strength was observed from 7 to 14 days, mainly for the proportion of the mixture of 10% and its degraded layer also reduced. / Desenvolver tecnologias para a captura e armazenamento geol?gico de CO2 tem sido um desafio constante da comunidade cient?fica na busca de solu??es que possam reduzir os impactos ambientais provocados pela libera??o desde g?s na atmosfera. Por?m, seu armazenamento em po?os depletados de petr?leo tem se mostrado o ponto mais desafiador, pois os materiais aplicados nestes po?os podem sofrer degrada??o na presen?a de CO2 em estado supercr?tico e em altas press?es. Este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar o desempenho da pasta de cimento classe G, utilizada na cimenta??o e tamponamento dos po?os, em condi??es de armazenamento geol?gico de carbono com substitui??o de parte do cimento por materiais pozol?nicos. O material utilizado foi as cinzas volantes, oriundas da queima de carv?o mineral da Usina Termoel?trica de Candiota, e ze?litas 4A comerciais sint?ticas (4A-1 e 4A-2). Os teores utilizados das pozalanas em substitui??o ao cimento foram 5% e 10% em massa. O meio em que foram submetidas as amostras foi de ?gua saturada com CO2 a 15 MPa de press?o a 90? C por 7 e 14 dias. A Microscopia Eletr?nica de Varredura (MEV), a Difra??o de Raios X (DRX) e o teste de resist?ncia ? compress?o foram as t?cnicas de caracteriza??o utilizadas neste trabalho. Os resultados obtidos mostram que o uso de cinzas volantes aumentou aos 14 dias a resist?ncia ? compress?o das amostras, principalmente para maior a porcentagem de substitui??o do cimento por este material (10%), por?m a camada alterada quimicamente aumentou. Quando utilizadas as ze?litas 4A-1, notou-se uma menor resist?ncia ? compress?o que a pasta padr?o, mas a camada degradada reduziu. No caso das ze?litas 4A-2, foi constatada a perda significativa de resist?ncia ? compress?o dos 7 para 14 dias, principalmente para a amostra contendo 10% dessa zeolita, sendo que a camada alterada quimicamente tamb?m reduziu.

Depuis le milieu des années 90, la minéralisation in situ du CO2 est envisagée comme une solution durable et efficace pour limiter ses émissions anthropiques vers l'atmosphère. Il s'agit de récupérer le CO2 émis par certaines industries pour le piéger en profondeur sous forme minérale (carbonates) dans les aquifères mafiques et ultramafiques naturels (de type basaltes et péridotites). La carbonatation du CO2 a été largement décrite dans les systèmes naturels où elle apparait à travers une série de réactions chimiques couplées au transport des espèces réactives dans le fluide. Plusieurs expériences en réacteurs fermés ont été menées depuis une quinzaine d'années afin de mieux comprendre les paramètres physico-chimiques contrôlant ces réactions. Mais très peu d'études n'ont encore caractérisé les processus de transport-réactif au cours de l'injection et de la minéralisation in situ du CO2 dans ces roches.Ces travaux visent à répondre à 3 principaux objectifs : (i) caractériser l'évolution des chemins réactifs lors de l'injection de CO2 dans des roches (ultra-)mafiques, (ii) mesurer les effets en retour des réactions sur les propriétés hydrodynamiques du milieu et (iii) quantifier le rendement et la pérennité des processus sur le long terme. Ils s'appuient sur le développement de protocoles expérimentaux pour (i) reproduire l'injection de CO2 dans les roches (ultra-)mafiques et (ii) caractériser les réactions à l'aide d'une série d'outils géochimiques et analytiques de l'échelle atomique à centimétrique. Trois séries d'expériences de percolation réactive ont été réalisé sur des agrégats (ultra-)mafiques relativement simples (olivines de San Carlos et d'Hawaii) et plus complexes (basaltes de Stapafell) dans des conditions de P-T-confinement in situ (Ptot=10-25 MPa ; T=180-185°C;Pconf=15-28 MPa).Les résultats obtenus ont permis de différencier plusieurs chemins réactifs dans ces systèmes en fonction du transport du fluide, de la porosité du milieu, des hétérogénéités locales de la roche, de la minéralogie et/ou des variations locales de la composition chimique du fluide. Les calculs du bilan de masse ont révélé une minéralisation efficace du CO2 contrôlée par les propriétés chimiques et hydrodynamiques du milieu. Mais certaines réactions associées à l'altération des roches (ultra-)mafiques (hydratation) ont des effets en retour négatifs sur les propriétés réservoirs de la roche (porosité, perméabilité) pouvant compromettre la pérennité du stockage du CO2 dans les aquifères naturels sur le long terme.Ces nouvelles données permettront aux modèles numériques de mieux simuler la carbonatation des roches (ultra-)mafiques en connaissant les propriétés hydrodynamiques du milieu et les hétérogénéités structurales du réservoir. Elles suggèrent aussi qu'un meilleur contrôle de certains paramètres d'injection, comme le débit ou la composition du fluide injecté (ex: pCO2), permettrait d'améliorer le taux et le rendement de la carbonatation. / Since the mid-90s, in situ mineralization of CO2 has been considered as a safe and efficient solution to mitigate its anthropogenic emissions to the atmosphere. It is to recover the CO2 emitted by some industries and trap it in the mineral form (carbonates) in mafic and ultramafic aquifers (e.g. basalts and peridotites). The carbonation of CO2 has been widely described in natural systems where it occurs through a series of complex chemical reactions coupled to the transport of reactive species in the fluid. Numerous experiments have been conducted in batch reactors over the past fifteen years to better understand the physico-chemical parameters controlling the carbonation of (ultra-)mafic rocks. But few studies have further characterized the coupling reactive-transport processes during the injection and in situ mineralization of CO2 in these rocks.This work aims to meet 3 main objectives: (i) characterize changes in reaction paths during the injection of CO2 in (ultra-)mafic systems, (ii) measure the feedbacks effects of chemical reactions on the hydrodynamic rock properties and (iii) quantify the efficiency and sustainability of such processes over long time periods. It is based on the development of experimental protocols to (i) reproduce the injection of CO2 into (ultra-)mafic rocks and (ii) characterize the reactions using a series of geochemical and analytical tools from the atomic to the centimetric scale. Three series of reactive percolation experiments have been performed on (ultra-)mafic aggregates from relatively simple (olivines from San Carlos and Hawaii) to more complex samples (basalts from Stapafell) under in situ P-T-containment conditions (Ptot=10-25 MPa; T=180-185°C; Pcont=15-28 MPa).The results allowed us to differentiate several reactions paths in these systems depending on the fluid transport, rock porosity, local hydrodynamic properties, mineralogy and/or local changes in the fluid composition. Mass balance calculations have revealed an efficient mineralization of CO2 in the samples. It is controlled by the chemical and the hydrodynamic properties of the rock at the pore scale. But some reactions associated with the alteration of (ultra-)mafic rocks (e.g. hydration) have negative feedbacks effects on the reservoir rock properties (porosity and permeability) that may compromise the sustainability of CO2 storage in natural aquifers in the long term.These new supporting data will allow numerical models to better simulate the carbonation of (ultra-)mafic rocks knowing the hydrodynamic properties and the structural heterogeneities of the reservoir. They also suggest that a better control of some injection parameters, such as the flow injection rate and the injected fluid composition (e.g. pCO2), would improve the rate and yield of CO2 mineralization in these systems.

Ces travaux de thèse s'intéressent à l'étude du comportement d'une discontinuité dans un géomatériau sous sollicitations chemo-mécaniques à l'échelle du laboratoire. Des essais de traction-compression cyclique étudient la refermeture d'une fissure. Ils indiquent que les déformations inélastiques seraient gouvernées en partie par les frottements générés lors du ré-emboîtement des lèvres de la discontinuité, non correspondantes du fait des contraintes internes. Des joints rocheux altérés chimiquement sous sollicitation tangentielle sont étudiés au travers d'essais de cisaillement direct : le comportement des joints dégradés est profondément modifié du fait de la diminution des propriétés mécaniques du matériau de part et d'autre de la discontinuité et de l'accentuation de la non-correspondance des profils rugueux. Le comportement d'une discontinuité est modélisée par le couplage d'un modèle élasto-plastique endommageable continu avec une résolution discrète du problème de contact/frottement (code calcul aux éléments finis Cast3M). Les résultats numériques confirment les phénomènes constatés expérimentalement. / This PhD dissertation presents a study aiming at a better understanding of cracks behavior in a geomaterial. The study focuses on the behavior of discontinuities under chemo-mechanical solicitations at the laboratory scale. The mechanical behavior under normal stress is assessed with cyclic tension-compression tests. Experimental data indicate that the inelastic deformations could be partially governed by the friction generated during the closing of the discontinuity lips, and the asperities mismatch is related to the internal stresses. The shear behavior of a rock joint chemically degraded was studied through direct shear tests. Results pointed out significant modifications for altered joints induced by: 1) the mismatch enhancement of the rough profiles of the discontinuity and, 2) the degradation of the mechanical properties of the material on both sides of the discontinuity due to the chemical attack. These experimental results have been used as input data to model the behavior of a discontinuity by the coupling of a continuous elastic-plastic damaged model with a discrete solving of the contact/friction problem. The simulations performed under Cast3M correctly represent the phenomena observed during the experimental testing program.