Petroleum Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2026, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (1): 74-83.doi: 10.13809/j.cnki.cn32-1825/te.2025063

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Research on evaluation indicators for CO2-enhanced gas recovery and storage potential in carbonate gas reservoirs

ZHAO Zihan1(), PENG Xian2, WANG Mengyu1, ZHOU Yuan1, LI Longxin1, LUO Yu2, XU Shihao3, WANG Yongchao4, REN Yunbo5, XIONG Wei3, ZHAO Yulong3, CAO Cheng3()   

  1. 1.Exploration and Development Research Institute, PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company, Chengdu, Sichuan 610051, China
    2.Exploration and Development Research Institute, PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
    3.State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
    4.Sichuan Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Co. , LTD / Sichuan Resources Group, Chengdu, Sichuan 610000, China
    5.Sichuan Huayou Group Co. , Ltd. , PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, China
  • Received:2025-02-10 Online:2026-01-06 Published:2026-01-26

Abstract:

Injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbonate gas reservoirs can achieve the geological storage of CO2 while enhancing methane (CH4) recovery. To address the inaccurate characterization of fluid flow in fractured-vuggy carbonate gas reservoirs, the Peng-Robinson (PR) equation of state was used to calculate fluid properties, and a dual-porosity dual-permeability numerical model considering both convection and diffusion was established. This model was used to analyze the effects of factors including fracture permeability, reservoir dip angle, fracture porosity, matrix porosity, and gas injection rate on CH4 recovery and CO2 storage capacity. The numerical simulation results showed that higher fracture permeability led to higher CH4 production rates in the early stage, but the CH4 production rate declined rapidly after CO2 breakthrough. Increasing fracture porosity and matrix porosity significantly improved CH4 recovery and CO2 storage capacity. An increase in reservoir dip angle resulted in higher CH4 recovery and CO2 storage capacity due to gravity segregation effects. Higher gas injection rates resulted in more significant pressure maintenance and energy replenishment, leading to higher production rates of both CH4 and CO2 but causing a decrease in both CH4 recovery and CO2 storage capacity. Matrix permeability, injection timing, and the presence of 5% O2 had a relatively small impact on the enhancement of recovery and storage. Based on the numerical simulation results, the weights of the influencing factors were determined using the coefficient of variation method and expert weighting method. Then, an evaluation indicator system for CO2-enhanced recovery and storage in carbonate gas reservoirs was constructed using the analytic hierarchy process. A comprehensive evaluation was conducted on different blocks of the WLH gas reservoir. The comprehensive evaluation results showed that significant differences in reservoir physical properties were observed among different blocks, and the weights of indicators such as fracture permeability, fracture porosity, and reservoir dip angle directly affected the evaluation results. However, the overall trend was consistent with the model analysis, confirming the effectiveness and accuracy of the evaluation indicator system. The findings provide a theoretical basis and an effective evaluation indicator system for CO2-enhanced gas recovery and carbon storage in fractured carbonate gas reservoirs.

Key words: CCUS, carbonate gas reservoir, CO2-enhanced gas recovery, evaluation indicators, dual-porosity dual-permeability model

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  • TE377