Hydrogeochemical and isotopic evidence for trans-formational flow in a sedimentary basin: Implications for CO₂ storage

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• 作者：Fengtian Yang^a ; ^b ; Zhonghe Pang^a ; ^{z.pang@mail.iggcas.ac.cn} ; ^{pangzhonghe@gmail.com} ; Li Lin^c ; Zhi Jia^c ; Fengna Zhang^c ; Zhongfeng Duan^d ; Zhenhai Zong^c
• 刊名：Applied Geochemistry
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：March, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：30
• 期：Complete
• 页码：4-15
• 全文大小：2886 K

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Deep saline aquifers are considered as the most promising option for geologic disposal of CO₂. One of the main concerns, however, is the integrity of the caprocks between and above the storage formations. Here, a hydrogeochemical and isotopic investigation is presented, using ionic chemistry, stable isotopes (¦Ä¹⁸O, ¦Ä²H and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) and radiocarbon dating, on five saline aquifers on a regional scale, namely: Neogene Minghuazhen, Guantao, Ordivician, Cambrian and Precambrian, all found in the Bohai Bay Basin (BBB) in North China. Groundwater recharge, flow pattern, age and mixing processes in the saline aquifers show that the Neogene Guantao Formation (Ng) in the Jizhong and Huanghua Depressions on both of the west and east sides of the Cangxian Uplift is a prospective reservoir for CO₂ sequestration, with a well confined regional seal above, which is the clayey layers in the Neogene Minghuazhen Formation (Nm). However, this is not the case in the Cangxian Uplift, where the Ng is missing where structural high and fault zones are developed, creating strong hydraulic connections and trans-formational flow to the Nm aquifer. Comparing storage capacity and long-term security between the various hydrogeologic units, the depressions are better candidate sites for CO₂ sequestration in the BBB.