Sensitivity Study of the Reactive Transport Model for CO2 Injection into the Utsira Saline Formation Using 3D Fluid Flow Model History Matched with 4D Seismic

AbstractThis article reports on the reactive transport simulation work dealing with CO2 storage at Sleipner. The study has been initiated in the CO2ReMoVe European project with one preliminary scenario and is carrying on in the CO2CARE one with a sensibility study. Its main purpose was to simulate on the long term the CO2 fate and to estimate the proportion of trapped CO2 per trapping mechanisms over time. All the simulations were performed using a 2D reactive transport model based on a 3D fluid flow model history matched with 4D seismic

Monitoring de réservoirs (mise à jour du modèle géologique par les données de production et de sismique 4D)

Les questions de sûreté et d'incertitudes sont au centre des études de faisabilité pour un site de stockage souterrain de déchets nucléaires, en particulier l'évaluation des incertitudes sur les indicateurs de sûreté qui sont dues aux incertitudes sur les propriétés du sous-sol et des contaminants. L'approche globale par les méthodes probabilistes de type Monte Carlo fournit de bons résultats, mais elle demande un grand nombre de simulations. La méthode déterministe étudiée ici est complémentaire. Reposant sur la décomposition en valeurs singulières de la dérivée du modèle, elle ne donne qu'une information locale, mais elle est beaucoup moins coûteuse en temps de calcul. Le modèle d'écoulement suit la loi de Darcy et le transport des radionucléides autour du site de stockage est modélisé par une équation de diffusion-convection linéaire. Différentiation à la main et différentiation automatique sont comparées sur ces modèles en mode direct et en mode adjoint. Une étude comparée des deux approches probabiliste et déterministe pour l'analyse de la sensibilité des flux de contaminants aux exutoires par rapport aux variations des paramètres d'entrée est menée sur des données réalistes fournies par l'ANDRA. Des outils génériques d'analyse de sensibilité et de couplage de code sont développés en langage Caml. Ils permettent à l'utilisateur de ces plates-formes génériques de ne fournir que la partie spécifique de l'application dans le langage de son choix. Une étude sur les écoulements diphasiques eau/air partiellement saturés en hydrogéologie porte sur les limitations des approximations de Richards et de la formulation en pression globale issue du domaine pétrolierThe questions of safety and uncertainty are central to feasibility studies for an underground nuclear waste storage site, in particular the evaluation of uncertainties about safety indicators which are due to uncertainties concerning properties of the subsoil or of the contaminants. The global approach through probabilistic Monte Carlo methods gives good results, but it requires a large number of simulations. The deterministic method investigated here is complementary. Based on the Singular Value Decomposition of the derivative of the model, it gives only local information, but it is much less demanding in computing time. The flow model follows Darcy's law and the transport of radionuclides around the storage site follows a linear convection-diffusion equation. Manual and automatic differentiation are compared for these models using direct and adjoint modes. A comparative study of both probabilistic and deterministic approaches for the sensitivity analysis of fluxes of contaminants through outlet channels with respect to variations of input parameters is carried out with realistic data provided by ANDRA. Generic tools for sensitivity analysis and code coupling are developed in the Caml language. The user of these generic platforms has only to provide the specific part of the application in any language of his choice. We also present a study about two-phase air/water partially saturated flows in hydrogeology concerning the limitations of the Richards approximation and of the global pressure formulation used in petroleum engineeringPARIS-DAUPHINE-BU (751162101) / SudocSudocFranceF

Simulation of a Potential CO2 Storage in the West Paris Basin: Site Characterization and Assessment of the Long-Term Hydrodynamical and Geochemical Impacts Induced by the CO2 Injection

This article presents the preliminary results of a study carried out as part of a demonstration project of CO2 storage in the Paris Basin. This project funded by ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) and several industrial partners (TOTAL, ENGIE, EDF, Lafarge, Air Liquide, Vallourec) aimed to study the possibility to set up an experimental infrastructure of CO2 transport and storage. Regarding the storage, the objectives were: (1) to characterize the selected site by optimizing the number of wells in a CO2 injection case of 200 Mt over 50 years in the Trias, (2) to simulate over time the CO2 migration and the induced pressure field, and (3) to analyze the geochemical behavior of the rock over the long term (1,000 years). The preliminary site characterization study revealed that only the southern area of Keuper succeeds to satisfy this injection criterion using only four injectors. However, a complementary study based on a refined fluid flow model with additional secondary faults concluded that this zone presents the highest potential of CO2 injection but without reaching the objective of 200 Mt with a reasonable number of wells. The simulation of the base scenario, carried out before the model refinement, showed that the overpressure above 0.1 MPa covers an area of 51,869 km2 in the Chaunoy formation, 1,000 years after the end of the injection, which corresponds to the whole West Paris Basin, whereas the CO2 plume extension remains small (524 km2). This overpressure causes brine flows at the domain boundaries and a local overpressure in the studied oil fields. Regarding the preliminary risk analysis of this project, the geochemical effects induced by the CO2 injection were studied by simulating the fluid-rock interactions with a coupled geochemical and fluid flow model in a domain limited to the storage complex. A one-way coupling of two models based on two domains fitting into each other was developed using dynamic boundary conditions. This approach succeeded to improve the simulation results of the pressure field and the CO2 plume as well as the geochemical behavior of the rock. These ones showed that the CO2 plume tends to stabilize thanks to the carbonation in calcite and dawsonite and no significant porosity change appears over 1,050 years. The CO2 mass balance per trapping type gives a CO2 carbonation rate of about 78% at 1,050 years that seemed to be excessive compared to the simulation study of other storage sites. Thus, an additional work dealing with both the kinetic data base and the textural models would be necessary in order to reduce the uncertainty of the injected CO2 mineralization

Simulation of a Potential CO

This article presents the preliminary results of a study carried out as part of a demonstration project of CO2 storage in the Paris Basin. This project funded by ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) and several industrial partners (TOTAL, ENGIE, EDF, Lafarge, Air Liquide, Vallourec) aimed to study the possibility to set up an experimental infrastructure of CO2 transport and storage. Regarding the storage, the objectives were: (1) to characterize the selected site by optimizing the number of wells in a CO2 injection case of 200 Mt over 50 years in the Trias, (2) to simulate over time the CO2 migration and the induced pressure field, and (3) to analyze the geochemical behavior of the rock over the long term (1,000 years). The preliminary site characterization study revealed that only the southern area of Keuper succeeds to satisfy this injection criterion using only four injectors. However, a complementary study based on a refined fluid flow model with additional secondary faults concluded that this zone presents the highest potential of CO2 injection but without reaching the objective of 200 Mt with a reasonable number of wells. The simulation of the base scenario, carried out before the model refinement, showed that the overpressure above 0.1 MPa covers an area of 51,869 km2 in the Chaunoy formation, 1,000 years after the end of the injection, which corresponds to the whole West Paris Basin, whereas the CO2 plume extension remains small (524 km2). This overpressure causes brine flows at the domain boundaries and a local overpressure in the studied oil fields. Regarding the preliminary risk analysis of this project, the geochemical effects induced by the CO2 injection were studied by simulating the fluid-rock interactions with a coupled geochemical and fluid flow model in a domain limited to the storage complex. A one-way coupling of two models based on two domains fitting into each other was developed using dynamic boundary conditions. This approach succeeded to improve the simulation results of the pressure field and the CO2 plume as well as the geochemical behavior of the rock. These ones showed that the CO2 plume tends to stabilize thanks to the carbonation in calcite and dawsonite and no significant porosity change appears over 1,050 years. The CO2 mass balance per trapping type gives a CO2 carbonation rate of about 78% at 1,050 years that seemed to be excessive compared to the simulation study of other storage sites. Thus, an additional work dealing with both the kinetic data base and the textural models would be necessary in order to reduce the uncertainty of the injected CO2 mineralization

Nano-cavités optiques dans les guides à modes lents : rôle de la masse effective des photons

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Formation and properties of localized modes near photonic band edges

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Dynamics, Efficiency, and Energy Distribution of Nonlinear Plasmon-Assisted Generation of Hot Carriers

We employ nonlinear autocorrelation measurements to investigate plasmon-assisted hot carrier dynamics occurring in optical gold antennas. A nonlinear formation of hot carriers is produced by the excitation of surface plasmons, providing thus a unique lever to optimize the energy distribution and generation efficiency of the photoexcited charges. The temporal response of the carriers’ relaxation is controlled within a range extending from 500 fs to 2.5 ps. By conducting a quantitative analysis of the dynamics, we determine the nonlinear absorption cross-section of individual optical antennas. This work sheds new insights on the understanding of plasmon-induced hot carrier generation, especially in view of applications where the time response plays a preponderant role

Interest of circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker for canine cancers: illustration in histiocytic sarcoma, oral malignant melanoma and multicentric lymphoma

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has become an attractive biomarker in human oncology and may be informative in cancer-affected dogs. By performing ddPCR or PARR methods, we detected tumor-specific point mutations, copy number alterations and chromosomal rearrangements in the plasma of cancer-affected dogs. It allowed the detection of ctDNA in 2/8 (25%) oral malignant melanoma cases, 12/13 (92.3%) lymphoma cases and 21/23 (91.3%) histiocytic sarcoma (HS) cases. The value of ctDNA to diagnose HS was explored in 133 dogs including 49 with HS. In this cohort, screening recurrent PTPN11 mutations in plasma had a specificity of 98.8%, and a sensitivity between 42.8-77% according to HS clinical presentation, being higher in internal forms, especially with pulmonary location. Regarding lymphoma, the follow-up of four dogs showed that the minimal residual disease detection by targeting lymphoma-specific antigen receptor rearrangement in the plasma was concordant with the clinical evaluation. Moreover, ctDNA analysis appeared interesting to assess treatment response and to predict relapse.This study shows that ctDNA is detectable in the plasma of cancer-affected dogs and is a relevant biomarker for diagnosis and clinical follow-up. With a growing interest in integrating natural canine tumors to explore new therapies, this biomarker appears promising in comparative oncology research

Circulating tumor DNA is detectable in canine histiocytic sarcoma, oral malignant melanoma, and multicentric lymphoma

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