Section 1: Data and Correlations
1 Densities of Carbon Dioxide-Rich Mixtures Part I:
Comparison with Pure CO2 1
Erin L. Roberts and John J. Carroll
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Density 2
1.3 Literature Review 2
1.4 Calculations 4
1.5 Discussion 19
1.6 Conclusion 27
References 27
2 Densities of Carbon Dioxide-Rich Mixtures Part II: Comparison
with Thermodynamic Models 29
Erin L. Roberts and John J. Carroll
2.1 Introduction 29
2.2 Literature Review 30
2.3 Calculations 30
2.4 Lee Kesler 31
2.5 Benedict-Webb- Rubin (BWR) 37
2.6 Peng-Robinson 43
2.7 Soave-Redlich-Kwong 49
2.8 AQUAlibrium 54
2.9 Discussion 60
2.10 Conclusion 62
References 63
3 On Transferring New Constant Pressure Heat Capacity
Computation Methods to Engineering Practice 65
Sepideh Rajaeirad and John M. Shaw
3.1 Introduction 65
3.2 Materials and Methods 66
3.3 Results and Discussion 67
3.4 Conclusions 70
References 70
4 Developing High Precision Heat Capacity Correlations for
Solids, Liquids and Ideal Gases 73
Jenny Boutros and John M. Shaw
4.1 Introduction 73
4.2 Databases and Methods 75
4.3 Results and Discussion 77
4.4 Conclusion 77
References 77
5 Method for Generating Shale Gas Fluid Composition from
Depleted Sample 79
Henrik Sorensen, Karen S. Pedersen and Peter L.
Christensen
5.1 Introduction 79
5.2 Theory of Chemical Equilibrium Applied to Reservoir Fluids
80
5.3 Reservoir Fluid Composition from a Non-Representative Sample
83
5.4 Numerical Examples 87
5.5 Discussion of the Results 94
5.6 Conclusions 96
5.7 Nomenclature 97
Greek letters 97
Sub and super indices 97
References 98
6 Phase Equilibrium in the Systems Hydrogen Sulfi de + Methanol
and Carbon Dioxide + Methanol 99
Marco A. Satyro and John J. Carroll
6.1 Introduction 100
6.2 Literature Review 101
6.3 Modelling With Equations Of State 102
6.4 Summary 107
6.5 Nomenclature 108
Greek 109
Subscripts 109
References 109
7 Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium, Viscosity and Interfacial Tension
Modelling of Aqueous Solutions of Ethylene Glycol or Triethylene
Glycol in the Presence of Methane, Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen
Sulfide 111
Shu Pan, Na Jia, Helmut Schroeder, Yuesheng Cheng, Kurt A.G.
Schmidt and Heng-Joo Ng
7.1 Introduction 111
7.2 Results and Discussion 112
7.3 Conclusions 122
7.4 Nomenclature 122
7.5 Acknowledgement 125
References 124
Appendix 7.A 125
Section 2: Process Engineering
8 Enhanced Gas Dehydration using Methanol Injection in an
Acid Gas Compression System 129
M. Rafay Anwar, N. Wayne McKay and Jim R. Maddocks
8.1 Introduction 129
8.2 Methodology 130
8.3 CASE I: 100 % CO2 132
8.4 CASE II: 50 Percent CO2, 50 Percent H2S 140
8.5 CASE III: Enhanced Oil Recovery Composition 142
8.6 Conclusion 150
8.7 Additional Notes 151
References 151
9 Comparison of the Design of CO2-capture
Processes using Equilibrium and Rate Based Models 153
A.R.J. Arendsen, G.F. Versteeg, J. van der Lee,R. Cota and
M.A. Satyro
9.1 Introduction 155
9.2 VMG Rate Base 155
9.3 Rate Based Versus Equilibrium Based Models 157
9.4 Process Simulations 162
9.5 Conclusions 173
References 174
10 Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Using Aqueous Amines: A
Mass-Transfer Study 177
Ray A. Tomcej
10.1 Introduction 178
10.2 Mass Transfer Basics 179
10.3 Factors Infl uencing Mass Transfer 182
10.4 Examples 188
10.5 Summary 190
References 191
11 BASF Technology for CO2 Capture and
Regeneration 193
Sean Rigby, Gerd Modes, Stevan Jovanovic, John Wei, Koji
Tanaka, Peter Moser and Torsten Katz
11.1 Introduction 195
11.2 Materials and Methods 197
11.3 Results 206
11.4 Conclusions 223
11.5 Acknowledgements and Disclaimer 225
References 226
12 Seven Deadly Sins of Filtration and Separation Systems in Gas
Processing Operations 227
David Engel and Michael H. Sheilan
12.1 Gas Processing and Contamination Control 228
12.2 The Seven Deadly Sins of Filtration and Separation Systems in
Gas Processing Operations 231
12.3 Concluding Remarks 240
Section 3: Acid Gas Injection
13 Development of Management Information System of Global
Acid Gas Injection Projects 243
Qi Li, Guizhen Liu and Xuehao Liu
13.1 Background 243
13.2 Architecture of AGI-MIS 244
13.3 Data management 246
13.4 Data mining and information visualization 248
13.5 Interactive program 251
13.6 Conclusions 252
13.7 Acknowledgements 252
References 253
14 Control and Prevention of Hydrate Formation and Accumulation
in Acid Gas Injection Systems During Transient Pressure/Temperature
Conditions 255
Alberto A. Gutierrez and James C. Hunter
14.1 General Agi System Considerations 255
14.2 Composition And Properties Of Treated Acid Gases 256
14.3 Regulatory And Technical Restraints On Injection Pressures
258
14.4 Phase Equilibria, Hydrate Formation Boundaries And Prevention
Of Hydrate Formation In Agi Systems 259
14.5 Formation, Remediation And Prevention Of Hydrate Formation
During Unstable Injection Conditions ? Three Case Studies
263
14.6 Discussion And Conclusions 272
References 273
15 Review of Mechanical Properties Related Problems for Acid Gas
Injection 275
Qi Li, Xuehao Liu, Lei Du and Xiaying Li
15.1 Introduction 276
15.2 Impact Elements 276
15.3 Coupled Processes 285
15.4 Failure Criteria 286
15.5 Conclusions 286
15.6 Acknowledgements 287
References 287
16 Comparison of CO2 Storage Potential in
Pyrolysed Coal Char of different Coal Ranks 293
Pavan Pramod Sripada, MM Khan, Shanmuganathan Ramasamy,
VajraTeji Kanneganti, Japan Trivedi and Rajender Gupta
16.1 Introduction 294
16.2 Apparatus, Methods, & Materials 295
16.3 Results And Discussion 298
16.4 Conclusion 302
References 302
Section 4: Carbon Dioxide Storage
17 Capture of CO2 and Storage in Depleted Gas
Reservoirs in Alberta as Gas Hydrate 305
Duo Sun, Nagu Daraboina, John Ripmeester and Peter
Englezos
17.1 Experimental 306
17.2 Results And Discussion 307
17.3 Conclusions 310
Reference 310
18 Geological Storage of CO2 as Hydrate in a
McMurray Depleted Gas Reservoir 311
Olga Ye. Zatsepina, Hassan Hassanzadeh and Mehran
Pooladi-Darvish
18.1 Introduction 312
18.2 Fundamentals 313
18.3 Reservoir 314
18.4 Sensitivity Studies 322
18.5 Long-term storage 326
18.6 Summary and conclusions 327
18.7 Acknowledgements 329
References 329
Section 5: Reservoir Engineering
19 A Modified Calculation Method for the Water Coning
Simulation Mode in Oil Reservoirs with Bottom Water Drive 331
Weiyao Zhu, Xiaohe Huang and Ming Yue
19.1 Introduction 331
19.2 Mathematical Model 332
19.3 Solution 334
19.4 Results and Discussion 335
19.5 Conclusions 336
19.6 Nomenclature 336
References 337
20 Prediction Method on the Multi-scale Flow Patterns and the
Productivity of a Fracturing Well in Shale Gas Reservoir 339
Weiyao Zhu, Jia Deng and M.A. Qian
20.1 Introduction 340
20.2 Multi-scale flow state analyses of the shale gas reservoirs
340
20.3 Multi-scale seepage non-linear model in shale gas reservoir
343
20.4 Productivity prediction method of fracturing well 348
20.5 Production Forecasting 351
20.6 Conclusions 354
20.7 Acknowledgements 354
References 355
21 Methane recovery from natural gas hydrate in porous sediment
using gaseous CO2, liquid CO2, and
CO2 emulsion 357
Sheng-li Li, Xiao-Hui Wang, Chang-Yu Sun,Qing-Yuan and
Guang-Jin Chen
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Experiments 359
21.3 Results and Discussion 361
21.4 Conclusion 368
21.5 Acknowledgements 369
References 369
Section 6: Hydrates
22 On the Role of Ice-Solution Interface in Heterogeneous
Nucleation of Methane Clathrate Hydrates 371
PaymanPirzadeh and Peter G. Kusalik
22.1 Introduction 371
22.2 Method Summary 373
22.3 Results and Discussion 373
22.4 Summary 378
References 379
23 Evaluating and Testing of Gas Hydrate Anti-Agglomerants in
(Natural Gas + Diesel Oil + Water) Dispersed System 381
Chang-Yu Sun, Jun Chen, Ke-Le Yan, Sheng-Li Li,
Bao-ZiPeng and Guang-Jin Chen
23.1 Introduction 381
23.2 Experimental Apparatus And Analysis 382
23.3 Results And Discussion 382
23.4 Conclusion 385
Section 7: Biology
24 ?Is That a Bacterium in Your Trophosome, or Are
You Just Happy to See Me?? - Hydrogen Sulfide,
Chemosynthesis, and the Origin of Life 387
Neil Christopher Griffin
24.1 Introducing the extremophiles 387
24.2 Tempted by the guts of another 388
24.3 Chemosynthesis 101 389
24.4 Chemosynthetic bacteria and the origins of life 391
References 392
Index 399
