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US 12,428,231 B2Granted
Method of enhancing carbon dioxide storage capacity in salt caverns
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsRajesh Goteti, Hasmukh A. Patel
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed toward a method for storing carbon dioxide. The method for storing carbon dioxide comprises several steps. A dissolving fluid comprising water is injected into a salt formation to produce a brine and a salt cavern within the salt formation. The brine is then removed from the salt cavern. A sorbent is then placed within the salt cavern before carbon dioxide is injected into the salt cavern.
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A method for storing carbon dioxide comprising:
- injecting a dissolving fluid comprising water into a salt formation,
- producing a salt cavern within the salt formation and a brine;
- removing the brine from the salt cavern;
- placing a microporous sorbent within the salt cavern;
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- inserting carbon dioxide into the salt cavern.
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