Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for enhanced storage of carbon dioxide in geological formations
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Application No.: US17819531Application Date: 2022-08-12
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Publication No.: US12286866B2Publication Date: 2025-04-29
- Inventor: Zuhair AlYousif , Subhash C. Ayirala , Muhammad M. Almajid , Moataz Abu AlSaud
- Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP
- Main IPC: E21B41/00
- IPC: E21B41/00 ; B65G5/00

Abstract:
Described is a method for enhanced carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration in geological formations. The method includes dissolving CO2 in a low salinity fluid to form a CO2-brine solution. The low salinity fluid includes sodium (Na+) ions and sulfate (SO42−) ions. The CO2-brine solution is injected into a geological formation, and the CO2 reacts with the geological formation to produce solid carbonate minerals for CO2 sequestration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240052726A1 METHOD FOR ENHANCED STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS Public/Granted day:2024-02-15
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