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CLASSIFYING THE REACTIVITY OF VOLCANIC ROCKS FROM THE SERRA GERAL GROUP: AN APPROACH USING A PROPOSED REACTIVITY INDEX (RI) Stephanie Carvalho da Silva, João Pedro Zielinski, Erico Albuquerque Santos, William Jeovanini Fucks, Antônio Rosales Gonçalves Oliveira, et al. Boletim Paranaense De Geosciencias, 2025 The increasing global interest in CO₂ mineralization in basaltic rocks has led to studies within Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs), particularly focusing on their carbon storage potential. In South America, the Serra Geral Group (SGG), part of the Paraná-Etendeka Province, has been the subject of investigations due to its compositional diversity and extensive volcanic sequences. This study assesses the applicability of the Reactivity Index (RI) as a predictive tool for geochemical reactivity in six SGG volcanic rock samples, compared with two Icelandic basalts and one Columbia River Basalt (CRB). Results reveal RI values for SGG samples ranging from -11.1 to -6.7 log mol/s, aligning well with the observations from batch reactor experiments. Higher RI values were associated with increased reactivity, supporting the use of the index as a reliable proxy, especially in preliminary evaluations, although it does not account for textural characteristics or surface area variations. The samples from SGG, Icelandic, and CRB showed similar RI values. When integrated with petrography, surface area, and chemical data, the RI provides a promising tool for evaluating the reactivity of volcanic rocks in carbon storage strategies.
UNDERGROUND CO2 MINERALIZATION POTENTIAL IN PARANÁ STATE: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF BASALTIC ROCKS FROM SERRA GERAL GROUP Erico Albuquerque dos Santos, João Pedro Tauscheck Zielinski, Stéphanie Carvalho da Silva, Antônio Rosales Goncalves Oliveira, William Jeovanini Fucks, et al. Boletim Paranaense De Geosciencias, 2025 The Paraná Basin's CO2 geological storage potential is significant due to its coal deposits, saline formations, CO2 emission sources, and pipeline network. Recent interest has shifted to volcanic rocks containing divalent cations, facilitating mineral carbonation. The basin's volcanic rocks have an estimated CO2 storage capacity of 2,840 Gt and areas of ca. 174,000 km2 in total were identified in different parts of Brazil. Paraná State, with its vast geological data, is ideal for a detailed assessment, especially in the Serra Geral Group (SGG), which covers over half of the state. Using different methodologies, the CO2 storage capacity in this area was estimated between 79 to 654 Gt, with further research required for precise quantification and the identification of possible reservoirs for CO2 injection.
IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL CO2 INJECTION ZONES IN THE SERRA GERAL GROUP: A GEOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF LEGACY DRILLED WELLS Antônio Rosales Gonçalves Oliveira, João Pedro Tauscheck Zielinski, Erico Albuquerque Dos Santos, Stephanie Carvalho da Silva, William Jeovanini Fucks, et al. Boletim Paranaense De Geosciencias, 2025 Os basaltos do Grupo Serra Geral (GSG), na Bacia do Paraná, têm despertado interesse devido ao seu potencial para mineralização de CO2. Apesar de sua ampla extensão (~787.000 km²), dados geológicos são limitados, dificultando a identificação de zonas de armazenamento. Este estudo propõe um fluxo de trabalho integrado baseado na interpretação de perfis geofísicos de quatro poços (1-PT-1-PR, 2-AN-1-PR, 1-API-1-PR e 1-AV-1-PR) situados em uma área com potencial para armazenamento geológico de CO2. O poço 1-PT-1-PR foi usado como modelo de referência e revelou padrões distintos de interiores de fluxo e horizontes entre os fluxos. A porosidade foi estimada utilizando uma relação entre velocidade e porosidade baseada nas velocidades da onda P. Foram identificadas zonas de alta porosidade (Φ >10%), associadas a topos ou bases de derrames e derrames compostos. Intervalos de alta porosidade apresentaram valores de densidade reduzida (~2 g/cm³), porosidade até 30% e velocidades de onda P baixas (~3,1 km/s). Nos demais poços, também foram identificados múltiplos intervalos de alta porosidade, com “net-to-gross” variando entre 19% e 43%. Picos de raios gama, excursões positivas no perfil de caliper e valores reduzidos de resistividade sustentam a presença de zonas porosas e alteradas. Os resultados indicam a recorrência e possível continuidade lateral desses intervalos, reforçando sua viabilidade como reservatórios. O método aplicado contribui para delimitar zonas potenciais para futura injeção de CO2 no GSG. Trabalhos futuros serão direcionados à correlação sub-regional, com o objetivo de embasar projetos de mineralização voltados a áreas específicas.
Water-Alternating CO2 Injection in Carbonate Reservoirs: A Review of Fluid-Rock Interaction Studies Diogo Reato Marçon, Rodrigo Sebastian Iglesias, Aline Machado de Azevedo Novaes, Rafaella Magliano Balbi de Faria SPE Journal, 2024 SummaryWater-alternating-CO2 (CO2-WAG) injection is a well-established method for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and a promising option for geological carbon storage. The alternating injection of this gas with water also increases carbonate rock reactivity, which is higher than that in siliciclastic reservoirs, affecting the porosity and permeability near the well, thereby impacting the injectivity and well integrity. The composition of the produced water is also affected, increasing the potential for inorganic scaling. Moreover, reactivity also changes the pH of the produced water, thereby affecting material selection for producer wells. The characterization and modeling of such fluid-rock interaction effects are challenging but valuable for designing and optimizing the CO2-WAG process. To assess the current knowledge on this topic, we present a review encompassing laboratory- and field-scale studies of fluid-rock interactions resulting from CO2-WAG processes, particularly those pertaining to changes in the porosity, permeability, and produced water composition. Numerous studies within this scope have been published. This review summarizes the most pertinent findings and identifies opportunities for further research. In laboratory-scale studies, the main necessity is to expand the range of experimental conditions and parameters, either by conducting experiments with different mineralogies under representative reservoir conditions (e.g., pressure, temperature, and hydrodynamics) or by incorporating an oil phase, as such studies yield data essential for field-scale simulations, thereby enhancing their reliability. Addressing gaps in field-scale studies involves integrating the phenomenon of relative permeability hysteresis when assessing the impact of carbonate rock dissolution on the injectivity during CO2-WAG, as these phenomena are concurrent. Finally, we advocate for studies that establish an upscaling methodology for translating laboratory results into field-scale reactive transport simulations.
Geochemical reactivity assessment of Serra Geral Group basalts under regionally relevant CO 2 injection conditions: an integrated experimental and geochemical … JP Zielinski, SC Da Silva, R Braga, RS Iglesias, EA Dos Santos, WJ Fucks, ... Goldschmidt 2026 Conference , 2026 2026
Underground CO₂ Mineralization Potential in PARANÁ State: Preliminary Assessment of Basaltic Rocks from Serra Geral Group EA dos Santos, JPT Zielinski, SC da Silva, ARG Oliveira, WJ Fucks, ... Boletim Paranaense de Geociências 83 (2), 1-9 , 2025 2025
Classifying the reactivity of volcanic rocks from the Serra Geral Group: an approach using a proposed Reactivity Index (RI) SC Silva, JP Zielinski, E Albuquerque Santos, W Jeovanini Fucks, ... Boletim Paranaense de Geociencias 83 (2), 1-10 , 2025 2025
Understanding and Managing Injectivity Behavior during CO 2 -WAG in Carbonate Reservoirs DR Marçon, RS Iglesias, AM de Azevedo Novaes SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry, D021S012R007 , 2025 2025
Water-alternating CO2 injection in carbonate reservoirs: a review of fluid-rock interaction studies DR Marçon, RS Iglesias, AMA Novaes, RMB de Faria SPE Journal 29 (11), 6418-6444 , 2024 2024 Citations: 15
Integrated GIS-modelling evaluation study of potential areas for the implementation of DACCS projects in the basalt formations of the Paraná Basin, Southern Brazil JP Zielinski, E Albuquerque dos Santos, S Carvalho da Silva, ... Proceedings of the 17th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT … , 2024 2024
Initial Insights Into The Geochemical Reactivity Of Volcanic Rocks From The Serra Geral Group (Paraná Basin, Brazil): A Laboratory-Scale Perspective On In-Situ Mineralization JP Zielinski, E Albuquerque dos Santos, S Carvalho da Silva, ... Proceedings of the 17th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT … , 2024 2024
Experimental evidence of pressure effects on spinel dissolution and peridotite serpentinization kinetics under shallow hydrothermal conditions Y de Melo Portella, RV Conceição, TA Siqueira, LB Gomes, RS Iglesias Geoscience Frontiers 15 (2), 101763 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
CO₂‐shallow groundwater interaction and related hydrogeochemical mechanisms: A review on reduced‐scale CO 2 release field experiments JPT Zielinski, CL Melo, RS Iglesias, PR Reginato Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 13 (6), 829-859 , 2023 2023 Citations: 10
Faster orthopyroxene versus olivine serpentinization rates during experimental peridotite hydration at 230° C and 13.4/20.7 MPa: pressure effects on spinel dissolution and … Y de Melo Portellaa, RV Conceiçãoa, TA Siqueirac, LB Gomesd, ... Goldschmidt 2023 Conference , 2023 2023
Faster Orthopyroxene Versus Olivine Serpentinization Rates during Experimental Peridotite Hydration at 230℃ and 13.4/20.7 MPa: Pressure Effects on Spinel Dissolution and … Y de Melo Portella, R Vieira Conceicao, TDA Siqueira, LB Gomes, ... Thirty-third Annual Goldschmidt Conference, 14337 , 2023 2023
Modelling the dynamic response of shallow methane hydrates to simultaneous sea level and bottom water temperatures variations since the last glacial maximum on the Amazon Deep … R Braga, F Dalla Vecchia, RS Iglesias Marine and Petroleum Geology 137, 105494 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
CO 2 ‐water‐rock interactions in undeformed and sheared claystone caprocks from Northern Europe R Vernooij, TA Siqueira, S Hangx, C Spiers, M Ketzer, RS Iglesias Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 11 (2), 232-250 , 2021 2021 Citations: 5
REATIVIDADE DE ROCHAS ÍGNEAS (BASALTO/DACITO) E SUAS IMPLICAÇÕES NO ARMAZENAMENTO GEOLÓGICO DE CO2. RESULTADOS EXPERIMENTAIS E MODELAGEM GEOQUÍMICA AP Beretta, T de Abreu Siqueira, CRL Michelin, RS Iglesias Anais do 50º Congresso Brasileiro de Geologia, 2021, Brasil. , 2021 2021
O efeito das atividades das espécies em simulações geoquímicas de processos evaporativos em sistemas lacustres análogos ao pré-sal VK Cescani, TA SIQUEIRA, F Dalla Vecchia, AP Beretta, RS Iglesias Anais do 50º Congresso Brasileiro de Geologia, 2021, Brasil. , 2021 2021
The South Atlantic pre-salt as an oil system influenced by the mantle YM Portella, RV Conceição, TA Siqueira, RS Iglesias, LB Gomes Proceedings of the 50. Brazilian congress on geology. Geology and society … , 2021 2021
Modelling methane hydrate stability changes and gas release due to seasonal oscillations in bottom water temperatures on the Rio Grande cone, offshore southern Brazil R Braga, RS Iglesias, C Romio, D Praeg, DJ Miller, A Viana, JM Ketzer Marine and Petroleum Geology 112, 104071 , 2020 2020 Citations: 11
Modeling CO 2 flow in support of a shallow subsurface controlled leakage field test RS Iglesias, C Romio, CL Melo, APS Musse, F do Rosário, CM Oldenburg Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 9 (5), 1027-1042 , 2019 2019 Citations: 8
Progressive silica depletion during experimental serpentinization of peridotite mantle xenoliths. Y Portella, R Conceição, T de Abreu Siqueira, DG Cedeño, RS Iglesias Goldschmidt Abstracts, 2019, Espanha. , 2019 2019
CO2MOVE Project: testing CO2 monitoring methods for onshore CCS C Melo, F Soares Goudinho, L Weigert Bressan, M Jardim Constant, ... 14th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference Melbourne, 21-26 , 2018 2018 Citations: 2
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Water–rock–CO2 interactions in saline aquifers aimed for carbon dioxide storage: experimental and numerical modeling studies of the Rio Bonito Formation (Permian), southern Brazil JM Ketzer, R Iglesias, S Einloft, J Dullius, R Ligabue, V De Lima Applied geochemistry 24 (5), 760-767 , 2009 2009 Citations: 239
Carbon dioxide injection in carbonate reservoirs – a review of CO 2 ‐water‐rock interaction studies TA Siqueira, RS Iglesias, JM Ketzer Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 7 (5), 802-816 , 2017 2017 Citations: 128
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions with CO2 Capture and Geological Storage. JM Ketzer, R Iglesias, S Einloft Springer , 2017 2017 Citations: 105
Brazilian atlas of CO2 capture and geological storage JM Ketzer, CX Machado, GC Rockett, RS Iglesias EDIPUCRS , 2015 2015 Citations: 90
Subphthalocyanine-fused dimers and trimers: synthetic, electrochemical, and theoretical studies RS Iglesias, CG Claessens, T Torres, MÁ Herranz, VR Ferro, ... The Journal of organic chemistry 72 (8), 2967-2977 , 2007 2007 Citations: 71
Subphthalocyanine fused dimers–C60 dyads: synthesis, characterization, and theoretical study RS Iglesias, CG Claessens, GMA Rahman, MA Herranz, DM Guldi, ... Tetrahedron 63 (50), 12396-12404 , 2007 2007 Citations: 39
Synthesis and photophysical characterization of a subphthalocyanine fused dimer–C 60 dyad RS Iglesias, CG Claessens, T Torres, GMA Rahman, DM Guldi Chemical communications, 2113-2115 , 2005 2005 Citations: 38
Carbon capture and geological storage in Brazil: an overview RS Iglesias, JM Ketzer, CL Melo, R Heemann, CX Machado Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 5 (2), 119-130 , 2015 2015 Citations: 34
Convex–convex and concave–convex interactions between C60 and non-planar aromatic subphthalocyanine macrocycle in both covalent and supramolecular arrays CG Claessens, D González-Rodríguez, RS Iglesias, T Torres Comptes Rendus Chimie 9 (7-8), 1094-1099 , 2006 2006 Citations: 32
Photophysical properties of a series of 4‐aryl substituted 1, 4‐dihydropyridines RF Affeldt, RS Iglesias, FS Rodembusch, D Russowsky Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry 25 (9), 769-777 , 2012 2012 Citations: 30
Computational study of the geometry and electronic structure of triazolephthalocyanines RS Iglesias, M Segala, M Nicolau, B Cabezón, V Stefani, T Torres, ... Journal of Materials Chemistry 12 (5), 1256-1261 , 2002 2002 Citations: 19
Semi-empirical study of a set of 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl) benzazoles using the polarizable continuum model RS Iglesias, PFB Goncalves, PR Livotto Chemical Physics Letters 327 (1-2), 23-28 , 2000 2000 Citations: 18
Water-alternating CO2 injection in carbonate reservoirs: a review of fluid-rock interaction studies DR Marçon, RS Iglesias, AMA Novaes, RMB de Faria SPE Journal 29 (11), 6418-6444 , 2024 2024 Citations: 15
Modelling methane hydrate stability changes and gas release due to seasonal oscillations in bottom water temperatures on the Rio Grande cone, offshore southern Brazil R Braga, RS Iglesias, C Romio, D Praeg, DJ Miller, A Viana, JM Ketzer Marine and Petroleum Geology 112, 104071 , 2020 2020 Citations: 11
CO₂‐shallow groundwater interaction and related hydrogeochemical mechanisms: A review on reduced‐scale CO 2 release field experiments JPT Zielinski, CL Melo, RS Iglesias, PR Reginato Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 13 (6), 829-859 , 2023 2023 Citations: 10
Modeling CO 2 flow in support of a shallow subsurface controlled leakage field test RS Iglesias, C Romio, CL Melo, APS Musse, F do Rosário, CM Oldenburg Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 9 (5), 1027-1042 , 2019 2019 Citations: 8
Time‐dependent DFT‐PCM investigation of the photophysics of ESIPT‐exhibiting benzazole dyes RS Iglesias, LF Campo, FS Rodembusch, V Stefani International Journal of Quantum Chemistry 108 (13), 2334-2339 , 2008 2008 Citations: 7
Handbook of climate change mitigation JM Ketzer, RS Iglesias, S Einloft, WY Chen, J Seiner, T Suzuki, M Lackner Springer , 2012 2012 Citations: 6
Armazenamento geológico de carbono em aqüíferos salinos e campos de petróleo: geoquímica do sistema CO2-água-rocha através de experimentos e modelagem numérica RS Iglesias, LW Bressan, JM Ketzer Mudanças Climáticas, Sequestro e Mercado de Carbono no Brasil, 203-217 , 2009 2009 Citations: 6