Fadi Khagag

Fadi Khagag


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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22 July 2026 in Energies
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DDDinara Delikesheva
Dinara Delikesheva
FKFadi Khagag
Fadi Khagag
JIJamilyam Ismailova
Jamilyam Ismailova
ZZZHOU ZHOU
ZHOU ZHOU
NZNazerke Zhumakhanova
Nazerke Zhumakhanova
DADias Abdimaulen
Dias Abdimaulen
Salt precipitation and pore clogging near CO2 injection wells can reduce injectivity during geological storage in saline formations; yet, the combined effects of CO2 phase state, flow rate, and humidity remain insufficiently resolved at the core scale. This study investigated CO2-induced pore-structure alteration in brine-saturated artificial sandstone containing shale/clay interbeds and carbonate cementation. Eight CO2 core-flooding experiments were conducted under controlled phase-state, flow-rate, and humidity conditions, and each core was imaged before and after displacement using X-ray CT. Pressure response, apparent flow resistance, CT-derived porosity change, and salt-enriched phase distribution were evaluated. CO2 flooding caused substantial porosity loss in all tests. In the phase-state series, porosity reductions ranged from 40.75% to 50.21%, with the largest reduction under supercritical CO2. In the flow-rate series, the largest porosity reduction was 56.52%, whereas the highest apparent flow resistance occurred at the lowest flow rate. The humidity comparison showed the strongest contrast: dry supercritical CO2 reduced porosity by 46.45%, whereas wet supercritical CO2 reduced it by only 15.68%. These results indicate that CO2 humidity strongly controls pore-volume preservation and that humidified CO2 can mitigate evaporation-driven salt-related injectivity impairment.