Carbon dioxide (CO
2) geological sequestration is an immediately available and technologically feasible method to achieve a substantial reduction in CO
2 emissions to the atmosphere. Injected CO
2 permeates in deep saline aquifers from the injection point and CO
2 migrates upward. In order to evaluate the storage site and assess the CO
2 leakage risks and storage costs, fundamental visualization and study of immiscible two-phase flow in sandstone are required. The behavior of CO
2 in water-saturated Berea sandstone has been observed using a microfocus X-ray computed tomography with high spatial resolution. Three dimensional CO
2 distribution was clearly reconstructed, and the effects of the sandstone micro-heterogeneity was noted. Bedding structure strongly determined the CO
2 permeation area, and a strong correlation was seen between the local porosity and CO
2 saturation CO
2 gradually permeated in the axial direction with increasing saturation in higher porosity beddings. The application of these observations to CO
2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers is outlined.
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