CO2 Storage Feasibility: A Workflow for Site Characterisation

Autor: Jens Wollenweber, A. Baroni, M. Nepveu, Maxine C Akhurst, Bruno Garcia, Olivier Vincke, Florence Delprat-Jannaud, V. Volpi, Anne Battani, S. Brunsting, C. Hofstee, Filip Neele, Jonathan Pearce, Anne Lothe
Přispěvatelé: The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), British Geological Survey (BGS), BGS, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e di Oceanografia Sperimentale (OGS), Stiftelsen for INdustriell og TEknisk Forskning Digital [Trondheim] (SINTEF Digital), ECN
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Oil & Gas Science and Technology, Vol 70, Iss 4, Pp 555-566 (2015)
Oil & Gas Science and Technology-Revue d'IFP Energies nouvelles
Oil & Gas Science and Technology-Revue d'IFP Energies nouvelles, Institut Français du Pétrole, 2015, 70 (4), pp.555-566. ⟨10.2516/ogst/2014034⟩
ISSN: 1953-8189
1294-4475
DOI: 10.2516/ogst/2014034⟩
Popis: International audience; In this paper, we present an overview of the SiteChar workflow model for sitecharacterisation and assessment for CO2 storage. Site characterisation and assessment is requiredwhen permits are requested from the legal authorities in the process of starting a CO2 storageprocess at a given site. The goal is to assess whether a proposed CO2 storage site can indeed beused for permanent storage while meeting the safety requirements demanded by the EuropeanCommission (EC) Storage Directive (EU, 2009, Storage Directive 2009/31/EC). Many issueshave to be scrutinised, and the workflow presented here is put forward to help efficiently organisethis complex task.Three issues are highlighted: communication within the working team and with the authorities;interdependencies in the workflow and feedback loops; and the risk-based character of theworkflow. A general overview (helicopter view) of the workflow is given; the issues involved incommunication and the risk assessment process are described in more detail. The workflow asdescribed has been tested within the SiteChar project on five potential storage sites throughoutEurope. This resulted in a list of key aspects of site characterisation which can help prepare andfocus new site characterisation studies.
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