1ArianeLogiX, Sassenfelder Str. 56, 41334 Nettetal, Germany
Baltic Carbon Forum, Vol. 1, 2022, p. 14-14.
https://doi.org/10.21595/bcf.2022.22931
Accepted 16 September 2022; published 13 October 2022
Baltic Carbon Forum 2022 in Kaunas, Lithuania, October 13-14, 2022
Subsurface carbon storage can occur in depleted oil and gas fields, in water-wet structures, or in open aquifers. All three types of storage sites present advantages and inconveniences, which will be reviewed in this talk. The selection of future sites for carbon storage balances storage capacity (how much CO2 can be stored), injectivity (how efficiently or fast CO2 can be stored), and containment risk (how safely CO2 can be stored). We present a rigorous uncertainty-based approach involving estimates of pore volume, pressure and temperature conditions and resulting fluid properties, and sealing and containment behaviour, to highlight areas with best potential for safe and effective carbon storage.
Keywords: carbon storage, screening, exploration, risk, storage capacity.