Title
A general method for calculating subsurface CO2 storage capacity
Author
van der Meer, L.G.H.
Egberts, P.J.P.
TNO Bouw en Ondergrond
Publication year
2008
Abstract
In the past, lists of potential CO2 storage locations have been compiled purely on the basis of the capacity of the locations in terms of their CO2 solubility. However, in some of these locations, the injection of CO2 is commercially unfeasible because of their small average permeability. During the active storage activity and in the first part of the passive storage activity, some of the injected CO2 will be in a free super-critical state and will need a storage location that has a trap type of configuration with some sort of leak-off point. A discussion covers a method to calculate the Theoretical Maximum Storage Capacity based on affected space and maximum pressurization; the storage potential based on injectivity; and the storage efficiency of the geological trap. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference - "Waves of Change" (Houston, TX 5/5-8/2008).
Subject
Geosciences
Built environment
CO2
CO2 injectivity
Storage capacity
Trapping efficiency
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TNO identifier
241134
ISBN
9781605601632
ISSN
0160-3663
Source
Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 08 - "Waves of Change", 5 May 2008 through 8 May 2008, Houston, TX, 2, 887-895
Series
Offshore Technology Conference, Proceedings
Document type
conference paper