Key site abandonment steps in CO2 storage

The European Commission published a set of Guidance Documents to assist countries and stakeholders to implement the EU Directive 2009/31/EC on geological storage of CO2 . The main objectives of the CO2 CARE project are closely linked to the three high-level requirements of the Directive with regard to post-closure transfer of liability of a...

Reservoir characterisation of aquifers for direct heat production: methodology and screening of the potential reservoirs for the Netherlands

Direct heat resource asswessment and subsurface information systems for geothermal aquifers: the Dutch perspective

Draft and updated plan for risk management supporting site abandonment

Draft and updated criteria for decision making in site abandonment

Caprock and overburden processes in geological CO2 storage: An experimental study on sealing efficiency and mineral alterations

A comprehensive set of experimental and analytical methods has been used to characterise the sealing and fluid -transport properties of fine-grained (pelitic) sedimentary rocks under the pressure and temperature conditions of geological CO2 storage. The flow experiments were carried out on cylindrical sample plugs of 28.5 or 38 mm diameter and...

ThermoGIS: An integrated web-based information system for geothermal exploration and governmental decision support for mature oil and gas basins

In the recent years the use of geothermal energy through implementation of low enthalpy geothermal production systems for both electricity and heating have been growing rapidly in north-western Europe. Geothermal exploration and production takes largely place in sedimentary basins at depths from 2 to 5 km. Geothermal activities can take...