A field-based course on geology, physics, chemistry and project design
Anyone involved in CO2 storage project planning, from geoscientists and petrophysicists calculating storage potential, to reservoir engineers analysing fluid behaviour, geophysicists monitoring plume migration and project managers and business developers driving the projects forward.
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How do we make storage schemes work? Knowledge of CO2 storage projects gained from first-mover projects reminds us that these are more than just simple gas injection schemes and we need to understand how these systems work as the industry prepares for scale-up in response to the urgent need to mitigate anthropogenic climate change.
This is a field-based seminar using the wide range of outcrops from the Tabernas and Sorbas Basins in Spain as the backdrop for planning CO2 storage scenarios in contrasting subsurface settings. The aim is to evaluate how the storage process works in different reservoir types, to identify problematic areas that need to be mitigated, as well as finding the sweet spots for success.
Given a choice:
As the week progresses, the fundamentals of storage will be covered for those new to CCS, as required, depending on the experience level of the group. For more experienced groups, the emphasis will shift more towards technical limits, current unknowns and new technologies which assist project planning. What do we know, what do we not know and what must we know in order to implement a successful CO2 storage project?
These issues will be addressed by working through a different storage scenario each day, face-to-face with the reservoir.
Scenario 1 – storage in a sand-rich clastic system, Tabernas
Pop-up topics: supercritical fluids, calculating storage volumes
Scenario 2 – storage in a heterogeneous clastic system, Tabernas
Pop-up topics: capillary trapping, storage efficiency
Scenario 3 – storage in a carbonate reservoir system, Sorbas
Pop-up topics: chemical and physical aspects of storage
Scenario 4 –storage in a faulted system, Tabernas
Pop-up topics: residence and scale, monitoring projects
The course will conclude with project development choices and a summary of critical factors required for a successful storage scheme.
Duration
3 to 4 days
PhD
30+ years – geoscience
Philip is a Professor in Energy Transition Geoscience at NTNU, Norway, and Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh. He has worked in industry (Equinor) and research (Heriot-Watt and NTNU), led major CCS projects and published extensively on reservoir geoscience. He was EAGE President, SEG Distinguished Instructor, and serves as Deputy Editor for ‘Geoenergy’. He is co-author of the textbook ‘Reservoir Model Design’.
PhD
30+ years - geoscience
Mark develops and runs courses in the Open Air, Reservoir, E&P, Uncertainty & Risk and Energy Transition series for TRACS. He has a career background at Shell, AGR, TRACS and Langdale Geoscience. He has served as a distinguished lecturer for SPE and EAGE, acted as Training Director for TRACS and is an Associate Professor Heriot-Watt University. He is also co-author of the textbook ‘Reservoir Model Design’.
Training Manager
25+ years
As Training Manager, Maggie oversees the training programme and organises all open-air and classroom events, handling in-country logistics, tutor support, and HSE representation in the field. With a background in retail management and extensive experience as an in-flight supervisor for KLM, her fluency in several languages, equip her well to support clients globally, and manage open air training events.
Energy transition and renewables
Early development
E&P overview
Reservoir
Wells
Business
Open air
Uncertainty and Risk
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