AAPG/SEG/SPE Hedberg Research Conference
Geological Carbon Sequestration: Prediction and Verification
August 16-19, 2009
Vancouver, BC • Canada
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Conference Conveners:
- Hannes Leetaru
- AAPG
Illinois State Geological Survey - David Lumley
- SEG
4D Geoscience - John Kaldi
- SPE
CO2CRC, University of Adelaide - Tip Meckel
- AAPG
Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas-Austin
Over the last few years the geological sequestration of carbon dioxide has evolved from a theoretical concept to multiple ongoing research efforts and several pilot field-test demonstration and commercial applications. The number and scale of these projects is increasing exponentially as this topic has significant economic and political implications both in the US and globally.
Geologic sequestration deals with the injection of CO2 into subsurface formations. Most of these subsurface target reservoirs contain saline water (brine). As CO2 sequestration targets, these saline reservoirs are associated with significant uncertainties for long term storage. The greatest technical uncertainties are the storage capacity, injectivity and long-term reliable containment of CO2. Other significant issues include those related to competing in-situ resources (oil, gas or other economic minerals in the target formation), permitting, safety, liability, and cost. The uncertainty in these issues can be reduced by prediction (before injection) and verification (after injection) of the fate of CO2 in the subsurface.
The three societies, AAPG, SEG, and SPE, are all focused on subsurface reservoir technologies, and are thus the appropriate groups to combine their expertise in developing new insights in the field of geologic sequestration of CO2.
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