Improved quantification of CO2 storage containment risks - an overview of the SHARP Storage project

16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference 2022 (GHGT-16)

Proceedings of the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16) 23-24 Oct 2022

11 Pages Posted: 28 Nov 2022

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Elin Skurtveit

Norwegian Geotechnical Institute; University of Oslo

Daniel Roberts

NORSUS

Daniela Kühn

NORSAR

Kees Hindriks

Shell Global Solutions International B.V.

Philip Ringrose

Equinor ASA

Tine Larsen

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

John Michael Kendall

University of Oxford

Marie Keiding

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

Auke Barnhoorn

Delft University of Technology

Devendra Narain Singh

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna

Jan Kristoffer Brenne

Alcatel Submarine Networks

Rao Martand Singh

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

John Williams

British Geological Survey

Steve Pearson

Risktec Solutions

Tony Espie

BP Group Technology

Søren R. Poulsen

INEOS Oil & Gas

Lars Grande

Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

Andreas Szabados

Wintershall Dea International GmbH

Date Written: November 23, 2022

Abstract

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is now maturing in Europe and worldwide with several Net Zero projects emerging. Hence, the need for safe and reliable CO2 storage sites is accelerating and the accurate assessment of large-scale storage options at the gigatonne-per-year is critical. The SHARP project addresses the main priority areas required to improve current technologies to deliver CO2 storage volumes at the scale needed to meet demands for large scale storage. Research needs identified in the industry has provided the base for this well-integrated project with the ambitions to reduce the uncertainty in the geomechanical response to CO2 injection. Six case studies from sites in the North Sea and India will be matured during the projects. Ongoing work includes review of existing stress data, updating and integration of seismic catalogues and planning of new experimental data for improved constitutive models and rock failure attributes. Improved data analysis, compiling data from different sources, and new data generated in the project is expected to provide a base for updated failure risk assessment and more targeted monitoring. An initial assessment of rock failure risk in in progress and will be updated with a "Round 2" failure assessment incorporating new learnings and more mature data. The improved failure risk assessment includes the use of Bayesian statistical approach for quantification of uncertainties in geomechanical properties. Methods to quantify geological containment risk will be developed by reading across event tree techniques from other industries (e.g. nuclear). A set of generic release diagrams have been derived in a series of interdisciplinary workshops as a starting point for risk modelling.

Keywords: CO2 storage, geomechanics, seismicity, monitoring, stress data, rock failure, microseismicity, risk assessment

Suggested Citation

Skurtveit, Elin and Roberts, Daniel and Kühn, Daniela and Hindriks, Kees and Ringrose, Philip and Larsen, Tine and Kendall, John Michael and Keiding, Marie and Barnhoorn, Auke and Singh, Devendra Narain and Brenne, Jan Kristoffer and Singh, Rao Martand and Williams, John and Pearson, Steve and Espie, Tony and Poulsen, Søren R. and Grande, Lars and Szabados, Andreas, Improved quantification of CO2 storage containment risks - an overview of the SHARP Storage project (November 23, 2022). 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference 2022 (GHGT-16), Proceedings of the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16) 23-24 Oct 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4284893

Elin Skurtveit (Contact Author)

Norwegian Geotechnical Institute ( email )

PO Box 3930 Ullevaal Stadion
Oslo, N-0855
Norway

University of Oslo

PO Box 6706 St Olavs plass
Oslo, N-0317
Norway

Daniel Roberts

NORSUS ( email )

Daniela Kühn

NORSAR ( email )

Kjeller
Norway

Kees Hindriks

Shell Global Solutions International B.V. ( email )

Philip Ringrose

Equinor ASA

Stavanger
Norway

Tine Larsen

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland ( email )

John Michael Kendall

University of Oxford ( email )

Mansfield Road
Oxford, OX1 4AU
United Kingdom

Marie Keiding

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

Auke Barnhoorn

Delft University of Technology ( email )

Stevinweg 1
Stevinweg 1
Delft, 2628 CN
Netherlands

Devendra Narain Singh

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna

Jan Kristoffer Brenne

Alcatel Submarine Networks ( email )

Rao Martand Singh

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) ( email )

John Williams

British Geological Survey ( email )

Steve Pearson

Risktec Solutions ( email )

Tony Espie

BP Group Technology ( email )

Chertsey Rd.
Sunbury on Thames
Middlesex, TW16 7BP
United Kingdom

Søren R. Poulsen

INEOS Oil & Gas ( email )

Lars Grande

Norwegian Geotechnical Institute ( email )

PO Box 3930 Ullevaal Stadion
Oslo, N-0855
Norway

Andreas Szabados

Wintershall Dea International GmbH ( email )

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