Aquistore: Year One – Injection, Data, Results. (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Worth, Kyle; White, Don; Chalaturnyk, Rick; Sorensen, Jim; Hawkes, Chris; Rostron, Ben; Risk, David; Young, Aleana; Sacuta, Norm
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 114(2017)
• Page Start: 5624
• Page End: 5635
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: deep saline aquifers -- CCS -- CCUS -- distributed acoustic sensors; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1701
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: Aquistore is an independent research project managed by the PTRC demonstrating the storage of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) deep underground in a brine sandstone formation. Results from the baseline MMV program are compared with measurements after the injection of 36, 000 tonnes of CO2 . Surface seismic results indicated excellent repeatability with baseline surveys; the data achieved a global NRMS of 10%, allowing for the detection of small amounts of CO2 at significant depths. Passive seismic monitoring detected no injection-induced seismicity. Post-injection groundwater and soil gas sampling was relatively unchanged, and indicate there are no signs of seepage of CO2 at the site.