Geological CO2 Storage and Monitoring
This webinar addresses the fundamentals of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), with particular emphasis on dedicated geological CO2 storage (GCS) and the role that geophysical and geochemical monitoring plays in the verification of secure, long-term storage of CO2 in the subsurface. In this process, CO2 is injected into deep saline formations, or depleted oil and gas reservoirs that can securely store the CO2 permanently. Canada is very well positioned for CO2 storage at a large scale due to its geology and technical expertise.
This informative session will be illustrated with examples from the Carbon Management Canada (CMC) Newell County Field Research Station (FRS) and other pilot and commercial projects. The FRS was developed in the South-East of Alberta by CMC and the University of Calgary to develop and assess monitoring technologies for CO2 leakage detection.
Speaker:
Brendan Kolkman-Quinn, P.Geo.
Brendan Kolkman-Quinn, P.Geo., is the Subsurface Research Manager at Carbon Management Canada (CMC). He graduated in 2022 with an M.Sc. in Geophysics from the University of Calgary and began working on time-lapse seismic monitoring at Carbon Management Canada in 2022. His research focus is monitoring CO2 conformance and containment with active seismic reflection data including vertical seismic profiles, distributed fibre-optic sensing, and sparse automated permanent seismic sources and receivers.