Optimizing carbon storage starts with understanding the reservoir. Grasping the concepts of capacity, injectivity, and containment is paramount, whether you're dealing with a depleted reservoir or a saline aquifer.
To comprehensively understand each of these, SLB has meticulously crafted dedicated workflows. Measurements from these workflows serve as a fundamental baseline for appraising the carbon storage site, as well as the development and execution of a carbon storage monitoring program. This ensures a well-informed and effective approach to carbon sequestration.
Get rid of the guesswork with the comprehensive Sequestri™ carbon storage solutions portfolio and insights from SLB.
US EPA Requirement | Downhole Services (part of the Sequestri carbon storage solutions portfolio) | Lab Services |
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Mineralogy | CCS mineralogy measurement | CCS Special Core Analysis |
Porosity | CCS porosity measurement | CCS Special Core Analysis |
Permeability | CCS permeability measurement | CCS Special Core Analysis |
Capillary pressure | CCS capillary pressure | CCS Mercury Injection |
Geology, facies | CCS geological & facies measurement | CCS Whole Core Description |
Fractures, faults | CCS fracturing & faulting microimaging | CCS Core Fracture Description |
Stress and mechanical properties | CCS inSitu geomechanical profiling | CCS Lab Geomechanics |
Pore pressure | CCS formation pressure testing | CCS Pore Volume Compressibility |
Fault seal and stability | CCS geomechanics | |
Geochemical baseline | CCS dynamic formation testing | CCS Digital Special Core Analysis |
CO2-brine matrix interaction | CCS dynamic formation testing | CCS Water Analysis |
Salinity | CCS dielectric scanner, CCS mineralogy measurement | CCS Water Analysis |
Resistivity, spontaneous potential, caliper | CCS resistivity measurements | |
Cement integrity | CCS dual-string barrier evaluation | |
Mechanical integrity | CCS well integrity measurements, CCS fiber optiq solutions, CCS saturations measurements | |
Core or rotary sidewall core | CCS core samples for CCS | |
Fluid samples | CCS dynamic formation testing | |
Fluid pressure, temperature, pH, conductivity, and contacts | CCS dynamic formation testing | |
Fracture pressure | CCS inSitu geomechanical profiling, CCS geomechanics | |
Step-rate test or pump test | CCS fiber optiq solutions | |
Pressure falloff | CCS surface testing |
Join our CCS domain expert, Robert Laronga, as he uses engaging science experiments to explain various CCS topics and share insights. These insights play a crucial role in evaluating carbon storage sites for appraisal as an early, critical step in any carbon sequestration project.
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