Geological storage of CO2: Seal Integrity Review

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This webinar will give an overview of a recent IEAGHG study conducted by CO2CRC on seal integrity and potential.

Geological storage of CO2: Seal Integrity Review

Date & Time

January 22nd 2025 : 9:00am

Cost

Free

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The presence of an effective seal is critical to the success of containing CO₂ within an appropriate reservoir formation in the context of the geological storage of CO₂. This webinar will give an overview of a recent IEAGHG study conducted by CO2CRC on seal integrity and potential. Focussing on developments in this field over the past decade – this study examines characterisation of seals, their potential, risks mechanisms and risk assessment methodologies, the long-term impact of CO₂ on seal formations, faults and fractures, geomechanical modelling, monitoring technologies and regulatory frameworks. A selection of these topics will be presented by the CO2CRC team.

Agenda

Welcome: Nikki Clarke (IEAGHG)
Report results: David Bason, Max Watson, Hadi Nourollah, Michael Rieger, Geoff O’Brien (CO2CRC)
Q&A: All

Panellists

Hear from leading experts in geological storage and seal integrity.

David Bason

David Bason is a Senior Reservoir Engineer with CO2CRC in Melbourne, Victoria with a decade and a half of experience in the Energy industry. David is currently leading the latest geological sequestration of CO₂ research program at the Otway International Test Centre. He holds an MPhys from the University of Manchester, UK and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Aberdeen, UK. David has previously worked as a reservoir engineer for Woodside Energy and as a consultant with EY.

Max Watson

Max Watson is the Senior Manager for Technology Development at CO2CRC Ltd. He has over 24 years of experience in developing industry-relevant, low-emission technologies, including carbon capture & storage (CCUS) and, more recently, hydrogen storage. Max has worked in academia, industry, and R&D management sectors, gaining insights from a variety of countries and business types. He was Australia’s Delegate for the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, a Ministerial-level international climate change initiative. Max completed his PhD at The University of Adelaide.

Hadi Nourollah

Hadi Nourollah is a Senior Geophysicist with 20 years of international experience in Petroleum and CCS industries. Hadi received his Master’s degree in Petroleum Geosciences at Imperial College, London and completed his PhD in Geophysics at Curtin University. He has worked for National Oil Companies in the Middle East, operators in SE Asia and directed an international consultancy in Australia for a decade prior to joining the global CCUS leader CO2CRC.

Michael Rieger

Michael is a Geomechanics Specialist at CO2CRC with experience in the petroleum industry, holding a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Petroleum Geology and Geophysics. Prior to joining CO2CRC, Michael worked as a Geoscientist at Santos, focussed on delivering geomechanical support for fracture stimulation programs. At CO2CRC, Mike focuses on reservoir geomechanics for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects. His work emphasizes developing innovative modelling workflows that integrate strain and acoustic data. In Addition, Mike is pursuing a Master’s of Geomechanical Engineering at the University of Arizona, to deepen his knowledge in this field.

Geoff O’Brien

Geoff is the Chief Scientist for CO2CRC. Geoff has over 35 years’ experience in the marine research, petroleum, and CCS sectors and has worked in and for the petroleum industry as a petroleum systems and CCS technical specialist. He has also worked for Geoscience Australia, where he was the Research Group Leader for the Marine Environment & Offshore Petroleum Group, as a research consultant at the University of Adelaide, as the Energy Geoscience Manager at Geoscience Victoria and as the Chief Geoscientist for NOPTA. Dr O’Brien has a comprehensive understanding knowledge of Australia’s sedimentary basin systems and their petroleum potential, and over the last 15 years has become increasingly involved in the CCS sector. A passion is the development of tailored and targeted CCS work programs that relate specifically to the ultimate regulatory requirements, thereby facilitating the Pathway to Storage and providing greater efficiencies for CCS project proponents.

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