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9. Natural Analogue Studies

Authors : Christopher Ian McDermott, Johannes M. Miocic, Katriona Edlmann, Stuart M. V. Gilfillan

Published in: Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

Lessons learned from sites where CO₂ has naturally been stored for long geologic periods of time provides valuable information for assessing proposed anthropogenic storage sites. This chapter discusses the natural CO₂ storage analogue sites and looks at them worldwide to determine which geological characteristics are preferable for natural CO₂ storage and which are not. Following this, an approach is presented based on geomechanical facies, for a comparative assessment of storage sites, accounting for features observed in the natural analogue sites. Finally, a number of anthropogenic storage sites are classified according to the characterization criteria and a detailed description of a number of natural and anthropogenic storage sites are presented.

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Title: Natural Analogue Studies
Authors: Christopher Ian McDermott
Johannes M. Miocic
Katriona Edlmann
Stuart M. V. Gilfillan
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Book: Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations
Print ISBN: 978-94-024-0994-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-024-0996-3

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0996-3_9