{"id":31553,"date":"2020-05-13T20:35:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T20:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=research_project&#038;p=31553"},"modified":"2022-09-12T13:53:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T13:53:31","slug":"co2-storage-capacity-estimation","status":"publish","type":"research_project","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/carbon-capture-and-storage\/co2-storage-capacity-estimation\/","title":{"rendered":"CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage capacity estimation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage capacity estimation<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Research &mdash; carbon capture and storage<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/carbon-capture-and-storage\/co2-storage-capacity-estimation\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=COsub2\/sub%20storage%20capacity%20estimation&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/carbon-capture-and-storage\/co2-storage-capacity-estimation\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/carbon-capture-and-storage\/co2-storage-capacity-estimation\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=COsub2\/sub%20storage%20capacity%20estimation&#038;body=Providing%20a%20realistic,%20defensible%20and%20fully%20auditable%20estimate%20of%20the%20storage%20capacity%20of%20geological%20formations%20below%20the%20UK\u2019s%20coastal%20waters%20assists%20in%20the%20licensing%20of%20COsub2\/sub%20storage%20sites.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/carbon-capture-and-storage\/co2-storage-capacity-estimation\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/carbon-capture-and-storage\/co2-storage-capacity-estimation\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>To assist in the licensing of CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage sites it is important to be able to provide a realistic, defensible and fully auditable estimate of the storage capacity of geological formations below the UK\u2019s coastal waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have been involved in storage capacity estimation since the 1990s, when the first project (known as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/502763\/\" target=\"_blank\">JOULE II<\/a>) on geological storage of CO<sub>2<\/sub> was undertaken. We have applied our expertise in the UK and globally, including India, South Africa, China, Europe and Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RobinHoodsBay-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"A view over Robin Hood&#039;s Bay, Yorkshire, looking north\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RobinHoodsBay.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Geological formations below the UK\u2019s coastal waters may be potential storage sites for CO<sub>2<\/sub>. \u00a9 Jacqueline Hannaford. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Our work and recognised leadership in storage capacity estimation has led to the BGS&#8217;s involvement in a number of international initiatives, including the development of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum storage capacity estimation methodology (Bachu et al., 2007) and as members of the United Nation Task Force on reserve estimates for injection projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The level of understanding of the theoretical storage capacity of the UK is mature; our focus is now is on maturing the understanding of UK storage to support development of CCS in the UK as well as engaging with countries who have yet to assess their CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK storage capacity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The BGS was involved in developing the calculation methodology during the UK Storage Appraisal Project (UKSAP) funded by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). This was the first study to assess the whole of the UK Continental Shelf for its potential to store CO<sub>2<\/sub> within saline aquifers (brine water-bearing formations), oil fields and gas fields. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Map-for-CO2-storage-capacity-estimation.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;\/sub&gt; storage capacity estimation. From CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;\/sub&gt; Stored \u00a9 BGS\/UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_80522\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Map-for-CO2-storage-capacity-estimation-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"CO2 storage capacity estimation\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Map-for-CO2-storage-capacity-estimation.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage capacity estimation. From CO<sub>2<\/sub> Stored \u00a9 BGS\/UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Map-for-CO2-storage-capacity-estimation.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;\/sub&gt; storage capacity estimation. From CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;\/sub&gt; Stored \u00a9 BGS\/UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_80522\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.co2stored.co.uk\/home\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CO<sub>2<\/sub> Stored<\/a> is the UK CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage evaluation database providing access to date for over 500 potential storage units in the UK, including saline aquifers and oil and gas fields. For each storage unit, CO<sub>2<\/sub> Stored provides geological parameters, such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>porosity and permeability<\/li><li>a range of storage capacities<\/li><li>potential geological risks<\/li><li>economic projection for the cost of storage. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>CO<sub>2<\/sub> Stored is a national asset, identifying a geological storage potential of over 70 billion tonnes of storage deep under the UK seabed. The UK is the first country in the world to provide this information online. CO<sub>2<\/sub> Stored is hosted and developed by the BGS in partnership with The Crown Estate. <\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Key references<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bachu, S, Bonijoly, D, Bradshaw, J, Burruss, R, Christensen, N-P, Holloway, S, and Mathiassen, O-M. 2007. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1750-5836(07)00086-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CO2 storage capacity estimation: Methodology and gaps<\/a>.<em> International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control<\/em>, Vol. 1(4), 430\u2013443.<\/p>\n<p>Bentham, M, Green, A, and Gammer, D. 2013. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.egypro.2013.06.423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The occurrence of faults in the Bunter Sandstone Formation of the UK sector of the Southern North Sea and the potential impact on storage capacity.<\/a> <em>Energy Procedia<\/em>, Vol. 37, 5101\u20135109.<\/p>\n<p>Bentham, M, Mallows T, Lowndes, J, and Green, A. 2014. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.egypro.2014.11.540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CO<sub>2<\/sub> STORage Evaluation Database (CO<sub>2<\/sub> Stored). The UK\u2019s online storage Atlas.<\/a> <em>Energy Procedia<\/em>, Vol. 63, 5103\u20135113.<\/p>\n<p>Gammer, D, Green, A, Holloway, S, and Smith, G. 2011. <a href=\"http:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/16834\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Energy Technologies Institute&#8217;s UK CO2 storage appraisal project (UKSAP)<\/a>. In: <em>SPE Offshore Europe Oil and Gas Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, 6\u20138 September 2011<\/em>. Society of Petroleum Engineers.<\/p>\n<p>Holloway, S, Vincent, C\u00a0 J, and Kirk, K L. 2006. <a href=\"http:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/4837\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Industrial carbon dioxide emissions and carbon dioxide storage potential in the UK.<\/a> <em>British Geological Survey Commissioned Report <\/em> CR\/06\/185N. (Nottingham, UK: British Geological Survey.)<\/p>\n<p>Lewis, D, Vernon, R, O\u2019Neill, N, Pasquali, R, Cleary, T, Bentham, M, Kirk, K, Chadwick, A, Hilditch, D, Michael, K, Allinson, G, Neal P, and Mihn Ho, D. 2009. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.egypro.2009.02.033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assessment of the all Ireland potential for geological storage of carbon dioxide in Ireland.<\/a>\u00a0<em>Energy Procedia<\/em>, Vol. 1(1), 2655\u20132662.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, D J, Bentham, M, Holloway S, Noy, D J, and Chadwick, R A. 2010. <a href=\"http:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/10695\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Impact of Boundary Conditions on CO<sub>2<\/sub> Capacity Estimation in Aquifers<\/a>. In:\u00a0<em>9th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Pittsburgh, USA, 10\u201313 May 2010<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to discover more then please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/pearce-jonathan\/\">Jonathan Pearce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-2848-block_5e7b0d7d9c15e\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/carbon-capture-and-storage\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/p542294_thumbnail-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/p542294_thumbnail.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/carbon-capture-and-storage\/\">Carbon capture and storage<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BGS is recognised as a European centre of excellence for the study of carbon dioxide storage. 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