Constraining Leakage Pathways Through the Overburden Above Sub-Seafloor Co2 Storage Reservoirs
Constraining Leakage Pathways Through the Overburden Above Sub-Seafloor Co2 Storage Reservoirs
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限制穿过海底二氧化碳封存库上方覆盖层的泄漏路径
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.3365826
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发表时间:
2018
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A. Best
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作者:
J. Bull;C. Berndt;T. Minshull;T. Henstock;G. Bayrakci;R. Gehrmann;Christoph Böttner;Bettina Schramm;B. Callow;M. Chapman;N. Yilo;M. Dewar;Baixin Chen;U. Saleem;H. Marín‐Moreno;G. Provenzano;A. Lichtschlag;I. Falcon‐Suarez;B. Roche;R. James;D. Connelly;J. Matter;J. Elger;J. Karstens;A. Best
The location and potential intensity of any possible CO2 leakage at the seafloor are critically dependent on the distribution and permeability of fluid pathways in the sediment overburden overlying any putative storage reservoir. Evaluation of seismic reflection data, as part of a European Union funded project (STEMM-CCS), has revealed structures crosscutting the overburden within the North Sea and Norwegian Sea. These seismicallyimaged pipes and chimneys are considered to be possible pathways for fluid flow. Natural fluids from deeper strata have migrated through these structures at some point in geological time. If CO2 leaking from sub-seafloor storage reservoirs reaches the base of these structures, and if their permeability is sufficiently high, they could act as CO2 leakage pathways towards the seafloor and overlying water column. To provide a reliable