Friday, September 25, 2026

9:00 - 17:00

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The development of a CO2 storage site involves numerous decisions made at different stages of the project, each informed by modelling. In early geological screening, the conventional approach relies on mass‑balance estimates that use a storage‑efficiency factor, a parameter that lumps the many physical processes reducing storage capacity into one number. Later stages typically involve complex reservoir simulations, sometimes incorporating hydrodynamic, geomechanical, chemical, and thermal processes, which can take days to weeks to run on high‑performance computing systems. This course equips you with simplified models and tools that bridge the gap between these two extremes. You will learn how to assess storage capacity more rigorously than by relying on an arbitrary efficiency factor, without requiring full‑scale reservoir simulations. You will also gain tools to evaluate pressure build‑up, manage basin‑scale behaviour, and address risks and storage limitations, including situations with multiple operators. For experienced reservoir engineers, these models support optimisation and uncertainty quantification, particularly when data availability is limited.