Short Course 1: CO₂ Storage Project Design and Optimization (Saline Aquifers)
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Short Courses
| Friday, September 25, 2026 |
| 9:00 - 17:00 |
| Room: Ochil 1 |
Details
The course will explain the overall design of CO₂ storage projects, focusing on sandstone (siliciclastic) saline aquifer systems, and covering:
- The project timeline
- Site characterisation needs
- Trapping mechanisms
- The main fluid dynamical controls
- Methods for storage capacity estimation
- Well design and placement
- Basics of CO₂ transport and management
- Injectivity, geomechanical and pressure management
- Overview of monitoring methods
- Approaches for long-term storage assurance