Flow Mechanics for Geological CO2 Storage
(3 October 2024)
Thursday from 9:00 - 17:00
| Instructor: | Florian Doster (Heriot-Watt University) |
| Language: | English |
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Duration and format: | Classroom: 1 day |
| Location: | BP Sunbury Learning Centre, Chertsey Road, Sunbury-On-Thames, TW16 7LN Yellow Space, located in the B-Tech area of Building B |
Course Description
This one-day course covers the fundamentals of flow in porous media, essential for the safe and efficient planning and operation of geological CO2 storage. After completing the course you will be able to explain why fluids move in a reservoir and how these movements can be modelled with the help of Darcy’s law and the principle of mass conservation. You will be able to discuss what controls the pressure diffusion through a reservoir. Further you will be able to describe the physical phenomena that control the dynamics at the pore-scale when CO2 displaces resident fluids in the reservoir and how these processes impact the dynamics of CO2 over the large volumes and timescales that are needed for geological CO2 storage. Last, you will be able to apply models and simple simulators to investigate dynamic storage capacities, pressure build up and leakage risks.
Participants Profile
The course is designed for geoscientists and engineers working in the emerging low-carbon energy sector, the oil and gas sector, technical service companies and research organizations.
Prerequisites
Participants should have basic knowledge of geology, geophysics and reservoir engineering and high-school math.
Topics
- Single- and Multi-phase Darcy’s law
- Principle of well-testing
- Simple models for plume dynamics
- Reservoir simulation
Instructors
Florian Doster
