Second EAGE Workshop on Techniques for Monitoring Co2 Storage

01-02 December 2026 | Calgary, Canada

Second EAGE Workshop on Techniques for Monitoring Co2 Storage

In the global effort to mitigate climate change, safe and verifiable geological storage of carbon dioxide remains a cornerstone of decarbonization strategies. As hundreds of CO2 storage projects progress around the world, the challenge of designing, implementing and validating effective monitoring plans has become more complex and multidisciplinary. This evolution calls for broader collaboration and technical exchange across disciplines from seismic and multi-physics sensing to geochemistry, regulation, and risk based decision making. Building on the success of the First EAGE Workshop on Geophysical Techniques for Monitoring CO2 Storage, this second edition expands its scope to encompass a wider set of techniques for monitoring CO2 storage not limited to geophysics to better address the diversity of technologies and emerging industry needs.

Participants at the first workshop underscored that site-specific monitoring plans are essential and that a combination of methods including targeted three-dimensional baseline and time-lapse approaches, potential fields, multi-physics methods, and integrated sub-surface workflows will be required to meet operational and regulatory objectives. The community’s feedback emphasized the importance of developing realistic failure-mode models rather than focusing solely on success cases, and the need for industry collaboration to validate emerging technologies at active CO2 storage sites. There was also a clear interest in expanding dialogue beyond traditional geophysical techniques to incorporate reservoir engineering, well integrity, regulatory perspectives, economic considerations, and broader cross-disciplinary engagement.

The second edition of the workshop reflects these insights by providing a place that promotes a broader set of monitoring techniques while fostering interactive and collaborative formats that bring diverse expertise into shared problem solving. Through focused discussion periods, technical presentations, and different panels, the workshop aims to advance monitoring strategies that are practical, efficient, and tailored to the specific needs of commercial CO2 storage projects worldwide. In doing so, it seeks to support the transition from what is technically possible toward approaches that are implementable, robust, and responsive to the evolving challenges of carbon storage monitoring.

Hosting this workshop in Calgary, places the event at a strategic hub for carbon capture, utilization and storage innovation and deployment, in a region with deep expertise, active projects, and strong industry participation in CCUS research and implementation. Alberta’s leadership in advancing CCUS technologies and regulatory frameworks makes Calgary an ideal venue to foster collaboration, exchange real-world insights, and accelerate progress in CO2 storage monitoring practices. We look forward to welcoming you to Calgary and to an engaging and impactful workshop.