Saline Aquifer CO2 Storage (SACS)

- an offshore demonstration at the Sleipner field

 

Publications

Publications and Conference Presentations

Gale, J., Christensen, N. P., Cutler, A., & Torp, T.A., 2001: Demonstrating the Potential for Geological Storage of CO2: The Sleipner and GESTCO Projects. Environmental Geosciences, 8 (3), 160 –165.

Chadwick, A., Holloway, S. & Riley, N., 2001: Deep subsurface CO2 sequestration - a viable greenhouse mitigation strategy. Geoscientist, vol 11, No 2, Feb 2001, 4-5.

Zweigel, P. & Gale, J., 2000: Storing CO2 underground shows promising results.-  EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 81 (45), 529 & 534. (Reprinted with added figure in Earth in Space, 13 (6), 8-9.)

Carstens, H. (& Torp, T.), 2000: Send CO2 tilbake til undergrunnen. GEO, 3, (6), 12-15.

Zweigel, P., Lindeberg, E., & Eiken, O., 2000: 4D seismikk løser gåten. GEO, 3, (6), 16-18.


Presentations

2nd Annual Conference on Carbon Sequestration, 5-8 May 2003, Alexandria, VA, US:

Gaus, I., Azarounal, M., & Czernichowski-Lauriol, I., 2003: Reactive transport modeling of dissolved CO2 in the cap rock base during CO2 sequestration (Sleipner site, North Sea). Abstracts of the 2nd Annual Conference on Carbon Sequestration, 5-8 May 2003, Alexandria, VA, US.


6th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT6), October 2003, Kyoto:

Arts; R., Eiken, O., Chadwick, A., Zweigel, P., van der Meer, L., & Zinszner, B., 2002: Monitoring of CO2 Injected at Sleipner Using Time Lapse Seismic Data. Abstracts of the 6th International conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technology (GHGT-6), Kyoto, Japan, 1-4 October 2002

Chadwick, A., Zweigel, P., Gregersen, U., Kirby, G., & Johannessen, P., 2002: Geological Characterisation of CO2 Storage Sites: Lessons from the Sleipner, Northern North Sea. Abstracts of the 6th International conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technology (GHGT-6), Kyoto, Japan, 1-4 October 2002

Czernichowski-Lauriol, C.A. Rochelle, E. Brosse, N. Springer, K. Bateman, C. Kervevan, J.M. Pearce, B. Sanjuan, 2002: Reactivity of injected CO2 with the Utsira Sand reservoir at Sleipner. Abstracts of the 6th International conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technology (GHGT-6), Kyoto, Japan, 1-4 October 2002, p 341.

Lindeberg, E., Bergmo, P., & Moen, A., 2002: The Long-term Fate of CO2 Injected into an Aquifer. Abstracts of the 6th International conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technology (GHGT-6), Kyoto, Japan, 1-4 October 2002. Short abstract. Extended abstract.

Torp, T.A. & Gale, J. 2002: Demonstrating Storage of CO2 in Geological Reservoirs: The Sleipner and Sacs Projects. Abstracts of the 6th International conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technology (GHGT-6), Kyoto, Japan, 1-4 October 2002


EAGE Annual meeting 2002, Florence:

Arts, R., Elsayed, R., van der Meer, L., Eiken, O., Østmo, S., Chadwick, A., Kirby, G., Zinszner, B., 2002: Estimation of the mass of injected CO2 at Sleipner using time-lapse seismic data. EAGE, Annual meeting 2002, Florence, Italy.


Geological Society of London, '3D Seismic Data: Advances in the Understanding of Stratigraphic and Structural Architecture' conference, 14-16 November 2001

Chadwick, A., Williamson, P., Zweigel, P., Arts, R., Eiken, O., 2001: Time-lapse geophysical monotoring of a subsurface CO2 bubble in the Utsira Sand, Sleipner, northgern North Sea. Presentation at '3D Seismic Data: Advances in the Understanding of Stratigraphic and Structural Architecture' conferece at the Geological Society of London, Burlington House, 14-16 November 2001.


American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Annual Meeting, June 2001, Denver

Eiken, O., Brevik, I., Art, R., Lindeberg, E., Fagervik, K. 2001: Seismic monitoring of CO2 injected into a marine aquifer. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Meeting, June 2001, Denver, abstract volume.

Zweigel, P., Arts, R., Bidstrup, T., Chadwick, A., Eiken, O., Gregersen, U., Hamborg, M., Johanessen, P., Kirby, G., Kristensen, L., & Lindeberg, E., 2001: Results and experiences from the first Industrial-scale underground CO2 sequestration case (Sleipner Field, North Sea). American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Meeting, June 2001, Denver, abstract volume (CD) 6p.


European Union of Geosciences (EUG), XI meeting, April 2001, Strasbourg

Chadwick, A., Kirby,G., Holloway, S., Zweigel, P., & Arts, R. 2001: The case for underground carbon dioxide sequestration in Northern Europe.- European Union of Geosciences, XI meeting, April 2001, Strasbourg, Abstract volume, 172.

Czernichowski-Lauriol, I., Rochelle, C.A., Brosse, E., Springer, N., Pearce, J.M., Bateman, K.A., Sanjuan, B., Kervévan, C., 2001: Disposal of CO2 in deep aquifers: geochemical investigations of water-rock-CO2 interactions at Sleipner (North Sea) as part of the SACS project. European Union of Geosciences, XI meeting, April 2001, Strasbourg, Abstract volume, 172.


5th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT5), August 2000, Cairns

Arts, R., Brevik, I., Eiken, O., Sollie, R., Causse, E., & van der Meer, B. 2000b: Geophysical methods for monitoring marine aquifer CO2 storage - Sleipner experiences. 5th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Cairns (Australia), August 2000. (PDF 922 KB / 6 pages)

Chadwick, R.A., Holloway, S., Kirby, G.A., Gregersen, U., & Johannessen, P.N. 2000: The Utsira Sand, Central North Sea - An assessment of its potential for regional CO2 disposal. 5th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Cairns (Australia), August 2000. (PDF 446 KB / 6 pages)

Lindeberg, E., Zweigel, P., Bergmo, P., Ghaderi, A., & Lothe, A. 2000b: Prediction of CO2 dispersal pattern improved by geology and reservoir simulation and verified by time lapse seismic. 5th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Cairns (Australia), August 2000. (PDF 91 KB / 6 pages)

Pearce, J.M., Czernichowski-Lauriol, I., Rochelle, C.A., Springer, N., Brosse, E., Sanjuan, B., Bateman, K., & Lanini, S. 2000: How will reservoir and caprock react with injected CO2 at Sleipner? Preliminary evidence from experimental investigations. 5th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Cairns (Australia), August 2000. (PDF 14 KB / 6 pages)

Van der Meer, L.G.H., Arts, R.A., & Paterson, L. (2000): Prediction of migration of CO2 after injection in a saline aquifer: reservoir history matching of a 4D seismic image with a compositional gas/water model.  5th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Cairns (Australia), August 2000. (PDF 14 KB / 6 pages)

Zweigel, P., Hamborg, M., Arts, R., Lothe A., & Tømmerås, A. 2000: Prediction of migration of CO2 injected into an underground depository: Reservoir geology and migration modelling in the Sleipner case (North Sea). 5th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Cairns (Australia), August 2000. (PDF 1170 KB / 6 pages)


SEG International Conference 2000, Calgary

Eiken, O., Brevik, I., Arts. R., Lindeberg, E., & Fagervik, K. 2000: Seismic monitoring of CO2 injected into a marine aquifer. SEG Calgary 2000 International conference and 70th Annual meeting, Calgary. (PDF 208 KB / 4 pages)


EAGE Annual Meeting 2000, Glasgow 

Arts, R. J., Zweigel, P., & Lothe, A.E. 2000a: Reservoir geology of the Utsira Sand in the Southern Viking Graben area – a site for potential CO2 storage.- 62nd EAGE meeting, Glasgow, paper B-20. (PDF 269 KB / 4 pages)

Brevik, I., Eiken, O.,  Arts, R.J., Lindeberg, E., & Causse E. 2000: Expectations and results from seismic monitoring of CO2 injection into a marine acquifer. 62nd EAGE meeting, Glasgow, paper B-21.

Gregersen, U, Johannessen, P.N., Chadwick, R.A., Holloway, S. & Kirby, G.A. 2000: Regional study of the Neogene deposits in the southern Viking Graben area - a site for potential CO2 storage. 62nd EAGE meeting, Glasgow.  (PDF 123 KB / 4 pages)


AAPG Int’l Conf. & Exhib. 1999, Birmingham 

Zweigel, P., Lothe, A. E., & Lindeberg, E., 1999: Offshore underground CO2-disposal: Reservoir geology of the Neogene Utsira Formation, Sleipner Field, North Sea.- AAPG Bull., 83, 1346-1347. (Poster at AAPG International Conference, Birmingham, UK, September 1999)

NOTE: The SACS project has ended in 2002, but parts of its activities are continued in the EU-cofunded CO2STORE project (http://www.co2store.org/). There you will soon find a updated list covering publications on the Sleipner CO2 storage site.

Published April 10, 2008