Risk Assessment of Geologic Formation Sequestration in The Rocky Mountain Region, USA
- The University Of Utah
The purpose of this report is to describe the outcome of a targeted risk assessment of a candidate geologic sequestration site in the Rocky Mountain region of the USA. Specifically, a major goal of the probabilistic risk assessment was to quantify the possible spatiotemporal responses for Area of Review (AoR) and injection-induced pressure buildup associated with carbon dioxide (CO₂) injection into the subsurface. Because of the computational expense of a conventional Monte Carlo approach, especially given the likely uncertainties in model parameters, we applied a response surface method for probabilistic risk assessment of geologic CO₂ storage in the Permo-Penn Weber formation at a potential CCS site in Craig, Colorado. A site-specific aquifer model was built for the numerical simulation based on a regional geologic model.
- Research Organization:
- The University Of Utah
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0001812
- OSTI ID:
- 1149480
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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