Simulation model analysis of the most promising geological sequestration formation candidates in the Rocky Mountain region, USA, with focus on uncertainty assessment
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); The University Of Utah
- Schlumberger Carbon Services, Houston, TX (United States)
- Colorado Geological Survey, Golden, CO (United States)
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
The purpose of this report is to report results of reservoir model simulation analyses for forecasting subsurface CO2 storage capacity estimation for the most promising formations in the Rocky Mountain region of the USA. A particular emphasis of this project was to assess uncertainty of the simulation-based forecasts. Results illustrate how local-scale data, including well information, number of wells, and location of wells, affect storage capacity estimates and what degree of well density (number of wells over a fixed area) may be required to estimate capacity within a specified degree of confidence. A major outcome of this work was development of a new workflow of simulation analysis, accommodating the addition of “random pseudo wells” to represent virtual characterization wells.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0001812
- OSTI ID:
- 1149580
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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