title: Safe storage and effective monitoring of CO2 in depleted gas fields.
abstract: Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is vital to reduce CO(2) emissions to the atmosphere, potentially providing 20% of the needed reductions in global emissions. Research and demonstration projects are important to increase scientific understanding of CCS, and making processes and results widely available helps to reduce public concerns, which may otherwise block this technology. The Otway Project has provided verification of the underlying science of CO(2) storage in a depleted gas field, and shows that the support of all stakeholders can be earned and retained. Quantitative verification of long-term storage has been demonstrated. A direct measurement of storage efficiency has been made, confirming that CO(2) storage in depleted gas fields can be safe and effective, and that these structures could store globally significant amounts of CO(2).
authors.affiliation: Cooperative Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC), National Farmers' Federation House, 14-16 Brisbane Avenue, Canberra 2600, Australia. charles.jenkins@csiro.au
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ennis-King
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Undershultz
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boreham
authors.forename: Tess
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dance
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Caritat
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Etheridge
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Freifeld
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hortle
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kirste
authors.forename: Lincoln
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pevzner
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schacht
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stalker
authors.forename: Milovan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urosevic
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D057965:Carbon Sequestration; D057231:Climate Change; D061329:Oil and Gas Fields; D014739:Victoria
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D002245:Carbon Dioxide