Risk Assessment Publications

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EDX | National Energy Technology Laboratory

NRAP | NETL, LANL, LLNL, LBNL, PNNL

DE-FWP-1022464 | Carbon Storage Analysis | National Energy Technology Laboratory

Archived Projects

DE-SC0020734 | Interface and Workflow Design and Implementation for Geological Carbon Storage Modeling, Simulation, and Risk Management | Illinois Rocstar, LLC

Interface and Workflow Design and Implementation for Geological Carbon Storage Modeling, Simulation, and Risk Management Presented by Mark Brandyberry, Carbon Management Project Review Meeting – Carbon Transport and Storage, August 16, 2022.

DE-SC0019854 | Automated Data Collection and Compression System for CO₂ Monitoring Data | Petrolern, LLC

Automated Data Collection and Compression System for CO₂ Monitoring
Presented by Hamed Soroush, Carbon Management Project Review Meeting – Carbon Transport and Storage, August 16, 2022.

E-FWP-FP00007226/FWP-FEW0246 | Development of High Sensitivity Engineered Optical Fiber for Distributed Acoustic Sensing | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Development of High Sensitivity Engineered Optical Fiber for Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Presented by Michael Messerly, Carbon Management and Oil and Gas Research Project Review Meeting – Carbon Storage, August 10, 2021.
Development of High Sensitivity Engineered Optical Fiber for Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Presented by Michael Messerly, Addressing the Nation’s Energy Needs through Technology Innovation – 2019 Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage, and Oil and Gas Technologies Integrated Review Meeting, August 26, 2019.
Development of High Sensitivity Engineered Optical Fiber for Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Presented by Barry Freifeld, 2018 Mastering the Subsurface through Technology Innovation, Partnerships and Collaboration: Carbon Storage and Oil and Natural Gas Technologies Review Meeting, August 15, 2018.

DE-FWP-FEW0191 | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Research Activities to Support DOE’s Carbon Storage Program | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

DE-FE0028748 | Automated High Power Permanent Borehole Seismic Source Systems for Long-Term Monitoring of Subsurface CO₂ Containment and Storage | GPUSA, Inc.

Automated High Power Permanent Borehole Seismic Source Systems for Long-Term Monitoring of Subsurface CO₂ Containment and Storage
James K. Andersen, March 10, 2019

DE-FE0023381 | A Probabilistic Assessment of the Geomechanical Response to CO₂ Injections in Large Igneous Provinces| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Assessing the Geomechanical Response of CO₂ Disposal in Flood Basalt Reservoirs (Final Report)
Ryan M. Pollyea, Sally M. Benson, November 30, 2018
A probabilistic assessment of geomechanical reservoir integrity during CO₂ sequestration in flood basalt formations
Richard S. Jayne, Hao Wu, Ryan M. Pollyea, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Volume 9, Issue 5, August 2019
Geologic CO₂ sequestration and permeability uncertainty in a highly heterogeneous reservoir
Richard S. Jayne, Hao Wu, Ryan M. Pollyea, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Volume 83, April 2019, Pages 128-139
Permeability correlation structure of the Columbia River Plateau and implications for fluid system architecture in continental large igneous provinces
Richard S. Jayne, Ryan M. Pollyea, Geological Society of America, Volume 46, Issue 8, July 2018
A parametric analysis of capillary pressure effects during geologic carbon sequestration in a sandstone reservoir: Modeling and Analysis: A parametric analysis of capillary pressure effects during geologic carbon sequestration
Hao Wu, Richard S. Jayne, Ryan M. Pollyea, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Volume 8, Issue 6, September 2019
Rate equations for modeling carbon dioxide sequestration in basalt
Ryan M. Pollyea, J. Donald Rimstidt, Applied Geochemistry, Volume 81, June 2017, Pages 53-62
Influence of relative permeability on injection pressure and plume configuration during CO₂ injections in a mafic reservoir
Ryan M. Pollyea, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Volume 46, March 2016, Pages 7-17

DE-FE0009168 | Development of Improved Caprock Integrity and Risk Assessment Techniques | Geomechanics Technologies, Inc.

Development of Improved Caprock Integrity and Risk Assessment Techniques (Final Report)
Michael Bruno, December 15, 2014
Development of Improved caprock Integrity Analysis and Risk Assessment Techniques
Michael Bruno, Kang Lao, Julia Diessl, Bill Childers, Jing Xiang, Nicky White, Ellen van der Veer, Energy Procedia, Volume 63, January 2014, Pages 4708-4744.

DE-FE0004844 | Nature and Dynamics of the Reservoir/Caprock Contact and Implications for Carbon Storage Performance| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Area of Interest 1, CO₂ at the Interface: Nature and Dynamics of the Reservoir/Peter Mozley, James Evans, Thomas Dewers, April 1, 2015

DE-FE0001563 | Developing a Comprehensive Risk Assessment Framework for Geological Storage of CO₂ | University of Texas at Austin

Developing a Comprehensive Risk Assessment Framework for Geological Storage CO₂ (Final Report)
Ian J. Duncan, December 2014

DE-FE0001164 | Development of a Software Framework for System Level Carbon Sequestration Risk Assessment | GoldSim Technology Group

Development of a Software Framework for System Level Carbon Sequestration Risk Assessment (Final Report)
R. Ian Miller, April 15, 2013.

DE-FE0001112 | Comprehensive, Quantitative Risk Assessment | Headwaters Clean Carbon Services, LLC

Comprehensive, Quantitative Risk Assessment of CO₂ Geologic Sequestration (Final Report)
James Lepinski, September 30, 2013.

DE-FE0000749 | Basin-Scale Leakage Risks from Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Impact on CCS Energy Market Competitiveness | Princeton University

Basin-Scale Leakage Risks from Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Impact on CCS Energy Market Competitiveness (Final Report)
Catherine Peters, Jeffrey Fitts, Elizabeth Wilson, Melisa Pollak, Jeffrey Bielicki, Vatsak Bhatt, February 8, 2014.
An Examination of Geologic Carbon Sequestration Policies in the Context of Leakage Potential
Jeffrey M. Bielicki, Catherine A. Peters, Jeffrey P. Fitts, Elizabeth J. Wilson, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Volume 37, June 2015, Pages 61-75.

DE-FE0000397 | Zero Emissions Research and Technology (ZERT) II – Investigating Fundamental Scientific Issues Affecting the Long-Term Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide | Montana State University

Investigating the Fundamental Scientific Issues Affecting the Long-Term Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Final Report)
Lee Spangler, Alfred Cunningham, Elliott Barnhart, David Lageson, Anita Moore-Nall, Laura Dobeck, Kevin Repasky, Joseph A. Shaw, Paul W. Nugent, Jennifer Johnson, Justin A. Hogan, Sarah Codd, Joshua Bray, Cody Prather, B. Peter McGrail, Curtis M. Oldenburg, Jeff Wagoner, Rajesh Pawar, December 19, 2014.
Possible Involvement of Permian Phosphoria Formation Oil as a Source of REE and Other Metals Associated with Complex U-V Mineralization in the Northern Bighorn Basin
Anita Moore-Nall, Ranalda Tsosie, Minerals, Volume 7, Issue 12, November 2017.
Process-Based Soil Bas Leakage Assessment at the Kerr Farm: Comparison of Results to Leakage Proxies at ZERT and Mt. Etna
Katherine D. Romanak, Brad Wolaver, Changbing Yang, George William Sherk, Janis Dale, Laura M. Dobeck, Lee H. Spangler, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Volume 30, November 2014, Pages 42-57

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