Advanced Storage R&D Projects

The Carbon Storage Program’s Wellbore Integrity and Mitigation Technology Component comprisesefforts to improve wellbore construction materials to ensure safe and reliable injection operations and long-term containment of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the storage complex. This Technology Component also addresses the need to prevent and correct any release of CO₂ from its intended geologic storage complex or migration through near-wellbore fracture networks.

*Wellbore Integrity and Mitigation Projects*
Integrated Wellbore Integrity Analysis Program for CO₂ Storage Applications	Battelle Memorial Institute
	DE-FE0026585
Programmable Sealant-Loaded Mesoporous Nanoparticles for Gas/Liquid Leakage	C-Crete Technologies, LLC
	DE-FE0026511
Time Reversal Methods for the Detection and Monitoring of CO₂/Brine Leakage Pathways in Wellbore Systems	LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
	FWP-FE-634-15-FY15
Autonomous monitoring of wellbore integrity applying Time Reverse Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (TR NEWS) and Fiber Optic Sensing and Communication	LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
	FWP-FE-853-17-FY17
High-Resolution 3D Acoustic Borehole Integrity Monitoring System	LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
	FWP-FE-855-17-FY17
Using Biomineralization Sealing for Leakage Mitigation in Shale During CO₂ Sequestration	Montana Emergent Technologies Inc.
	SC0010099
Wellbore Leakage Mitigation Using Advanced Mineral Precipitation Strategies	Montana State University
	DE-FE0026513
Nonlinear Acoustic Methods for the Detection and Monitoring of CO₂/Brine Leakage Pathways in Wellbore Systems	SNL - Sandia National Laboratories
	FWP-SNL-16-15-018337
Nanoparticle Injection Technology for Remediating Leaks of CO₂Storage Formation	University of Colorado
	DE-FE0026514
Statistical Analysis of CO₂ Exposed Wells to Predict Long-Term Leakage through the Development of an Integrated Neural-Genetic Algorithm	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
	DE-FE0009284
Casing Annulus Monitoring of CO₂ Injection Using Wireless Autonomous Distributed Sensor Networks	University of Texas at Austin, BEG
	DE-FE0031856
Task 1: Wellbore and Seal Integrity	LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
	FWP-FE-890-18-FY18
Targeted Mineral Carbonation to Enhance Wellbore Integrity	University of Virginia
	DE-FE0026582

Storage complex efficiency and security provides improved tools to design effective injection operations, optimize injection rates, manage pressure, make efficient use of reservoir storage space, and ensure the sealing capability of caprocks, both onshore and offshore.

*Storage Complex Efficiency and Security Projects*
Commercial Scale CO₂ Injection and Optimization of Storage Capacity in the Southeastern United States
	Advanced Resources International
	DE-FE0010554
Geomechanical Framework for Secure CO₂ Storage in Fractured Reservoirs and Caprocks for Sedimentary Basins in the Midwest United States	Battelle Memorial Institute
	DE-FE0023330
Characterizing and Interpreting the In Situ Strain Tensor During CO₂Injection	Clemson University
	DE-FE0023313
Robust In Situ Strain Measurements to Monitor CO₂ Storage	Clemson University
	DE-FE0028292
A Coupled Geomechanical, Acoustic, Transport, and Sorption Study of Caprock Integrity in CO₂ Sequestration	Colorado School of Mines
	DE-FE0023223
Quantitative Characterization of Impacts of Coupled Geomechanics and Flow on Safe and Permanent Geological Storage of CO₂ in Fractured Reservoirs	Colorado School of Mines
	DE-FE0023305
Optimizing and Quantifying CO₂ Storage Resource in Saline Formations and Hydrocarbon Reservoirs	University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center
	DE-FE0009114
Task 3 - Implications of Stress State Uncertainty on Caprock and Well Integrity	LLNL - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
	FWP-FEW0191
Task 2 - Microseismic Toolset for Fault Detection and Seismicity Mitigation	LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
	FWP-FEW0191
Task 4 - Optimization Framework for Improved CO₂ Injectivity, Storage Permanence, Monitoring, and Utilization	LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
	FWP-ESD14095
Geomechanical Monitoring for CO₂ Hub Storage: Production and Injection at Kevin Dome	Montana State University
	DE-FE0023152
Geophysical and Mineralogical Controls on the Rheology of Fracture Slip and Seal Breaching	Pennsylvania State University
	DE-FE0023354
Task 1 - Sequestration in Basalt Formations	PNNL - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
	FWP-66799
Task 3 - Collaboration with Japan on Injection Strategies for Onshore and Offshore CCS	PNNL - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
	FWP-66799
Multiscale Modeling of CO₂ Migration and Trapping in Fractured Reservoirs with Validation by Model Comparison and Real-Site Applications	Princeton University
	DE-FE0023323
Geomechanical Properties of Mesozoic Rift Basins: Applications for Geosequestration	Sandia Technologies, LLC
	DE-FE0023334
Enhanced Analytical Simulation Tool for CO₂ Storage Capacity Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification	The University of Texas at Austin
	DE-FE0009301
Development of Geomechanical Screening Tools to Identify Risk: An Experimental and Modeling Approach	The University of Texas at Austin
	DE-FE0023314
Geomechanics of CO₂ Reservoir Seals	The University of Texas at Austin
	DE-FE0023316
Joint Inversion Of Time-Lapse Seismic Data	University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center (UNDEERC)
	DE-FE0031540
A Novel Point Process Filtering Paradigm for Modeling and Inversion of Microseismic Monitoring Data During CO₂ Storage	University of Southern California
	01-USC-B2C-08
Integration of Geophysical and Geomechanical Modeling to Monitor Integrity of Carbon Storage	University of Southern California
	DE-FE0026825
Integrated Characterization of CO₂ Storage Reservoirs on the Rock Springs Uplift Combining Geomechanics, Geochemistry, and Flow Modeling	University of Wyoming
	DE-FE0023328
Low-Cost Technique for In Situ Stresses and Geomechanical Properties Measurement Based on Leak-Off Tests and Caliper Logs	University of Wyoming
	DE-FE0026825
A Probabilistic Assessment of the Geomechanical Response to CO₂Injections in Large Igneous Provinces	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - OSP
	DE-FE0023381
Impact of Microstructure on the Containment and Migration of CO₂ in Fractured Basalts	Washington University
	DE-FE0023382
High Resolution Reservoir Seal Integrity Monitoring Using Optimized Borehole Sources and Distributed Acoustic Sensing	Rice University
	DE-FE0032058
Seismic Elastic Double-Beam Characterization of Faults and Fractures for CO₂ Storage Site Selection	University of Houston
	DE-FE0032063
Advancing Characterization of Faults through Deployment of Novel Geophysical, Geochemical and Geomechanical Technologies at the San Juan Basin CarbonSAFE Site	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	DE-FE0032064
Identification of Faults Susceptible to Induced Seismicity	Illinois State Geological Survey
	DE-FE0031685
Improving Subsurface Stress Characterization for Carbon Dioxide Storage Projects by Incorporating Machine Learning Techniques	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
	DE-FE0031684
Development of Thermal Breakout Technology for Determining In-Situ Stress	RESPEC
	DE-FE0031688
Task 6: Results from the In Situ Fault Slip Experiment at Mont Terri	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
	FWP-ESD14095 (Task 6)
Task 4: Pressure Analysis Toolkit	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
	FWP-0191 (Task 4)
Task 6: CO₂ Injection with Fracturing in Geomechanically Protected Caprock	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
	FWP-0191 (Task 6)
Task 3: CO₂ Storage and Trapping in Multi-Phase Systems Containing Brine and Hydrocarbon	LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
	FWP-FE-1122-19-FY19
Task 2: Novel Methods to Detect Small Leaks over Large Areas	LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
	FWP-FE-1122-19-FY19
Task 4: Monitoring for Faults at a Critical State of Stress	LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
	FWP-890-18-FY18

Monitoring, verification, accounting (MVA), and assessment research is focused on three key technologies: subsurface monitoring, atmospheric and near-surface monitoring, and intelligent monitoring. Atmospheric, near-surface, and subsurface monitoring technologies in combination provide a multilevel approach to confirm permanent storage of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Intelligent monitoring systems, which provide real-time, actionable information for operational control of storage projects, will reduce the costs associated with carbon storage.

*Monitoring, Verification, Accounting, and Assessment Projects*
Intelligent Monitoring Systems and Advanced Well Integrity and Mitigation	Archer Daniels
	DE-FE0026517
Distributed Fiber Optic Arrays: Integrated Temperature and Seismic Sensing for Detection of CO₂ Flow, Leakage, and Subsurface Distribution	Electric Power Research Institute
	DE-FE0012700
Charged Wellbore Casing Controlled Source Electromagnetics (CSC-CSEM) for Reservoir Imaging and Monitoring	Colorado School of Mines
	DE-FE0028320
Automated High Power Permanent Seismic Source System for Long-Term Monitoring of Subsurface	GPUSA
	DE-FE0028748
Real-Time In-Situ CO₂ Monitoring Network for Sensitive Subsurface Areas in CCS	Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
	DE-FE0012706
LANL - Sequestration Activities FY15	LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
	FE-452-14-FY15
Integrated Fiber-Optic Sensor Systems	LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
	FWP-ESD13-035
Task 2 - Field Testing of Emerging Technologies	LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
	FWP-ESD14095
Task 3 - Advancing Monitoring Technology	LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
	FWP-ESD14095
Task 4 - Core Carbon Storage and Monitoring Research	LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
	FWP-ESD14095
Task 5 - Japan Collaboration on Fiber-Optic Technology	LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
	FWP-ESD14095
Development of the microBayesloc Location Method	LLNL - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
	FWP-FEW0193
Deep Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic Sensing: A Cost-Effective, Long-Term Tool for Sequestration Monitoring	Multi-Phase Technologies, LLC
	DE-FE0012266
NETL Task 3 - Monitoring Groundwater Impacts	National Energy Technology Laboratory - Research and Innovation Center
	FWP-2012.02.00
Task 5 - Monitoring CO₂ and Pressure Plume	National Energy Technology Laboratory - Research and Innovation Center
	FWP-2012.02.00
Surface and Airborne Monitoring Technology for Detecting Geologic Leakage in a CO₂-Enhanced Oil Recovery Pilot, Anadarko Basin, Texas	Oklahoma State
	DE-FE0012173
Monitoring of Geological CO₂ Sequestration Using Isotopes and Perfluorocarbon Tracers	ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
	FWP-FEAA045
Integration Of Seismic-Pressure-Petrophysics Inversion Of Continuous Active-Seismic Monitoring Data For Monitoring And Quantifying CO₂ Plume	Pennsylvania State University
	DE-FE0031544
Downhole Sensor Network for Monitoring CO₂ Migration	Physical Sciences Inc.
	SC0011876
Pressure-Based Inversion and Data Assimilation System (PIDAS) for CO₂ Leakage Detection	The University of Texas at Austin
	DE-FE0012231
Development of a Framework for Data Integration, Assimilation, and Learning for Geological Carbon Sequestration	The University of Texas at Austin
	DE-FE0026515
Field Validation of MVA Tools for Offshore CCS: Novel Ultra-High-Resolution 3D Marine Seismic Technology (P-Cable)	The University of Texas at Austin
	DE-FE0028193
Scalable, Automated, Semipermanent Seismic Method for Detecting CO₂ Plume Extent During Geological CO₂ Injection	University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center
	DE-FE0012665
Field Demonstration of the Krauklis Seismic Wave in a Novel MVA Method for Geologic CO₂ Storage	University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center
	DE-FE0028659
Development of Intelligent Monitoring System (IMS) Modules for the Aquistore CO₂ Storage Project	University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center
	DE-FE0026516
Acoustic Emissions Sensing for Tracing Carbon Dioxide Movement in Caprock of a Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage System (CCUS)	Battelle
	DE-FE0032062
Task 1: Enhanced Contrast Agents for CO₂ Monitoring	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
	FWP-70066
Wireless Microsensors System for Monitoring Deep Subsurface Operations	Battelle
	DE-FE0031850
Task 5: Advances in Large N Seismic Measurements to Monitor Reservoir Behavior	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
	FWP-0191 (Task 5)