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.
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.