Current Research Project: Digital Monitoring of CO2 storage projects - DigiMon
Förderkennzeichen: 03EE5022B
DigiMon - Digital Monitoring of CO2 storage projects is an ACT second call project funded by the national funding agencies in the period Sept 2019 - Aug 2022. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key mitigation option in any strategy for reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and climate stabilisation (e.g., Socolow, 2011). Demonstration and commercial projects have shown that CCS is technically feasible. However, the technology requires upscaling, particularly with respect to storing large volumes of CO2. Cost-effective and societally acceptable monitoring of CO2 reservoirs is a major hurdle. As a regulatory requirement, measurement, monitoring and verification (MMV) strategies and plans must demonstrate conformance (models are in alignment with monitoring data), verify containment (ensure mitigation of any leakage) and provide consistency plans in case of unexpected leaks. In particular, Geotomographie GmbH will contribute to the instrumentation, execution and evaluation of cross-hole measurements in order to assess the stress changes caused by CO2 storage. Therefore, this project will develop and apply tailor-made seismic devices for P and SH cross-hole tomography. In particular, an SV type borehole source is being developed to measure a complete set of P, SH, and SV waves. These tools are also tested on a field site in conjunction with fiber optic sensors. Likewise, the expertise contributes to the development of efficient data processing, visualization and modeling tools. You will find detailed information about the project below the following link: