UK Geological Storage and Monitoring of CO2 - 7th July 2010

The aim of this meeting was to develop CO2 geological storage and monitoring research capacity in the UK in light of imminent trial storage being funded by DECC’s CCS competition. Delegate discussions fed into an academic research needs proposals in regards to new CO2 injection operations being planned in the UK. Delegates helped define gaps in knowledge and identified priority research needs for this area. These findings are summarised in the report:

Geological Storage and Monitoring of CO₂: A UK Research Strategy.

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• Stuart Haszeldine, University of Edinburgh - Welcome
• Andrew Chadwick, BGS - Sleipner, Norway
• Jeimin Lu, University of Texas, Austin - Cranfield, USA
• Sonja Martens, GFZ - Ketzin, Germany
• Allan Mathieson, BP - In Salah, Algeria
• Steve Whittaker, Petroleum Technology Research Centre - Weyburn, Canada
• Sallie Greenberg, Illinois State Geologic Survey - Decatur, USA


• Chris Baker, NERC - RCUK Energy Programme & CCS
• Andrew Green, ETI - Activities in CO2 Storage


• Grahame Smith, Senergy - UK CO2 Storage Appraisal
• Martin Smith, BGS - CASSEM: CO2 Aquifer Storage Site, Evaluation & Monitoring