CO2 Field Lab at Svelvik ridge: Site suitability

Audun Bakk (1) , Jean-Francois Girard (2) , Erik Lindeberg (1) , Eyvind Aker (3) , Frédéric Wertz (2) , Maike Buddensiek (1) , Maria Barrio (1) , David Jones (4)

1 SINTEF Energy Research
2 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
3 NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
4 BGS - British Geological Survey

A field laboratory for monitoring CO 2 migration has been established in the Holocene deposit of the Svelvik ridge, located at the sill of the Drammensfjord 50 km south of Oslo. Initial characterization of the site shows that the formation is very suitable for studying migration and associated leakage, particularly within the top 50 m where the sediments consist of relatively homogenous sand. In the deeper part of the deposit, the formation seems to have more structure possibly enabling monitoring of horizontal migration and more complex migration patterns.

Mots clés: CO2; injection; monitoring; migration

Domaines: Sciences de la Terre

Audun Bakk, Jean-Francois Girard, Erik Lindeberg, Eyvind Aker, Frédéric Wertz, et al.. CO2 Field Lab at Svelvik ridge: Site suitability. Energy Procedia, 2012, 23, pp.306-312. ⟨10.1016/j.egypro.2012.06.055⟩. ⟨hal-03652413⟩