CO2 leakage quantification methods:
advantages and limitations
Anna Korre, Sevket Durucan, Claire Imrie,
Franz May,
F
M
Kai
K i Spickenbom,
S i k b
M ti Krüger,
Martin
K ü
St f
Stefan
S hlö
Schlömer
,
Stanley Baubien, Vincent Vandeweijer,
Stefano Picotti, Daniel Praeg, Sergio Persoglia,
L
Lars
Golmen,
G l
Huber
H b Fabriol
F b i l
Objectives of the study
Identify and review the potential
methods for quantifying CO2 leakages
from a geological storage site from
the g
ground or seabed surface and
discuss the level of accuracy that is
currently required for site permitting
and accounting purposes
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Specific tasks
Identify
Id
if current and
d emerging
i
techniques
h i
that
h can
measure CO2 leakage on shore and off-shore from
potential
po
a point
po
as
a well as
a diffuse
d u sources
ou
Provide a detailed review of the quantification
performance of each method individually including
operational/technical details as wells as cost
implications
Evaluate the improvements in quantifying CO2
leakage through the implementation of a monitoring
portfolio tailored for on-shore and off-shore
environments
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Specific tasks
Review
R
i
current and
d proposed
d regulations
l i
and
d
evaluate the required CO2 leakage quantification
accuracy
a
u a y against
aga
the performance
p o a
of
o individual
d dua
leakage monitoring methods and monitoring
portfolios
Provide recommendations for best practice in using
existing CO2 leakage monitoring techniques for
tifi ti
d provide
id recommendations
d ti
quantification
purposes and
for future research and development to address
stakeholder and regulatory
g
y requirements
q
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