An Adaptive Management Approach To CO2 Storage Projects
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Program, the Plains CO2;Reduction (PCOR) Partnership is advancing the science of carbon capture and storage (CCS) by conducting large-scale demonstration projects. The PCOR Partnership recognizes that every CCS project presents unique, site-specific challenges based upon varying geologic and operational characteristics. To meet these challenges, an adaptive management approach has been developed that ensures successful project implementation while remaining adaptable to each project's unique attributes. The PCOR Partnership's adaptive management approach consists of four main components: site characterization; modeling and simulation; risk assessment; and monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA). Each component is continually evaluated and updated throughout the lifetime of the project, with the results of each evaluation serving as input for the remaining components. This iterative cycle is repeated throughout all project phases, from feasibility study through postclosure monitoring. First, site characterization data are used to populate models and guide simulation activities. A "fit-for-purpose" strategy is used to build models and run simulations to answer specific questions related to geologic uncertainties and technical risks and to guide monitoring locations and timing. Second, data gathered during site characterization and modeling activities serve as inputs to the risk assessment, with the results helping guide the activities of the former in subsequent iterations. In turn, the risk profile evolves based on increased knowledge and implementation of monitoring and/or remediation strategies. Finally, MVA techniques are selected to address specific geologic uncertainties and technical risks identified by the otherView/Download Document
Event/Meeting Information
10th CO2GeoNet Open Forum
5/11/2015
Venice,