Storing CO2 in geological formations on land or under the seabed is an established method for permanently and safely removing large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. This process, known as carbon capture and storage (CCS), plays a critical role in achieving significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and combating global warming.
SINTEF conducts research along the full range of topics related to CO2 storage, from characterising storage resources and legacy wells to efficient, low-cost monitoring of injected CO2.
SINTEF has advanced laboratories for investigating reservoir technology, rock mechanics, well integrity and pore imaging. In addition, we operate a small-scale field lab for CO2 monitoring, and we employ in-house and commercial software in our research.
We work within these areas:
- Simulation of storage capacity and pressure
- Geomechanics for CCS
- Monitoring methods for reservoir and wells
- Models and tools for rock behaviour
- Numerical simulation of reservoir processes
- Well integrity for legacy and new wells
- Injectivity
- Reservoir characterization and monitoring
- Reservoir fluid analysis
- Risk analysis for CO2 storage
Available infrastructure:
- Reservoir Laboratory
- ECCSEL Svelvik CO2 Field Lab
- Pore Imaging Laboratory
- Formation Physics Laboratory
- Drilling and well Laboratory
- Drone Laboratory
Typical assignments for us:
- International research projects
- Industry assignments and innovation projects with suppliers
- Networking projects across the EU
- Third-party assessment of CO2 storage projects, feasibility studies
We do this for:
- Norwegian and international industry, suppliers
- Norwegian authorities
- Research Council of Norway
Relevant projects:
