CCS /CCUS Advanced Technology Inside Out Course

Overview of Worldwide CCS/CCUS

• The Context of Worldwide CCS/CCUS.
• The Current Status of Worldwide CCS/CCUS Activities.
• The Brief History of Acid Gas Injection and Implications to CCS/CCUS.
• Introduction of CCS/CCUS Dynamics in the Next 5 to 10 Years.
• SPE CO2 Storage Resource Management System and Application to Illinois Basin.
• Summary of Key CCS Projects – Best Practices and Key Lessons Learned

Subsurface Characterization of CCS/CCUS

• Context of CCS/CCUS Site Characterization.
• Uniqueness and Workflow of CCS/CCUS Site Characterization.
• Introduction to CO2 Storage Mechanisms and Containment.
• CO2 Storage Site Screening Method.
• CO2 Storage Numerical Simulation.
• Best Practices and Lessons Learned from IBDP CCS Project.
• Summary and Way Forward

Digital Twin Modeling of Carbon Capture/Compression Operations

• Introduction of CCS Surface Facilities.
• Carbon Capture Operations Modeling and Case Studies.
• Ship Transportation Modeling and Case Studies.
• CO2 Compression Operations Modeling and Case Studies

Flow Assurance of CO2 Pipeline Transportation and Injection

• CO2 Fluid – the Composition, Phase Behavior, Properties and Modelling.
• CO2 Flow – the Flow Modelling and Flow Assurance.
• Flow Assurance for CO2 Transportation and Injection Systems.
• Case Studies – Flow Assurance For CO2 Transportation and Injection Systems.
• Digital Twin of CO2 Injection System

CCS/CCUS Measurements, Monitoring and Verification (MMV)

• Key Considerations of CCS MMV.
• Summary of Key Incidents from the Previous CCS Projects.
• CCS Subsurface Risk Assessment and Risk Management.
• Introduction of CCS Monitoring Technology.
• CCS Marine Environmental Monitoring.
• CCS Monitoring Design Workflow.
• CCS Monitoring Case Studies.

CCS Well Construction and Well Integrity Assurance

• Considerations of CCS Well Design.
• Completions Design.
• Full Lifecycle Well Integrity Assurance.
• Well Integrity Qualification.
• Considerations of Drilling Operations.
• Case Studies of CCS Drilling Design and Operations.

Reservoir Simulation of CCS/CCUS (I)

• Introduction of CO2 Storage and Related Physics.
• CO2 Storage Modeling Options and Input Data Requirements.
• Simulation of Injection in a Saline Aquifer (CO2STORE).
• Simulation of Injection in a Gas Reservoir with Aquifers (GASWAT).

Reservoir Simulation of CCS/CCUS (II)

• Simulation of injection in an oil-depleted reservoir or for EOR  (CO2SOL).
• INTERSECT Capabilities for CO2 storage.
• Surface and subsurface integrated modeling.
• Case study of lifecycle CO2 reservoir simulation.

Fundamentals of Reservoir Geomechanics

• Importance of Reservoir Geomechanics to CCS.
• Fundamental Concepts in Reservoir Geomechanics.
• Review of Key Input Data for 1D/3D Geomechanical Modelling.
• Experimental Rock Mechanics for Reservoir Geomechanics Studies.

CCS Coupled Geomechanical Simulation and Case Studies.

• CCS Coupled Geomechanical Simulation Workflow.
• Geomechanical Modeling and Coupled Simulation with Petrel Geomechanics.
• Worldwide CCS Geomechanics Case Studies.
• Injection Induced Seismicity and Implication to CCS.