Sedimentology for energy transition: SOSGAS project, an example of workflow approach to reservoir quality assessment

Authors

  • César Viseras Alarcón Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontologia (SEDREGROUP). Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Fuentenueva, Universidad de Granada
  • Patricia Cabello Dept. Dinàmica de la Terra i de l’Oceà, UB-Geomodels, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Luis M. Yeste Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontologia (SEDREGROUP). Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Fuentenueva, Universidad de Granada
  • Juan Alcalde Geociencias Barcelona (GEO3BCN), CSIC, Barcelona
  • Miguel López-Blanco Dept. Dinàmica de la Terra i de l’Oceà, UB-Geomodels, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona
  • José L. Cuevas Dept. Dinàmica de la Terra i de l’Oceà, UB-Geomodels, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Marc Gil-Ortiz Dept. Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, UB-Geomodels, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Luca Caracciolo Lehrstuhl für Geologie, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich - Alexander Universität, Schlossgarten, Erlangen, Germany
  • Fernanda De Mesquita Veloso Risk and Prevention Division Safety and Performance of Subsurface, Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières, Orléans, France
  • Niklas Heinemann School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Oriol Falivene Shell International Exploration and Production, Houston, TX, USA
  • Augusto N. Varela Cátedra de Micromorfología de Suelos, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina - CONICET, Y-TEC (YPF-Tecnología), Berisso, Argentina
  • Eíder Rúa Dept. Dinàmica de la Terra i de l’Oceà, UB-Geomodels, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Anabell Blanco Repsol Technology Lab, Agustín de Bentancourt, Madrid
  • Javier Jaímez Unidad de Perforación y Testificación de Rocas, Centro de Instrumentación Científica, Universidad de Granada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta104487

Keywords:

sedimentology, energy transition, geo-storage, CO2, green H2

Abstract

The research workflow employed in the SOSGAS project is presented, aimed at the Quality Assessment as a reservoir of CO2 and green H2 in heterogeneous Mesozoic and Cenozoic fluvial and deltaic formations of the Iberian Plateau and the Ebro and Graus-Tremp Basins. Through the integrated study of outcrop and subsurface data (derived from boreholes drilled behind the outcrops), conceptual models are developed for each examined case, describing variations in sedimentary heterogeneities. These models contribute to the static modeling of different geobodies and their petrophysical properties. Finally, dynamic modeling, based on gas injection simulation experiments (CO2 and H2) into static models, enables the analysis of the sustainability of geo-storage projects for these key fluids in the energy transition.

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2024-12-02

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Viseras Alarcón, C., Cabello, P., Yeste, L. M. ., Alcalde, J., López-Blanco, M. ., Cuevas, J. L. ., Gil-Ortiz, M. ., Caracciolo, L. ., De Mesquita Veloso, F. ., Heinemann, N. ., Falivene, O. ., Varela, A. N., Rúa, E. ., Blanco, A. ., & Jaímez, J. . (2024). Sedimentology for energy transition: SOSGAS project, an example of workflow approach to reservoir quality assessment. GEOGACETA, 76, 15–18. https://doi.org/10.55407/geogaceta104487

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