Four-site Case Study of Water Extraction from CO2 Storage Reservoirs

Water extraction is one possible means of enhancing storage capacity and managing carbon dioxide (CO2) storage reservoirs. This study investigates the efficacy of water extraction in CO2 storage applications through the use of dynamic simulations under various conditions on conceptual heterogeneous geological models based on four CO2 storage sites in different basins of the world. The simulations indicate that the CO2 storage capacities can be increased, and pressure and plume management can likely be accomplished through the use of water extraction. (C) 20xx Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota. Published by Elsevier Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license.