Fault and Top Seal Essentials
Sunday 4 June 2023 | Room Lehar 3
Convenors
- David Misch (Montanuniversitaet Leoben)
- Andras Zamolyi (OMV E&P)
Description
Top and fault seal assessment will play a pivotal role not only in the development of new oil and gas prospects in mature hydrocarbon provinces, but also in numerous emerging low carbon geoenergy and subsurface storage applications such as hydrogen storage, CO2 sequestration, geothermal energy recovery, etc. This workshop aims at providing a broad overview of fault and top seal research trends in industry and academia and facilitating a discussion about future development needs based on keynotes and invited talks delivered by leading experts in the field. These will be selected based on cornerstone presentations and contributions of the latest major events and key journal publications, complemented by experience sharing from practical examples of the industry. The workshop should be highly interactive, and topics should be developed along the way based on the input of the speakers and participants.
Participant Profile
Participants from the hydrocarbon, subsurface storage and geothermal industries, related consulting businesses, and academia (universities, research institutions).
Researchers/experts at all levels.
Keynotes and invited speakers will be senior experts in the field.
Workshop Programme
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:30 | Intro morning session |
| 09:40 | De-risking the integrity of a Paleogene–Neogene top seal complex using a multidisciplinary approach: The Nini CCS storage site, Danish North Sea – F.W.H. Smit (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland – GEUS) |
| 10:05 | Laboratory investigations of seal rocks for the energy transition – J. Bensing (Montanuniversitaet Leoben – Department for Applied Geosciences and Geophysics) |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | Hydrogen geo-storage in rock salt: Petrophysical and geomechanical testing of a potential host formation in Western Australia – J. Sarout (CSIRO Energy) |
| 11:25 | Open discussion |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Intro afternoon session |
| 13:35 | Challenges of fault characterization – A. Torabi (University of Oslo) |
| 14:00 | A reflection on common fault seal practice within the oil and gas industry: methodology, learnings and challenges – R. Worthington (Equinor ASA) |
| 14:25 | Coffee Break |
| 14:50 | Fault Slip, Seal Breach? Experimental Review and Operational Approach – J. Busson (TotalEnergies) |
| 15:15 | The role of fault seals in geological hydrogen storage – J. Miocic (University of Groningen) |
| 15:40 | Plenary discussion with the invited speakers |
| 16:30 | Open discussion and wrap-up |
| 17:30 | End of the Workshop |
