CO2 storage researchers at the Australian School of Petroleum

focusing on the following areas:

Chief Scientist
Professor John Kaldi

Reservoir/ seal characterisation and stratigraphy

Discipline Leader Bruce Ainsworth ASP
Senior Researcher Mark Bunch ASP
Senior Researcher Ric Daniel ASP
Senior Researcher Saju Menacherry ASP
Senior Researcher David Haberlah ASP
Senior Researcher Nicole Dubrinski ASP
Earn and Learn Student Sally Edwards ASP
Associate Researcher Sally Holl CO2CRC/ASP

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
To assess sed im en t o lo g ical an d st r at ig r ap h ic h et er o g en eit y o f r eser vo ir s an d seals, an d t o d et er m in e t h e
im p act o n geo lo g ical st o r ag e o f CO2.

Key p r o ject s
o Gip p slan d Basin (o n sh o r e): Co m p let ed p h ase I o f t h e id en t if icat io n o f p o t en t ial st o r ag e syst em s
o Can t er b ur y Basin : Co m p let ed an d su b m it t ed r ep o r t
o Galillee Basin : w r it in g Ph D ch ap t er s 1 (in t r o d u ct io n t o CCS) an d 2 (Geo lo g ical Backgr o un d t o t h e Galilee
Basin ) o f t h esis
o Syd n ey Basin : Pr o sp ect ive sit es an d d ep t h s f o r CO2 seq uest r at io n id en t if ied .
o Co llab o r at ive st ud y p r o p o sed b et w een FEI an d CO2CRC o n ad van ced p o r e sp ace ch ar act er isat io n o f salin e
aq u if er s
o Co o r d in at io n o f CO2CRC b est p r act ice w o r ksh o p & d o cu m en t o n Reser vo ir Mo d ellin g f o r CO2 St o r age

Geomechanics and petrophysics

Th e Io n a Gas St o r ag e Facilit y an an alo g u e f o r CO2 st o r ag e

Discipline Leader Sandrine Vidal-Gilbert ASP
Sen io r Resear ch er Er ic Ten t h o r ey Geo scien ce Au st r alia
Ran jit h Gam age Mo n ash Un iver sit y
David Dew h u r st CSIRO

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
Th e act ivit y aim s t o use t h e Io n a g as st o r age f acilit y t o b et t er u n d er st an d g eo lo g ical an d g eo m ech an ical
issues r elat in g t o CO2 st o r ag e. A lar g e em p h asis o f t h e p r o ject w ill b e t o co m p ar e t h e geo lo g ical p r o p er t ies
an d g eo m ech an ical b eh avio ur o f t h e Io n a r eser vo ir t o t h at o f t h e n ear b y Ot w ay Pr o ject . Th is in t ur n m ay
en ab le m o r e gen er al co n clu sio n s t o b e d r aw n r eg ar d in g n at ur al g as st o r age at t h e 1000 o r so sit es ar o un d
t h e w o r ld as an an alo g ue f o r CO2 st o r age. Th e Io n a f acilit y is u n iq u e in t h at a lar ge d at aset h as b een acq u ir ed
o ver t h e 15 o r so year s o f it s o p er at io n . Th is w ill h o p ef u lly lead t o an evaluat io n o f t h e r eser vo ir st r ess p at h ,
elast icit y o f t h e r eser vo ir , an d st r en gt h an d t r an sm issib ilit y p r o p er t ies o f t h e in t r a-r eser vo ir f au lt s.
 Reser vo ir st r ess p at h an d m et h o d o lo g ies f o r in t er p r et at io n o f f au lt
syst em s

Discipline Leader Sandrine Vidal-Gilbert ASP

Senior Researcher Richard Hillis ASP
Senior Researcher Guillaume Backe ASP
Postgraduate student Jacques Sayers ASP

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
To co n d u ct r esear ch r elat ed t o t h e r eser vo ir st r ess p at h d ur in g b o t h d ep let io n an d r e-p r essu r isat io n an d
ap p ly t h is kn o w led g e t o Naylo r Field an d Io n a Gas St o r ag e Facilit y. Th is issu e is im p o r t an t in t er m s o f
r eser vo ir co m p act io n /exp an sio n , sur f ace m o vem en t , f ailu r e o f in t act r o ck, n ear w ellb o r e d ef o r m at io n an d it
is n ecessar y t o id en t if y m axim u m sust ain ab le p r essur es f o r f au lt st ab ilit y. In t er p r et in g f au lt syst em s in t h e
east er n Gip p slan d Basin an d assessin g im p act o n t ect o n ic evo lu t io n an d t r ap in t eg r it y w it h ap p licat io n t o
p o t en t ial car b o n d io xid e st o r age sit es.

A st u d y o f cap r o ck in t eg r it y f o r CO2 st o r ag e p r o ject s

Discipline Leader Sandrine Vidal-Gilbert ASP

Act ivit y Man ager Ran jit h Pat h egam a Mo n ash Un iver sit y
Po st gr ad u at e St ud en t Rich a Sh u lka Mo n ash Un iver sit y

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
Th is act ivit y aim s t o st ud y cap r o ck in t egr it y b y co n d u ct in g exp er im en t s t o d et er m in e t h e st r en gt h ,
d ef o r m ab ilit y an d t r an sp o r t p r o p er t ies o f cap r o ck in a CO2 st o r age r eser vo ir an d t h en m o d el t h e f r act ur e
in it iat io n /p r o p ag at io n p r essur es w it h in t h e cap r o ck in t h e p r esen ce o f st o r ed car b o n d io xid e.

Reservoir modelling

Sh o r t an d lo n g t er m r eser vo ir m o d ellin g

Discip lin e Lead er Lin co ln Pat er so n CSIRO

Sen io r Resear ch er Jo n at h o n En n is-Kin g CSIRO
Sen io r Resear ch er Yild ir ay Cin ar UNSW
Po st Do c Mar t in Leah y CSIRO
Po st gr ad u at e St ud en t Ali Saeed i Cu r t in Un iver sit y
Postgraduate Student Myles Regan ASP

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
Th is act ivit y b u ild s en h an ced r eser vo ir en g in eer in g cap ab ilit y t o m o d el t h e in ject io n , m igr at io n an d f in al
co n t ain m en t o f car b o n d io xid e st o r ed in geo lo g ical f o r m at io n s.

Hydrodynamics and geochemistry

In vest ig at io n o f o f f sh o r e n at u r al an alo g u es f o r CO2 g eo seq u est r at io n

Discip lin e Lead er Jim Un d er sch u lt z CSIRO

Senior Researcher Ulrike Schacht ASP
Sen io r Resear ch er Su n il Var m a CSIRO
Sen io r Resear ch er Ch r ist in e Tr ef r y CSIRO
Sen io r Resear ch er Ch r is Bo r eh am Geo scien ce Au st r alia
 Act ivit y Pu r p o se
In vest ig at e o f f sh o r e n at ur al accum u lat io n s o f CO2 w it h t h e aim o f b et t er u n d er st an d in g t h e b eh avio ur o f CO2
in t h e su b sur f ace.

In vest ig at io n o f CO2 m ig r at io n in n at u r al an alo g u es via so il g as

m easu r em en t s

Discip lin e Lead er Jam es Un d er sch u lt z CSIRO

Senior Researcher Ulrike Schacht ASP

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
In vest ig at e m igr at io n o f CO2 w it h t h e aim o f b et t er u n d er st an d in g t h e b eh avio ur o f CO2 in t h e sub sur f ace.

Flu id -r o ck in t er act io n g eo ch em ical m o d ellin g

Current Previous
STATUS Ongoing Ongoing
Discip lin e Lead er Jam es Un d er sch u lt z CSIRO
Sen io r Resear ch er Dir k Kir st e Sim o n Fr aser Un iver sit y
Senior Researcher Ulrike Schacht ASP
Sen io r Resear ch er Kar en Hig gs GNS
Po st Do c VACANT Ad elaid e Un iver sit y

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
To p r ed ict CO2-w at er -r o ck in t er act io n usin g eq u ilib r iu m , kin et ic an d r eact ive t r an sp o r t m o d els.
Salin e aq u if er s an d seals

Discip lin e Lead er Jam es Un d er sch u lt z CSIRO

Sen io r Resear ch er Er ic Ten t h o r ey Geo scien ce Au st r alia
Senior Researcher Ric Daniel ASP
Senior Researcher Ulrike Schacht ASP
Sen io r Resear ch er An d y Nico l GNS
Sen io r Resear ch er Alliso n Ho r t le CSIRO

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
To d evelo p m u lt i-d iscip lin ar y m et h o d o lo g y an d w o r kf lo w s f o r i) evalu at in g t h e im p act o f CO2 o n t h e aq uif er
syst em in clud in g salin e w at er d isp lacem en t ; ii) est im at in g t h e CO2 seal cap acit y o f f au lt an d t o p seals; an d iii)
p r o vid e in p ut t o m o r e accur at ely est im at e st o r ag e cap acit y an d co n t ain m en t secur it y.

Coal systems

En h an ced Gas Reco ver y

Postgraduate Student Myles Regan ASP

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
To in vest igat e t h e p o t en t ial f o r t h e en h an cem en t o f n at u r al g as r eco ver y, sp ecif ically f r o m w at er -d r ive d r y
g as r eser vo ir s, usin g CO2 in ject io n . To in vest igat e t h e ef f ect var io us r eser vo ir an d f lu id p r o p er t ies h ave o n
t h e ef f ect iven ess o f in ject in g CO2 in o r d er t o r et ar d aq u if er in f lu x an d st ab ly d isp lace n at ur al g as.
Regional studies

New Zealan d Reg io n al Geo lo g y Ph ases 1 an d 2

Pr o ject Man ager Br ad Field GNS

Sen io r Resear ch er St eve Ed b r o o ke GNS
Sen io r Resear ch er Han n ah Bush e GNS
Sen io r Resear ch er Mar k Law r en ce GNS
Sen io r Resear ch er Malco lm Ar n o t GNS
Sen io r Resear ch er Pet er Kin g GNS
Senior Researcher Mark Bunch ASP
Sen io r Resear ch er Mar k Rat t en b ur y GNS
Sen io r Resear ch er Jo h n Beg g GNS
Sen io r Resear ch er Kyle Blan d GNS
Technical Assistant Simon Mockler ASP

Pr o ject Pu r p o se
Th is p r o ject aim s t o assess t h e CO2 st o r age p o t en t ial o f New Zealan d in o r d er t o p r o m o t e d ep lo ym en t o f
Car b o n Cap t ur e an d St o r ag e in New Zealan d an d t o in f lu en ce t h e d evelo p m en t o f New Zealan d 's r eg u lat o r y
f r am ew o r k. Ongoing O

The CO2CRC Otway Project

Geo m ech an ics ngoing

Pr o ject Man ager San d eep Sh ar m a CO2CRC
Discipline Leader Sandrine Vidal-Gilbert ASP
Sen io r Resear ch er Er ic Ten t h o r ey Geo scien ce Au st r alia
Senior Researcher Richard Hillis Adelaide University

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
To co n d u ct r esear ch r elat ed t o g eo m ech an ical asp ect s o f CO2 st o r ag e as p ar t o f t h e Ot w ay Pr o ject

Hyd r o d yn am ics an d g eo ch em ist r y

Pr o ject Man ager San d eep Sh ar m a CO2CRC

Discip lin e Lead er
Sen io r Resear ch er
Sen io r Resear ch er
Sen io r Resear ch er
Sen io r Resear ch er
Sen io r Resear ch er
Sen io r Resear ch er
Senior Researcher
Jim Un d er sch u lt z CSIRO
Alliso n Ho r t le CSIRO
Lin d a St alker CSIRO
Ch r is Bo r eh am Geo scien ce Au st r alia
Pat r ice d e Car it at Geo scien ce Au st r alia
Dir k Kir st e Sim o n Fr aser Un iver sit y
Er n est Per kin s Alb er t a Resear ch Co un cil
Ulrike Schacht ASP

Act ivit y Pu r p o se
Th e h yd r o d yn am ics an d geo ch em ist r y w o r k f o r t h e Ot w ay Pr o ject aim s t o :

o ch ar act er ise t h e b aselin e co n d it io n s (w at er ch em ist r y, gas ch em ist r y, f o r m at io n p r essur e, f o r m at io n

w at er f lo w d ir ect io n an d r at e, an d m icr o b io lo g y) o f t h e so il st r at a b et w een t h e sur f ace an d Eu m er alla
Fo r m at io n ; an d

o d esig n an d im p lem en t a m o n it o r in g an d ver if icat io n st r at eg y f o r t h e st ar t o f in ject io n t o 2010 t h at w ill

id en t if y t h e lo cat io n an d im p act o f in ject ed CO2 at t h e Naylo r -1 o b ser vat io n b o r e, t h e d eep an d sh allo w
aq u if er s, an d w it h in t h e so il p r o f ile t h at in vo lves all t h e d iscip lin es list ed in p o in t 1.