SECURe – Subsurface Evaluation of CCS and Unconventional Risks

(project will start in 2018)

Sponsors
European Union

Investigators
Andreas Busch, Florian Doster, Sebastian Geiger

Partners
British Geological Survey (coordinator), BRGM, GEUS, INig, SINTEF, Uni Nottingham, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza W Poznaniu, IFP Energy Nouvelle, Uni Edinburgh, TNO, Erasmus Univ Rotterdam, Risktec Solutions Ltd., GFZ, Total

Research
Subsurface Evaluation of CCS and Unconventional Risks (SECURe) will gather unbiased, impartial scientific evidence for risk mitigation and monitoring for environmental protection to underpin subsurface geoenergy development. The main outputs of SECURe will comprise recommendations for best practice for unconventional hydrocarbon production and geological CO2 storage.
The project will develop monitoring and mitigation strategies for the full geoenergy project lifecycle; by assessing plausible hazards and monitoring associated environmental risks. This will be achieved through a program of experimental research and advanced technology development that will be demonstrated at commercial and research facilities to formulate best practice. We will meet stakeholder needs; from the design of monitoring and mitigation strategies relevant to operators and regulators, to developing communication strategies to provide a greater level of understanding of the potential impacts.