CO2 Storage Atlas of the Norwegian Part of the North Sea

In our work we have evaluated the storage possibilities in large saline aquifers, defined structures, abandoned fields, and the use of CO2 in producing fields to enhance recovery. With a success rate for hydrocarbons at around 50% on the NCS, around 50% of exploration wells have been proven dry. An assessment of why, has provided us with an interesting number of structures, in terms of CO2 storage. Though aquiferes that seems to be most suitable for CO2storage is not always where the highest petroleum activities are, we could draw on a lot of geological knowledge and a lot of reservoir data from similar formations in order to calculate the storage capacity.