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EPSRC Reference:	GR/S27313/01
Title:	Modelling the Uncertainty and Risks Associated with the Design and Life Cycle of CO2 Sequestration in Coalbed Methane Reservoirs
Principal Investigator:	Korre, Professor A
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Project Partners:	Alberta Research Council
Department:	Environmental Science and Technology
Organisation:	Imperial College London
Scheme:	First Grant Scheme Pre-FEC
Starts:	01 February 2004	Ends:	31 January 2007	Value (£):	126,960
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Coal Technology Mining & Minerals Extraction Oil & Gas Extraction
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Environment Energy
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The concentration of C02 in the Earth's atmosphere has increased significantly over the last fifty years. Projected increases in energy use by developing countries are expected to exacerbate this problem as more fossil fuels are converted to C02. This trend demands that carbon resourc managed more efficiently and aggressively. Increases in energy efficiency will help mitigate but not eliminate the problem, and the low energy-dei and high cost of alternative energy sources suggest we will continue to depend on fossil fuels well into the 21st century. Carbon sequestration cai significantly contribute to reversing this trend. The idea of sequestering C02 in geologic formations is relatively new. Depleting oil reservoirs and i unmineable coal beds have the highest near-term potential for storing C02 due to their large and geologically diverse storage capacity, as well a: strong base of industrial experience with injecting C02 into depleting oil reservoirs. For unmineable coal seams, current research is focused on understanding the fundamental C02 adsorption mechanisms and the effects of C02 injection on the permeability of the coal seams. Research n also ensure that C02 storage in geologic formations is safe and environmentally secure. The main objective of this research is to qunatify the uncertainties associated with reservoir performance during and after C02 injection in order to establish a methodology for the design, prediction < risk evaluation of safe and environmentally sound C02 storage in coal seam reservoirs.
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