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==Site characterization==

==Site characterization==

The subsurface behavior of CO₂ is influenced by many variables, including reservoir and seal [[structural geometry]], [[stratigraphic architecture]], [[reservoir heterogeneity]], [[Relative_permeability_and_pore_type#Absolute.2C_effective.2C_and_relative_permeability|relative permeability]], [[fault]]s and [[fracture]]s, pressure and temperature conditions, mineralogical composition of the rock framework, and hydrodynamics and chemistry of the in-situ formation fluids.<ref name=Root_2007>Root, R. S., 2007, Geological evaluation of the Eocene Latrobe Group in the offshore Gippsland Basin for CO₂ geosequestration: Ph.D. thesis, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 265 p.</ref> The nature of geological variability means that each potential storage site needs to be assessed individually; however, a similar workflow can be applied to all site evaluations. The geological complexity of any potential CO₂ storage site is best addressed by a multidisciplinary research effort, which can provide an integrated and comprehensive site evaluation for the geological storage of CO₂.<ref name=Gibsonpooleetal_2005>Gibson-Poole, C. M., R. S. Root, S. C. Lang, J. E. Streit, A. L. Henning, C. J. Otto, and J. R. Underschultz, 2005, Conducting comprehensive analyses of potential sites for geological CO₂ storage, in E. S. Rubin, D. W. Keith, and C. F. Gilboy, eds., Greenhouse gas control technologies: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies: Oxford, Elsevier, v. 1, p. 673–681.</ref><ref name=Gibsonpoole_2009 />

The subsurface behavior of CO₂ is influenced by many variables, including reservoir and seal [[structural geometry]], [[stratigraphic architecture]], [[reservoir heterogeneity]], [[Relative_permeability_and_pore_type#Absolute.2C_effective.2C_and_relative_permeability|relative permeability]], [[fault]]s and [[fracture]]s, pressure and temperature conditions, mineralogical composition of the rock framework, and [[hydrodynamics]] and chemistry of the in-situ formation fluids.<ref name=Root_2007>Root, R. S., 2007, Geological evaluation of the Eocene Latrobe Group in the offshore Gippsland Basin for CO₂ geosequestration: Ph.D. thesis, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 265 p.</ref> The nature of geological variability means that each potential storage site needs to be assessed individually; however, a similar workflow can be applied to all site evaluations. The geological complexity of any potential CO₂ storage site is best addressed by a multidisciplinary research effort, which can provide an integrated and comprehensive site evaluation for the geological storage of CO₂.<ref name=Gibsonpooleetal_2005>Gibson-Poole, C. M., R. S. Root, S. C. Lang, J. E. Streit, A. L. Henning, C. J. Otto, and J. R. Underschultz, 2005, Conducting comprehensive analyses of potential sites for geological CO₂ storage, in E. S. Rubin, D. W. Keith, and C. F. Gilboy, eds., Greenhouse gas control technologies: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies: Oxford, Elsevier, v. 1, p. 673–681.</ref><ref name=Gibsonpoole_2009 />

[[file:SiteCharacterization.JPG|thumb|400px|{{figure number|3}}Site characterization methodology for the geological storage of CO₂.<ref name=Gibsonpoole_2009>Gibson-Poole, C. M., 2009, Site characterization for geological storage of carbon dioxide: Examples of potential sites from northwest Australia: Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 258 p.</ref>]]

[[file:SiteCharacterization.JPG|thumb|400px|{{figure number|3}}Site characterization methodology for the geological storage of CO₂.<ref name=Gibsonpoole_2009>Gibson-Poole, C. M., 2009, Site characterization for geological storage of carbon dioxide: Examples of potential sites from northwest Australia: Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 258 p.</ref>]]