Geological and mineralogical investigation of Rotliegend gas reservoirs in the Netherlands and their potential for CO2 storage

Underground storage of CO2 is receiving growing attention by the industry as an option to reduce CO2 emissions. Rotliegend sediments of Permian age exhibit under certain conditions good reservoir quality and therefore may offer a suitable candidate for underground storage. The current study aims at analysing Rotliegend reservoir rocks in terms of mineralogical features, diagenetic mineral types, the determination of the availability of minerals within the rock and mineral (reactive) surface areas which are exposed to open pores and the integration of these results in CO2-water-rock simulations... Mehr ...