4.4 Examples

Whereas general monitoring concepts provide a high-level framework for setting up site-specific monitoring programmes and give general recommendations on potentially suitable techniques, the site-specific monitoring plans need to take into account the identified location-specific risks. The procedure of transferring a general monitoring concept to a site-specific monitoring programme is exemplified for two sites representing the major storage options in Europe. One of the examples is on CO2 storage in a saline aquifer (Example A), while the other involves a depleted gas field (Example B). The two storage projects are at different stages of project development. The aquifer site is Romania's NER300 candidate, whereas for the depleted gas field only preliminary capacity estimates are available. The authors of this section claim neither completeness of these monitoring plans, nor full compliance with and comprehensive consideration of all (national) regulatory requirements.

 

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4.4.1 Saline aquifer/Romania

Example A involves a deep saline aquifer located in the south of Romania within the Getic Depression as a possible stora...

4.4.2 Depleted Gas Field/Slovakia

Depleted hydrocarbons deposits are potentially suitable sites for geological storage of CO2 because, besides proven cont...