Perspectives on Monitoring of Saline and EOR Geologic Carbon Injection and Sequestration Sites

The document argues for a tiered MRV approach for geologic carbon sequestration to avoid creating barriers to commercialization. For low-risk sites, it suggests starting with narrow monitoring to verify reservoir models, escalating to advanced monitoring only if triggers like plume migration or cap rock failure occur, and finally moving to post-injection monitoring if necessary.

• While subsurface CO2 injection is a proven technology via the EOR industry, previous EOR efforts did not prioritize the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) required for permanent geologic sequestration.
• The author proposes a three-tiered MRV structure for well-characterized low-risk sites to improve cost-effectiveness and support commercial-scale CCS development. The first tier uses focused monitoring to test CO2 behavior against reservoir models; the second tier is triggered by adverse plume migration or cap rock failure to evaluate risks to air and drinking water; the third tier consists of static post-injection MRV following a permanent shutdown.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2010). Perspectives on Monitoring of Saline and EOR Geologic Carbon Injection and Sequestration Sites. https://www.catf.us/resource/perspectives-on-monitoring-of-saline-and-eor-geologic-carbon-injection-and-sequestration-sites/

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Perspectives on Monitoring of Saline and EOR Geologic Carbon Injection and Sequestration Sites. 2010. https://www.catf.us/resource/perspectives-on-monitoring-of-saline-and-eor-geologic-carbon-injection-and-sequestration-sites/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2010perspectives, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Perspectives on Monitoring of Saline and EOR Geologic Carbon Injection and Sequestration Sites}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2010}, month = sep, url = {https://www.catf.us/resource/perspectives-on-monitoring-of-saline-and-eor-geologic-carbon-injection-and-sequestration-sites/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }