Science of Carbon Storage in Deep Saline Formations

Part I: Individual Physical Processes across Spatial and Time Scales Geochemical processes at angstrom to km scales 2. Field observations of geochemical response to CO2 injection at the reservoir scale 3. Experimental studies: alteration of minerals and rocks at the Pressure-Temperature conditions typical for GCS 4. Molecular scale numerical studies relevant to GCS 5. Reactive transport modelling of geological carbon storage Geohydrology at different scales 6. Multi-phase flow associated with GCS at the field scale 7. Laboratory studies to understand the controls on the multi-phase flow 8. Numerical modelling of fluid flow during GCS Geomechanics of CGS: from laboratory to field scales 9. Field and laboratory studies of geomechanical response to the injection of CO2 10. Numerical geomechanics studies of GCS Geothermal processes in GCS 11. Thermal processes during GCS: field observations, laboratory and theoretical studies Microbiology at different scales 12. Field observations, experimental studies, and thermodynamic modelling of CO2 effects on microbial populations Part II: Coupled Processes and Emergent Behaviour Coupled processes across spatial and time scales and emergent behaviour 13. Hydraulic-chemical coupling associated with injection of CO2 into subsurface 14. Hydraulic-mechanical coupling associated with injection of CO2 into subsurface 15. Chemical-mechanical coupling associated with injection of CO2 into subsurface 16. Hydrologic, mechanical, thermal, and chemical process coupling triggered by the injection of CO2 Remaining unknowns and future work 17. Emergent behaviour, upscaling, monitoring, verification, and accounting of CO2 18. Closing remarks