Introduction to Decarbonisation Geology in the context of the Energy transition and Carbon neutrality;
The physical and chemical properties of fluids in subsurface; natural reservoir characteristics and the subsurface environment (water, temperature, pressure);
Introduction to the Petroleum system: source rocks, reservoir, seal;
Methods of exploration and study of fluid reservoir: geological, stratigraphic and geophysical data from well logs and cores, seismic reflection data interpretation, grav/mag data, and other geophysical methods applied to subsurface exploration;
Well-log interpretation and analysis;
Reservoir: characteristics, types, classification and evaluation; Porosity, permeability and Saturation;
Clastic and Carbonate reservois; fractured reservoir;
Traps: definitions, styles, configurations and natural examples; natural and artificial salt caverns;
Seal-rocks: characteristics, types, classification, and evaluation; fault-seal analysis
Exploration, reconstruction and analysis of prospect/depleted HC fields ((seismic interpretation, structural maps, formation evaluation);
Storage capacity estimation in deep saline aquifer or depleted HC reservoir;
Enhanced Oil Recovery methods with use of CO2
Potential risks of fluids in geological storage sites, their mitigation and monitoring;
Case-histories of CCS, CCUS and other fluid storage sites