Topic: Geomechanical Risks Mitigation – A Must for Safe Long-Term CO2 Geological Storage
Lecturer: Mr. Tan Chee Phuat, PETRONAS
Tan Chee Phuat, PhD has 37 years of petroleum geomechanics experience in R&D, technical service, operation and academic, and is Chief Scientist Geomechanics with PETRONAS Group Technology & Commercialisation. In this lecturer program, he presented the key geomechanical mechanisms associated with CO2 leakage risks and study workflow, and follow by coupled geomechanics-dynamic-thermal modelling assessment of risks associated with CO2-rock interaction, fault re-activation, caprock failure, injected CO2 cooling on caprock and reservoir, and breach of completions and well integrity. The take-away insights are geomechanical risk mitigation is one of the key pillars in ensuring safe CO2 geological storage, and the information and workflow presented can be adopted for evaluation of CCS projects in hydrocarbon fields, saline aquifers and dry structures worldwide.
SPE Japan is glad to have him as one of the distinguished lecturer this year. We appreciate his visit and insightful talks, and look forward to seeing the Japan section members in the next distinguished lecture program.