Lead Organizer: Anna Herring - University of Tennessee, USA
- Maartje Boon - University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Sam Krevor - Imperial College London, UK
- Franklin M. Orr Jr - Stanford University, USA
Geologic carbon storage is a linchpin in the suite of technologies needed to combat climate change and enable a green energy transition. Our ability to deploy carbon storage operations relies on accurate prediction of the flows of supercritical CO2 and brine within porous geologic media; systems embodied by complex, coupled physio-chemical processes that span vast time and length scales. Understanding these multiscale interactions requires a combination of experimental, simulation, and theoretical analysis; extending from pore-scale investigations to field studies in real reservoirs.
This mini-symposium is inspired by the contributions of Professor Sally Benson - researcher, educator, mentor, advisor to the U.S. President, and recipient of the InterPore Society Honorary Lifetime Membership Award in 2024. Prof. Benson has pioneered several areas of research which have developed into themes in porous media research now investigated around the world. This includes understanding the impacts of small, centimeter-scale, rock heterogeneities on field-scale carbon dioxide flow, the nature of relative permeability and hysteresis for CO2-brine systems, mitigation strategies for non-conformal CO2 movement and leakage, and the role that mass transfer processes like Ostwald ripening or dissolution in heterogeneous rocks may have on the long-term stability of carbon storage.
We invite submissions that highlight multiscale and/or multimodal investigations into multiphase flows in geologic systems, particularly for energy-forward applications. Demonstrations of innovative methods (e.g. new field-scale characterization techniques, applications of machine learning to reservoir simulation) are also encouraged.
Solicited Speakers:
- Charlotte Garing - University of Georgia, USA
- Gege Wen - Imperial College London, UK
