PhD Studentship: Geological storage of CO2 in the Wessex Basin

Geological storage of CO₂ in the Wessex Basin – Impact of metric to decametric heterogeneities in the Mercia Mudstone and Sherwood Sandstone Groups

Large-scale geological storage of CO₂ will reduce net CO₂ emissions globally.

This project focuses on a CO₂ storage candidate within the Wessex Basin, UK. It combines field and laboratory observations with simple modelling to assess the influence of heterogeneities within the Sherwood Sandstone Group (reservoir) and Mercia Mudstone Group (seal) on the geomechanical and fluid flow response of the storage complex

This project, open to UK and EU applicants only, focuses on a CO₂ storage candidate within the Wessex Basin, UK.

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage in geological formations is a key mitigation strategy to reduce global anthropogenic CO₂ emissions.

In the UK, the Solent Cluster initiative aims to decarbonize the South of the UK by capturing up to 10 million tonnes of CO₂ per year and store them in geological formations located nationwide.

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