Carbon Dioxide Storage Potential of Cenozoic Saline Aquifers in the South Yellow Sea Basin

Yong Yuan, Jianqiang Wang (), Jianwen Chen (), Ke Cao, Jie Liang, Tianyu Lan, Dongyu Lu and Xudong Guo
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Yong Yuan: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, Qingdao 266237, China
Jianqiang Wang: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, Qingdao 266237, China
Jianwen Chen: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, Qingdao 266237, China
Ke Cao: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, Qingdao 266237, China
Jie Liang: Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, Qingdao 266237, China
Tianyu Lan: College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Dongyu Lu: Sanya Institute of South China Sea Geology, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Sanya 572025, China
Xudong Guo: Sanya Institute of South China Sea Geology, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Sanya 572025, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) storage in underwater reservoirs is a valuable method of reducing carbon emissions. Saline aquifers such as those in the South Yellow Sea Basin (SYSB), China, have great potential for geological CO 2 storage. Thus, we use the recommended calculation method of USDOE and a formation volume model to determine the geological conditions for CO 2 storage and estimate the CO 2 storage capacity of the Cenozoic saline aquifers in the SYSB (depth: 800–3200 m). Overall, the SYSB exhibits weak fault activity and seismicity, medium and low geothermal fields, four types of source sandstone reservoir, and four sets of carbon reservoir–caprock assemblages developed from the Cenozoic strata, providing relatively good geological conditions for CO 2 storage. The estimated capacity of the Cenozoic strata ranges from 39.59 Gt to 426.94 Gt (average: 155.25 Gt), indicating an extensive storage capacity that can meet the carbon sequestration needs of Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces for approximately 89 years. The Yantai Depression has a lower geothermal gradient and terrestrial heat, weaker seismic activity, and double the storage capacity of the Qingdao Depression, indicating that it is the most suitable area for Cenozoic CO 2 storage in the SYSB, whereas the Laoshan Uplift is not suitable for storage. This study provides a scientific basis for the selection of offshore CO 2 storage sites.

Keywords: geological storage; carbon dioxide; saline aquifer; storage capacity; South Yellow Sea Basin; sequestration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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