New data released from the South West Hub Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Western Australia will help progress research into the feasibility of CO2 storage in the area, according to a release from the state government. “The data includes drilling reports and wireline logs from three stratigraphic wells drilled into the three distinct fault blocks around Harvey between December 2014 and June 2015. It also includes photographs of drill core and geological analysis reports,” Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion said.
The drilling project evaluated the potential for permeant carbon storage in the underground geologic reservoirs of the Harvey-Waroona area. Specifically, researchers examined the “containment properties of the strata immediately above the potential CO2 reservoir within the Lesueur Sandstone,” according to the March 8 release. The well drilling program was funded by the Australian Government and managed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum.
