PNG 460Subsurface Storage Engineering

3 credits · Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering · Penn State

This course provides a comprehensive review of the engineering principles and technologies used for geo-storage of energy, such as natural gas and hydrogen, carbon sequestration, and fluid disposal in subsurface formations. Students will develop an understanding of how sedimentary basins, such as hydrocarbon reservoirs, saline aquifers, or salt caverns can be utilized for storage of these fluids. The course topics include global energy systems and the energy transition, economics of geo-storage, surface facilities, structural geology of storage and seal rocks, related thermodynamics and phase behavior analysis, storage volume calculations, fluid migration, caprock integrity, as well as environmental risks and applications in enhanced recovery techniques.