Shallow Gas and Faulting Analysis for CO2 Storage in the North Sea

A 2015 conference poster from the British Geological Survey presents research on shallow gas accumulations in the Netherlands sector of the Southern North Sea. The work, funded by the UKCCS Research Centre, examines the coincidence of gas with faulting to infer conditions under which faults may leak. This analysis provides indications of factors to avoid for secure geological CO2 storage operations.

Use Cases

• Assessing fault seal integrity for CO2 storage based on observed shallow gas attributes.
• Identifying geological conditions that may lead to fluid leakage based on fault characteristics.
• Informing site selection for carbon capture and storage projects based on regional fault analysis.

Strengths

• Research is associated with the authoritative British Geological Survey.
• Work was funded by the UKCCS Research Centre, grant UKCCSRC-C1-14.
• Analysis is grounded in a specific geographical context: the Netherlands sector of the Southern North Sea.

Limitations

• The primary data format is a poster; underlying tabular or geospatial data is unavailable.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-09 08:25:23.823257; freshness of the underlying research should be verified.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Research presented as a poster at the 4th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals.

Time Range

Research presented in September 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:25:23.823257

Geography

Netherlands sector of the Southern North Sea.