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- Title
Prospects for CO<sub>2</sub> geological storage in deep saline aquifers of Lithuania and adjacent territories.
- Authors
Šliaupienė, Rasa; Šliaupa, Saulius
- Abstract
Carbon dioxide emission to the atmosphere is one of the most urgent global-scale ecological problems. A large amount of gas emitted since the nineteenth century has led to a 0.5 °C climate warming which seems to progress. Different possibilities of eliminating CO2 have been considered over the past decades, but no effective method has been developed so far. The geological storage of CO2 is regarded as one of the most mature technologies. Depending on geological conditions, several types of geological formations, such as deep saline aquifers, depleted oil / gas fields and coal seems, are considered as potential geological formations for CO2 storage. The Baltic sedimentary basin contains several large deep saline reservoirs. Our study shows that only the Cambrian aquifer representing the basal part of the sedimentary cover can be used for the geological storage of carbon dioxide. The practical storage capacity of Lithuania is evaluated as low. On the other hand, a higher-risk scenario implies a rather large storage potential in West Lithuania.
- Subjects
LITHUANIA; GEOLOGICAL carbon sequestration; EMISSIONS (Air pollution); AQUIFERS; CLIMATE change; OIL fields; GAS fields
- Publication
Geologija, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 3, p121
- ISSN
1392-110X
- Publication type
Article