SERVICE 02ExplorationSHEET 02 / 05

A paradigm change in
storage exploration.

We focus mainly on deep saline aquifer exploration, deeper than 1000 m. Identifying a portfolio of prospects linked with the industries that need it, we can deploy near-factory storage quickly: at low risk, cutting off expensive and low-sustainable CO₂ transport.

Three white vibroseis trucks crossing a ploughed field in the Alpine foothills of Upper Austria, snow capped mountains behind — Fig. 06 · Vibroseis seismic surveyPhoto

Vibroseis trucks working the lineReference imagery

What has to be proven, in order

01

Surface work

Detailed geological studies and a seismic survey that images the layers before anyone spends money on a rig.

02

The well

Exploratory drilling on the prospects that make the cut, with extensive data acquisition while the hole is open.

03

The rock itself

Core recovered, logged on site, then cut into plugs and tested under the pressure it lives at underground.

A rock core plug clamped inside a triaxial core holder on a laboratory bench, pressure lines and digital readouts behind it — Fig. 10 · Core sample under testingReference imagery

A cylindrical rock core plug clamped inside a laboratory core holder with pressure fittings — Fig. 11 · Core plug under test in the laboratoryReference imagery

A cored section of layered sedimentary rock, alternating porous sandstone and tight carbonate bands — Fig. 09 · Core interval, alternating porous and sealing beds Reference imagery

Extreme close-up of a rock core lying in its aluminium tray, banded layers visible along the cut face — The cut face, closeReference imagery

The seal rock is proven. Confirming safety, otherwise there is no project.

Two things have to be true at once: a formation permeable enough to accept the injection, and above it a seal tight enough to hold the CO₂ for good. We carry the cost and the risk of finding out. If the answer is no, it costs you nothing.

NEXTThe rest of what we do04 SHEETS

ScreeningScreening StorageStorage as a service MonitoringMonitoring and safety Negative emissionsNegative emissions

Ask about your site

A paradigm change instorage exploration.