Research implementation System -Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage Technology Research Association and RITE -

Upgrading from pilot-scale injection to large-scale is important for practical use of CO₂ underground storage, and in the process, not only verification of related technologies but also various By integrating the technology, it is possible to reduce the cost of the project.
Therefore, "carbon dioxide geological storage technology research association" was established on April 1, 2016 aiming at technology integration and cost reduction.
In addition to RITE and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) with abundant research achievements, this technical cooperative research universe has application fields such as Oyo Corporation, INPEX Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.(JAPEX) and Taisei Corporation. We will promote the practical application research of CCS by gathering a wide range of knowledge and expertise which the company consists of research institutes and private companies.
Under the framework of the Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage Technology Research Association (GCS), the CO₂ Storage Research Group works on "Development on Safety Management Technologies for Large-scale CO₂ Injection and Storage", "Technologies for Efficient Pressure Management and Utilization of Large-scale Reservoirs" and "Environment Setting for CCS Deployment and Standard Development" toward CCS commercialization. The major research activities and outcomes in the main research themes are outlined below.

Research Themes and the Roles of the Members in GCS

Research Themes		Members Responsible
(1) Development on Safety Management Technologies for Large-scale CO₂ Injection and Storage	1.Geological Modeling for Large-scale Reservoir, Evaluation of Reservoirs	RITE, JAPEX, Oyo
	2.The Development of Long-term CO₂ Monitoring Technologies	AIST
	3.The Development of Safety Management System for Injection	RITE, JAPEX, INPEX
	4.The Development of Methodologies for CO₂ Behavior Simulation and Long-term Prediction for Large-scale Reservoirs	RITE, AIST, Taisei, Oyo
	5.The Development of Fiber-optics-based Monitoring Systems for the Stability of Geological Formation and the Integrity of Abandoned Wells	RITE, AIST, JAPEX, INPEX
	6.The Development of a CO₂ Leakage Detection System and an Integrated System for Environmental Impact Assessment	RITE
(2) Technologies for the Efficient Pressure Management and Utilization of Large-scale Reservoirs	1.The Development of Techniques to Optimizing a Layout of CO₂ Injection Wells and Pressure Management Wells	RITE, Taisei
	2.Improvement of Storage Efficiency by Applying Enhanced CO₂ Dissolution Technique	RITE, JAPEX
(3) Environment Setting for CCS Deployment and Standard Development	1.The Development of CO₂ Storage Safety Management Protocol (IRP)	RITE
	2.Production of Best Practice Manuals by Incorporating Data from the Tomakomai Demonstration and Co-operation with Overseas Organizations	RITE
	3.The Improvement of Social Acceptance and Compatibility with International Standardization	RITE