In-person: CCS Legacy Wells Seminar
FORCE Carbon Capture and Storage Network Group is happy to invite you to a two-day seminar on Legacy Wells for CCS Projects. The event is taking place at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate in Stavanger and is offering a unique opportunity to gain insights from industry experts, relevant projects, research, and authorities on the role of legacy wells in CCS projects as they may represent a potential leakage risk.
Date: 19 - 20 November
Time: 09:00
Register by: 11. November
Location: Prof Olav Hanssens vei 10, Havtil Entrance Stavanger
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The workshop program is offering a unique selection of the latest technological and regulatory advancements, challenges, and solutions related to legacy wells and their important role in evaluation and development of large-scale CO₂ storage projects. This event is ideal for industry professionals, researchers, authorities, students, and young professionals looking to expand their knowledge on legacy wells related topics. Don't miss out on this insightful and impactful workshop.
Program Day 1
09:00 Registration / Mingling / Coffee
10:00 Welcome and safety
10:10 Keynote - CO2 storage site leakage risk – how trust can be built
Cathrine Ringstad, Bellona
Theme: Regulations / Leakage modeling
Moderator: Rikke Bruhn, Equinor
10:40 When will legacy well leakage (risk) require well intervention?
Jørg Aarnes, Offshore Norge
11:00 Legacy-well assessment through the lens of best practice, guidelines, and international standards for CO2 storage
David Buchmiller and Johnathon L. Osmond, DNV AS
11:20 Legacy well leakage risk evalution in CO2 storage
Line Borgerud, Equinor
11:40 Lunch
Theme: Leakage modelling / Impact assessment
Sander Hofker Berg, Vår Energi
12:30 Risk-based Assessment of Leakage Rates from Legacy Wells for CO2 Storage
Erik P. Ford / Hans Petter Lohne / Øystein Arild, NORCE
12:50 LEGACY project: mapping, monitoring, leakage modelling and mitigation of legacy wells
Bastien Dupuy, SINTEF
13:10 Legacy Wells and Carbon Storage: a UK perspective, lessons learned and best practice
Matthew Farris, NSTA
13:30 Break
14:00 TBA
14:20 Active Seepage at Legacy Wells: Findings from the 2025 WELLFATE Survey
Stephane Polteau / Adriano Mazzini, IFE / UiO
14:40 Regulatory requirements for well integrity for CO2 injection wells and legacy wells assessment
Nina Ringøen, Havindustritilsynet
15:00 Break
Theme: Monitoring
Moderator: Jarand
15:30 Lowering the risk of legacy wells with a risk- & trigger-based CCS monitoring strategy
Habib al Khatib, Spotlight
15:50 Use of tracers (pending formal title)
Roy Greig / Alexandra Makrygiannis, Resman
16:10 Borehole wavefield monitoring in CO2 injection wells - Ensuring well Integrity and leakage detection at near-well
Amir Ghaderi, SINTEF
16:30 Wrap-up day 1
16:40 End day 1
Olivier Point, OMV
19:00 Dinner at SUMO Hall Toll, Stavanger
Program Day 2
09:00 Keynote - Sequential multi-physics models of gas/CO2 migration along well paths, faults and fractures
P. Ringrose, NTNU
Theme: Case Studies
Moderator: Benjamin and Kristoffer
09:30 TBA
09:50 Presentation of legacy well strategy and risk management
Martin Rødseth, AkerBP
10:10 9/6-1 Havstjerne P&A Design - Long term study of CCUS Cement Designs under static and cyclic CO2 conditions
Christian Allerstorfer, Harbour Energy
10:30 Case study of an abandoned side-track, simulations of leakage / Possibility to make the presentation in collaboration with Heriot-Watt
Sebastien Degroote / Heriot Watt, TotalEnergies
10:50 Breaks
11:20 In-situ Laboratory Wellbore Cement Integrity in Simulated Field Environments for CCS: Testing and Remediation Approaches
Amir Ghaderi, SINTEF
11:40 Risk Screening and Leakage Modelling: A Comprehensive Approach to Managing Legacy Wellbores for Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
Benjamin Pullen, Heriot Watt
12:00 Quantitative Risking of CCS Projects with Legacy Wells
Pieter Pestman, Rose & Ass
12:20 Wrap-up Day 2
Olivier Point, OMV
12:30 Lunch / End of conference
The organizing committee is currently assembling an engaging program featuring contributions from industry, research institutes, and authorities, which will be published once finalized.
We look forward to seeing you in Stavanger in November!
FORCE CCS Network Group (Carbon Capture and Storage)
Organizing committee:
Rikke Elsøe Bruhn (Equinor)
Olivier Point (OMV Norge AS)
Kristoffer Engenes (Norwegian Offshore Directorate
FORCE seminars have previously been fully booked with waiting lists so you are encouraged to sign up as soon as you know you will attend.
Participation fees Stavanger:
FORCE members: NOK 2000,-
Non-members: NOK 4000,-
University/Students: NOK 500,-
Important information:
You can register as a FORCE member and pay "FORCE member" price if you are an employee of a member company.
All FORCE member companies are listed here.
Payment is made online by credit card or VIPPS. Please note that no refunds will be given after you have signed up.
If you for any reason cannot attend the workshop, you are welcome to send a representative, just inform the FORCE Secretariat as soon as there are changes.
If you need to cancel your registration, please use the confirmation e-mail you received when you signed up.
If the seminar/webinar is cancelled, your payment will be refunded.
For other questions, please contact the FORCE Secretariat
Norwegian Offshore Directorate org.no: 870917732
Oppdatert: 13.05.2025