Modeling the transport and injection of CO2
This company and Computer Modelling Group (CMG; Calgary, Canada) have launched CO2Link, a transformative simulator coupling that streamlines CO2 injection and storage processes. This simulator coupling software enables seamless modeling of the interaction between well and reservoir systems, traditionally treated as separate entities. Developed as part of the GELECO2 joint industry project (JIP) — a consortium of 12 energy companies supported by CLIMIT, Norway’s national research program for carbon capture solutions — the CO2Link software integrates this company’s advanced transient multiphase flow simulator, LedaFlow, with CMG’s reservoir simulator, GEM. The software allows operators to better anticipate and navigate potential bottlenecks and challenges effectively, significantly advancing from the previous methods that relied on spreadsheets to connect reservoir and pipeline simulations. — Kongsberg Digital, Asker, Norway