Offshore CCUS & Storage
Connect site characterisation, baseline surveys and monitoring design so storage decisions are supported by traceable subsurface and environmental evidence.
Critical Decision Risks
RISK RADAR- Storage capacity and injectivity uncertainty
- Containment and migration risks
- Long-term monitoring cost and coverage
Evidence Outcomes
DE-RISKED- Integrated storage-site characterisation
- Risk-based monitoring and verification design
- Repeatable baseline and time-lapse evidence
The decision problem
Offshore carbon storage depends on more than identifying a deep saline formation or depleted field. Developers need evidence that the storage complex can accept the planned injection, retain CO₂ as expected and be monitored throughout the project lifecycle.
OceanHub frames this as a connected evidence problem: geological interpretation, geophysical imaging, well information, seabed conditions and environmental baselines must support the same decision model.
Evidence pathway
1. Storage-site characterisation
Combine regional screening with project-scale interpretation of reservoir architecture, faults, seals, overburden and seabed conditions.
- Seismic interpretation: Map structure, stratigraphy and potential migration pathways.
- Shallow-hazard assessment: Identify near-surface features that affect drilling, installation or monitoring design.
- Ground-model integration: Connect subsurface interpretation with wells, samples and engineering assumptions.
2. Baseline and monitoring design
Establish what must be observed before injection and how evidence will be updated during operations.
- Environmental baseline: Characterise natural variability in the water column and seabed environment.
- Time-lapse monitoring: Select fit-for-purpose seismic, seabed, well and remote-sensing methods.
- Detection and escalation logic: Define thresholds, follow-up actions and evidence handoffs before anomalies occur.
3. Decision-ready outputs
The result should not be a collection of disconnected surveys. It should be a documented evidence chain that supports storage appraisal, permitting, operational assurance and long-term responsibility decisions.
Start with your project decision
Share your offshore operational question, existing geophysical/geotechnical datasets, or unresolved uncertainty. OceanHub will assemble the relevant evidence pathway.