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NEW Meeting Location:
Apache Corporation
2000 Post Oak Blvd, Room 108
Houston, TX 77056-4400

Meeting Time: 11:00 to 1:00
Registration Begins at 11:00
Lunch Served at 11:30
Presentation starts at Noon

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Speaker: Chris Willacy, Shell 
Co-Authors: Marcella Dean & Karin de Borst, Shell

In this presentation I would like to discuss the important role that sub-surface storage plays in the Energy Transition.  The requirements for both permanent and intermittent storage are rapidly growing due to the necessity for large scale carbon storage (CCS), a key technology for climate emissions control, and to enable the development of the hydrogen economy as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels.  In addition, electro-thermal storage and utilization will become necessary to augment short- and long-term renewable energy storage.  I will outline how sub-surface stores are explored and safely operated via robust measurement, monitoring and verification.   Key geophysical technologies will be demonstrated from Shell’s previous storage experience and the challenges in up-scaling to the levels required to meet climate targets will be outlined. 

Speaker Biography: Chris Willacy, Shell
Chris Willacy received an M.Sc. (1991) in computing earth sciences from Keele University and a Ph.D. (1996) in geophysics from Royal Holloway, University of London.  He joined GX Technology (1996–2006), where he specialized in applying depth imaging and velocity model building techniques across the globe. This led to the development of several large, multiclient projects culminating in the first regional BasinSPAN surveys. Since joining Shell in 2006, he has worked for E&P in a variety of geophysical technical management roles (SIPMAP, Global Seismic Processing, Hi-Fi R&D) in Houston, Amsterdam and London.   He has successfully led several global task forces (microseismic event detection, deblending, energy transition) and is currently a Principal Geophysicist in the Geophysics East (UPV) organization and SME for Storage Geophysics. His research interests include refraction-based imaging methods, signal processing, modelling, velocity model building and microseismic event location. 

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