4Meaning of greenhouse gas sequestration formation exploration

4 Meaning of greenhouse gas sequestration formation exploration

Greenhouse gas sequestration formation exploration is the carrying out of one or more of the following activities for the purpose of finding an underground geological storage formation likely to be geologically suitable for the injection and permanent storage of a greenhouse gas substance—

(a) carrying out a seismic survey or any other kind of survey;

(b) carrying out a baseline investigation;

(c) taking a sample;

(d) making a well;

(e) injecting, flowing or storing a liquid or gas into a part of an underground geological storage formation;

(f) monitoring the behaviour of a liquid or gas that has been injected or stored in part of an underground geological storage formation;

(g) undertaking any other activity necessary to test the character of an underground geological storage formation, including—

(i) testing the seal and connectivity of an underground geological formation; and

(ii) testing the capacity of an underground geological formation.