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sealing rock type in <strong>the</strong> Danish area is marine mudstones, which is present at severalstratigraphic levels (figure 3).South of <strong>the</strong> Ringkøbing-Fyn High <strong>the</strong> fine-grained Lower Triassic Ørslev Formation<strong>for</strong>ms <strong>the</strong> primary seal <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bunter S<strong>and</strong>stone Formation in <strong>the</strong> Rødby <strong>and</strong> Tønderstructures (Bertelsen 1980). The primary seal <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Skagerrak Formation in <strong>the</strong> Thistedstructure is <strong>the</strong> Upper Triassic Oddesund Formation composed of calcareous, anhydriticclaystones <strong>and</strong> siltstones intercalated with thin beds of dolomitic limestone. The marinemudstones of <strong>the</strong> Upper Triassic Vinding Formation <strong>for</strong>m a secondary seal <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>Bunter S<strong>and</strong>stone Formation in <strong>the</strong> North German Basin <strong>and</strong> may function as a primaryseal <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Skagerrak Formation in some parts of <strong>the</strong> Norwegian-Danish Basin.Marine mudstones of <strong>the</strong> Lower Jurassic Fjerritslev Formation <strong>for</strong>m <strong>the</strong> primary sealingunit <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gassum Formation. The <strong>for</strong>mation overlies <strong>and</strong> locally interfinger with <strong>the</strong>s<strong>and</strong>stones of <strong>the</strong> Gassum Formation. The <strong>for</strong>mation is present in most of <strong>the</strong>Norwegian-Danish Basin with a thickness of up to 1000 m, although this variessignificantly due to mid-Jurassic erosion.North of <strong>the</strong> Ringkøbing-Fyn High <strong>the</strong> marine mudstones of <strong>the</strong> Børglum Formationmakes <strong>the</strong> primary sealing <strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Haldager S<strong>and</strong> Formation. The marinemudstones of <strong>the</strong> lower Cretaceous, Vedsted <strong>and</strong> Rødby Formations, <strong>for</strong>ms <strong>the</strong> primarysealing <strong>for</strong>mations <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Frederikshavn Formation.In most of <strong>the</strong> Norwegian-Danish Basin a 0.5 to 2 kilometres thick succession of mainlylow-permeable carbonate rocks of Late Cretaceous – Danian age constitutes a possiblesecondary seal onshore <strong>and</strong> in <strong>the</strong> Kattegat area. The sealing effect is, among o<strong>the</strong>rs,dependent on chemical reactions between dissolved CO 2 <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> carbonate rock.Figure 4: The distribution of Danish geological <strong>for</strong>mations in <strong>the</strong> depth interval 800 –2500 meters which is considered <strong>the</strong> most optimal <strong>for</strong> CO2 injection. Geologicalstructures related to salt movement <strong>for</strong>m domes <strong>and</strong> diapirs.2.3 Areas with promising prospective <strong>for</strong> CO 2 storageIn order to gain public <strong>and</strong> political acceptance, structural traps are considered essential,when considering storage in Denmark. Storing CO 2 in defined geological structures in<strong>the</strong> subsurface allows continuous monitoring of <strong>the</strong> injected CO 2 <strong>and</strong> eventually meets<strong>the</strong> dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> future recovery of all or parts of <strong>the</strong> injected gas (Larsen et al. 2003).5Risø International <strong>Energy</strong> Conference 2011 Proceedings Page 52

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