Anthony R. Kovscek

Nov 1, 2023 | mdpi.com | Arjun Kohli |Yunan Li |Tae Kim |Anthony R. Kovscek

1. IntroductionThe San Joaquin Basin has significant potential storage capacity for CO2 in deep saline aquifers (16.6–52 Gt) [1]. Although the parts of the basin suited for storage are not tectonically active, there are major faults that present seismic hazards. Increasing pore pressure in storage reservoirs through CO2 injection pushes faults closer to failure by decreasing fault-effective normal stress.