Palynology re-invented

Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial and power sources and storing it in subsurface geological formations is an option for reducing emissions into the atmosphere. Palynology (the study of fossil spores and pollen that are common in argillaceous rocks) would seem to be far away from the big engineering and reservoir research questions for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the energy transition, but surprisingly may have purpose in the crucial area of reducing the uncertainty caused by geological heterogeneity. Its use in this area shows how science developed to understand oil and gas extraction can be reinvented to help improve confidence in the injection and underground management of CO2.

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