Mesoscale Assessment of CO₂ Storage Potential and Geological Suitability for Target Area Selection in the Sichuan Basin

Table 8

Veto over key factors of CO₂ geological storage candidate prospective areas delineation.

Key factors	Veto
Reservoir conditions
Layer thickness	<10 m
Porosity	<5%
Permeability	<1 mD
Hydrogeological conditions
Formation water salinity	<3 g/L
Groundwater hydrodynamic condition	Groundwater zone
Geological safety conditions
Active faults	<25 km
Peak ground acceleration	≥0.40 g