The South West Hub Project

About the South West Hub

The South West Hub carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Western Australian is Australia’s first CCS Flagship project. The project is currently underway in Western Australia’s south-west to examine the geological potential in the area for carbon capture and storage.

The pre-competitive phase of the project is led by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (WA DMP) in partnership with industry.

Geological scientists have identified an area in the Harvey and Waroona shires as having excellent prospects as an injection site for the underground storage of CO₂ in the Lesueur Sandstone formation.

Find out more about the South West Hub

Our involvement

NGL is the lead research partner for the project providing expertise and equipment to assess the viability of the area for storing CO₂.

NGL has contributed to research for the South West Hub project through:

• a 2D seismic survey investigating potential baffles and seals in the shallower formations using NGL’s vibroseis trucks
• analysis on the Harvey-1 well to characterise:
  • rock property distribution
  • geochemistry (fluids and gases)
  • geophysics (site characterisation and stability)
  • fault seals
• site modelling and simulations