Viridien: Carbon Storage Screening

Our Carbon Storage Screening products empower energy transition leaders to identify, rank, and de-risk carbon storage sites worldwide. Leveraging our proprietary GeoVerse™ digital geological database and proven workflows, we deliver actionable insights for both regional and basin-specific CCUS projects.

Maximize carbon storage potential with intelligent screening services

Carbon storage screening is the process of evaluating subsurface basins and plays to determine their suitability for safe, effective CO₂ storage. We define a ‘play’ as a reservoir/seal pair present through the larger part of a sedimentary basin. Our solutions provide rapid access to critical geological data, interactive maps, and decision-ready analytics—helping you move from opportunity to action with confidence. Take a technical dive into the SPQI methodology.

Map of the Viridien Carbon Storage screening projects

Why Choose Viridien?

Proven data & technology

GeoVerse™ database and proprietary SPQI methodology

Decision support

Interactive dashboards and screening maps for quick, confident choices

Global reach

Completed and ongoing studies in Europe, Asia, North America, and beyond

Three Levels of Screening Products

Explore our portfolio, designed to meet a range of project needs, from broad regional assessments to accelerated, targeted basin studies.

Multi-Basin Regional Screening

For a comprehensive overview across multiple basins and regions.

Basin filtering, mapping and ranking
Storage systems inventory, ranking and extent
ArcGIS-compatible projects with attribute maps and tables
Presentation-style report for easy consumption

Explore regional screening for:

South-East Asia CCS Regional Screening

Rank, select and prioritize carbon storage basins and plays of interest using accurate subsurface data. Built using Viridien’s rich and diverse GeoVerse™ geological digital database, this study provides data for critical insight and rapid decision-making for carbon storage in the growing Southeast Asia region.

Our analysis is powered by Viridien’s advanced digital geological database, GeoVerse™, providing a robust foundation of high‑quality subsurface data. Our regional study spans 194 basins across 15 countries and follows a structured, multi‑phase workflow designed to identify, assess, and prioritize the most promising geological opportunities.

Phase 1 – Basin Screening: We begin with broad basin filtering and selection to identify basins with potential for CO₂ storage.
Phase 2 – Basin Ranking & Play/Aquifer Identification: Selected basins are ranked using a consistent methodology, followed by the identification of key plays and aquifers within each area.
Phase 3 – Play Ranking: Individual plays are evaluated and ranked to highlight the most prospective sectors for further study or investment.

Decision‑Ready Outputs to Accelerate Your CCUS Strategy

Your final package provides a complete, decision‑ready view of the subsurface.

ArcGIS‑ready project files containing:

All attribute maps used in the assessment
Basin outlines and newly defined storage play sectors
Ranked basins and storage plays
Structured ranking tables supporting the gated workflow and enabling transparent comparison
A concise summary presentation capturing key insights, methodology, and recommended focus areas

Continental Europe CCS Regional Screening

Rank, select and prioritize Continental Europe’s top carbon storage opportunities

Our new regional screening product empowers operators to assess carbon storage basins and plays across Continental Europe, supporting both aquifer storage and abandoned fields. Our regional study spans 95 basins divided into 189 sectors, delivering a standardized, data-driven screening process comprising two phases: initial basin filtering and selection, and basin ranking and identification of plays and aquifers.

Phase 1 – Basin Screening: We begin with broad basin filtering and selection to identify basins with potential for CO₂ storage.
Phase 2 – Basin Ranking & Play/Aquifer Identification: Selected basins are ranked using a consistent methodology, followed by the identification of key plays and aquifers within each area.
Phase 3 – Play Ranking: Individual plays are evaluated and ranked to highlight the most prospective sectors for further study or investment.

Europe’s ambitious climate goals demand secure, scalable CO₂ storage solutions to meet net-zero targets. This product delivers the data and insights you need to make confident, early-stage decisions—accelerating your decarbonization strategy.

Turn Europe’s complex subsurface data into a clear shortlist of CCUS opportunities

You will receive a complete package designed for technical teams and decision-makers, including a summary report in PowerPoint along with an ArcGIS-compatible project, featuring:

All attribute maps used in the screening process
Basin outlines and newly defined play sectors
Ranked basins and storage plays
Tables supporting the ranking and gated workflow logic

Get in contact

Gregor Duval

Gregor.Duval@viridiengroup.com

Comprehensive Single Basin Screening – Full SPQI

For an in-depth analysis of a single basin to find CO₂storage sweet spots.

Industry supported SPQI workflow, including integration of seismic and well data
Delivery of digitized and transformed well database
Advanced Storage Play Quality Index (SPQI) maps
Detailed attribute maps for CCUS evaluation (seal geomechanics, injectivity, water geochemistry, and more)
ArcGIS-compatible projects
Presentation-style report for easy consumption

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Gulf of Mexico CS Screen

Identify sweet spots in key carbon storage plays in the shallow waters and coastal areas of the US Gulf of Mexico with comprehensive subsurface data.

Viridien's Carbon Storage Gulf of Mexico provides rich data for carbon storage screening in the shallow water Gulf coast, including a digital well database, an inventory of candidate carbon storage plays and a series of screening maps using Viridien's methodology.

Main features of the project include:

Focus on the shallow waters off the coast of Louisiana and Texas
Foundational geological data from the GeoVerse databases
Targeted well-screening data collection, collation, digitalization and transformation
Application of Viridien's proven screening methodology to generate Storage Play Quality Index maps (SPQI)

What makes our carbon storage screening unique?

Rich digital well database – This subject-matter-expert guided screening of thousands of wells identifies key wells with appropriate data for CCS evaluation, with digital transformation of data from trapped legacy formats into an analytic-ready database. Data is also enhanced from the multidisciplinary processing of the data, always focused on CCS evaluation.

Storage Play Quality Index – The Storage Play Quality Index (SPQI) is Viridien's unique methodology and tool to screen for favorable storage areas within a play at basin scale. It relies on the combination of several key subsurface parameters, including reservoir and seal geological characteristics, but also more importantly their petrophysical and geomechanical properties, as well as the aquifer geochemistry.

Northern North Sea CS Screen

Intelligent, data-driven carbon storage screening of the Northern North Sea Basin

Our carbon storage screening solution delivers fast, reliable insights for carbon storage projects in the Northern North Sea Basin, an area spanning 75,000 km². This assessment helps operators quickly identify and de-risk carbon storage opportunities in one of Europe’s most promising regions for CCUS, enabling informed decisions that accelerate project development and reduce uncertainty.

Access critical subsurface data

This Northern North Sea study, available for license, provides an in-depth review of potential CO2 storage plays in a region extending over Viridien’s North Viking Graben 3D seismic dataset, including areas in both UK and Norwegian waters.

Explore your data through dynamic, online dashboards designed for quick analytics and intuitive navigation. These interactive tools empower teams to visualize trends and assess storage potential efficiently. Newly extracted data points are integrated to calibrate screening parameters, ensuring accuracy and relevance.

Proven screening for the Northern North Sea

Our Storage Play Quality Index (SPQI) screening brings the Northern North Sea into sharp focus, combining 15 discipline‑specific maps—from reservoir quality and injectivity to seal geomechanics and water geochemistry—into a single, decision‑ready index. Built on 8,000+ wells and decades of regional interpretation, the study highlights Early Jurassic, Late Jurassic and Paleocene aquifier sweet spots where capacity, injectivity and containment co‑align, giving operators a confident shortlist for the next stage of CCUS evaluation.

Read our First Break article for more insights on the SPQI methodology applied to the Northern North Sea Basin.

Take a technical deep dive

Get in contact

Gregor Duval

Gregor.Duval@viridiengroup.com

Rapid Single Basin Screening – Light SPQI

For accelerated, cost-effective screening of a single basin.

Accelerated workflow using key subsurface and above-ground parameters
Powered by Viridien's rich, consistent, digital geological database
Storage Play Quality Index (SPQI) maps with all subsurface and surface attributes
ArcGIS-compatible projects
Presentation-style report for easy consumption

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Central Bohemian and Vienna Basins CS Screen

Accelerated SPQI workflow for rapid and cost-effective carbon storage screening of the Central Bohemian and Vienna Basin

Our Central Bohemian and Vienna Basins screening study apply a light Storage Play Quality Index (SPQI) workflow built on the rich GeoVerse™ dataset to deliver accelerated, reliable insights into carbon storage potential in the Central Bohemian and Vienna Basins. Each study delivers an ArcGIS-compliant project, with attribute tables and presentation-style summary report, making it easy to communicate results and support decision-making.

Analyze essential properties for reliable storage assessment

We focus on the most critical subsurface and above-ground parameters to ensure comprehensive evaluation

Subsurface Properties for Prospectivity

Capacity: Porosity, thickness, and more
Injectivity: Facies, permeability, salinity, and more
Containment: Lithology, thickness, and more

Above-Ground Considerations

Proximity to CO₂ emitters
Population density
Environmentally protected areas

Ask us about our Light SPQI screening

Gregor Duval

Gregor.Duval@viridiengroup.com

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