Introduction

The Joint Network Meeting co-ordinates all four of the geological storage networks: Risk Assessment; Monitoring; Modelling; and Wellbore Integrity; and the Environmental Impacts of CO₂ Storage Workshop Series. The 2^nd IEAGHG Joint Storage Network meeting was held from the 19^th to the 21^st of June 2012 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. It was hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory and sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Schlumberger Carbon Services. Sixty-eight delegates attended, representing 11 different countries.

The aims of the meeting were to:

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• Ensure the Networks are working in the most efficient way without duplication or gaps,

• Identify cross-cutting issues and their consequences; requiring input from more than one network,

• Set the framework for the future direction of the networks.

The 3 day event consisted of 2 main sessions. Session 1 considered how far we have come, and included reviews from the IEAGHG CO₂ storage networks on developments in their own areas, and lessons learnt from CO₂ storage projects on cross-network issues previously identified, followed by breakout discussion sessions to consider lessons learnt. Session 2 was highly discussion based and considered where we should go next for all the networks. This included sessions to identify R & D knowledge gaps and reviewing the current networks to see how they can be used to meet the needs of the R & D and wider CCS community. The third day consisted of a meeting held by NRAP in the morning and a field trip based around the local geology and Chimayo natural CO₂ release site in the afternoon.