Carbon Dioxide Storage in Deep Saline Formations MRCSP and Mountaineer Update Neeraj Gupta, Ph.D. Research Leader Battelle, Columbus, Ohio Phone: 614-424-3820, E-Mail: gupta@battelle.org WV Energy Summit WV Energy Summit December 4, 2007, Stonewall Resort WV
Battelle s operation of major energy labs provides insights into energy challenges Pacific Northwest Idaho Columbus Brookhaven Lawrence Livermore NBACC Oak Ridge National Renewable Energy Lab BEST Center $4.0 billion R&D volume 20,000 staff 31 scientific user facilities
Battelle Plays a Key Role in Several Carbon Sequestration Initiatives Mountaineer FutureGen Regional Reservoir Characterization Piggyback Drilling Global l Energy Technology Strategy Program (GTSP)
Mountaineer Plant, West Virginia, USA Funded by DOE-AEP-BP-Battelle-OCDO-Schlumberger etc. 1300 MW pulverized coal plant with NOx and SOx control An area of intense power production and future expansion AEP has announced a major scaleup and a multi-pronged CCS deployment at this and other sites.
Site-Specific Characterization Essential for Safe and Effective Operations Seismic Survey Drilling Test Well Possible storage formations > 2,500 ft deep Ground level 9,000 feet below the surface
ntaineer Site - Seismic Survey Demonstrated act of Plant Noise and Lack of Faulting
2 Injectivity in the Mountaineer Area number of geologic formations have been evaluated for CO 2 storage tential in the Ohio River Valley region through Mountaineer project CO 2 injection should also be possible in shallower sandstone and carbonate layers in the region Rose Run Sandstone (~7800 feet) is a regional candidate zone in Appalachian Basin A high permeability zone called the B zone within Copper Ridge Dolomite has been identified as a new injection zone in the region Mount Simon Sandstone/Basal Sand - the most prominent reservoir in most of the Midwest
lating Geologic Sequestration to support permitting, outreach, and Facility Design Stochastic Simulations Multiple Injectors Carbonate Reservoirs Water, CO2, Salt
ntaineer CO 2 Storage Assessment Project - A que Public Private Collaboration ince 2002, a number of organizations and experts have contributed inancially (>$7M) and technically in evaluating geologic sequestration easibility at the Mountaineer Plant: Battelle Memorial Institute t Lead performer and co-sponsor DOE/NETL Primary financial support AEP Host site and co-sponsor Ohio Coal Development Office BP Schlumberger Ohio Geological Survey Regional Geologists Stanford s GCEP Program CO 2 Capture and handling Companies Regional Oil and Gas Companies CRIEPI (Japan) Midwestern Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP)
dwestern Regional Carbon questration Partnership (MRCSP) U.S. Department of Energy/NETL
RCSP s mission is to be the premier resource for stration knowledge in its region n Four Americans f U.S. Electricity - ¾ From Coal Million Tons of CO 2 /year Large Point Sources of CO 2 Net Sequestra ation-based Emissions Abatement Costs ($/tonne CO 2 ) 120 100 80 60 40 20 Phase I Developing a Regional Model of the Economics of Sequestration Geologic Terrestrial Implementation Phase II 0 0 250 500 750 1000 Annual Supplied CO 2 Sequestration Capacity (MtCO 2 ) Reaching Out To and Educating Stakeholders Quantifying CO 2 Sinks in the Region Geological sp.org Terrestrial: Potential for 20% annual offset for large point sources Geologic: 100s of years of capacity for large point sources in deep saline alone Terrestrial
restrial Sequestration ee field projects being pursued Croplands Reclaimed Minelands
Data from over 40,000 SP Region s Vast Geological Storage Potential ell Positioned Relative to Sources saline formations: Depleted oil and gas fields 00,000 MMTCO 2 ~1,400 MMTCO 2 Unmineable coal and shale ~350 MMTCO 2
logic Storage three sites are being racterized for injection tests by MRCSP igan Basin Appalachian Basin nnati Arch
Phase II geologic g field efforts are underway Michigan Basin Site Appalachian Basin Site hio Deep Well Cincinnati Arch Site
2 Storage Modeling Process eptualize-characterize-design-monitor-calibrateate perience with MRCSP and other projects has onstrated the value of site specific data from test wells. xample- MRCSP Michigan Basin State-Charlton 30/31 Field Test Site inary Modeling Site Drilling and Testing Site Specific Modeling n Regional Data
posed Phase III Geologic Test Sites thanol a IGCC Primary site Injection starts in early FY2010 Plans are to inject 1 million tons of CO 2 over a four-year period Target is the Mt. Simon reservoir, the largest deep saline target in our region. Optional site Injection starts in FY 2012 Possible 2 million tons of injection over four-year injection period
titutional/regulatory Aspects egulatory framework is emerging for deep well ection through extensive interactions with federal d state authorities under ongoing projects. wever, the agencies need the resources and ndate to expedite regulatory framework. blic utility commissions and policymakers are coming increasingly gy aware of the technical and onomic issues related to CCS. rough Regional Partnerships and FutureGen cess several states have considered long-term bility and ownership issues ere is a strong need for faster progress on these ere is a strong need for faster progress on these ues as we move towards large-scale testing
mary of Trends We are Now in a tical Phase for Future Success of CCS ring last few years, CCS has attracted growing erest and support from regional industry and licymakers, this momentum must continue erging Issues: A major effort to expedite capture technology development and integrated capture and storage demonstrations Regional planning for transport and storage networks Developing regulatory, policy, and risk management framework in parallel l with large-scale l testing ti Building public acceptance as we proceed to deployment
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