Evaluation of Large-Volume Carbon Sequestration Test in Central

40 Pages·2011·3.78 MB·English

by  Monica Childs

Phase II-Task 10: Evaluation of Large-
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in Central Appalachia
Nino Ripepi
Assistant Research Professor
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Virginia Tech
and
Edward K. Diminick
Sr. Petroleum Engineer
Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc.
SECARB 6th Annual Stakeholders' Briefing, Atlanta, GA, March 9-10, 2011
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This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy National Energy 
Technology Laboratory under DE‐FC26‐05NT42590
This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United
States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor
any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal
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information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would
not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial
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not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the
United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors
expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States
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Phase II Update – Final Reports
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– Central Appalachian Basin Field
Validation Test in Coal - 2009
• (Host: CONSOL/CNX Gas)
– Black Warrior Basin Field Validation Test
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• (Host: El Paso)
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– Evaluation of Large-Volume Carbon
SSequesttrattiion TTestt SSiittes iin CCenttrall
Appalachia
SECARB Coal Group -
Research Team
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(cid:153) VCCER/Virginia Tech
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(cid:153) Kentucky Geological Survey
(cid:153) Advanced Resources International
(cid:153) CONSOL Energy
(cid:153) West Virginia University
SECARB Coal Groupp – Phase II Partners
(Cost Share, Data, Wells)
(cid:153) Alawest (cid:153) EPRI
(cid:153) Alpha Natural Resources (cid:153) Equitable Production
(cid:153) GeoMet
(cid:153) AMVEST
(cid:153)(cid:153) IIntternattiionall CCoall GGroup
(cid:153) Appalachian Production Serv.
(cid:153) McJunkin Appalachian
(cid:153) Buckhorn Coal
(cid:153) Norfolk Southern
(cid:153) CCP2 Project
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(cid:153) CDX Gas
(cid:153) Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(cid:153) Clean Energy Tech. Inst (MSU)
(cid:153) Penn Virginia
(cid:153) CNX Gas
(cid:153)(cid:153) PPiinnee MMoouunnttaaiinn OOiill && GGaass
(cid:153) CONSOL Energy
(cid:153) Piney Land
(cid:153) Cumberland Resources (cid:153) Pocahontas Land
(cid:153) Dart Oil & Gas (cid:153) Praxair
(cid:153) RMB Earth Science Consultants
(cid:153) Denbury Resources
(cid:153) Univ. British Columbia
(cid:153) Dominion
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Geologic Storage Options
Depleted
Devonian Oil & Gas Unmineable Saline Stacked
SShale Fields CCoal SSeams ECCBM Aquiffers SStorage
KGS MM&A MM&A VCCER WVU GSA
Technical Tasks
Legal, Monitoring,
Permitting Verification
Public and and
Outreach Regulatory Accounting Modeling Closeout
VCCER CONSOL VCCER ARI MM&A
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Central Appalachian Basin for coal seam
sequestration and ECBM recovery
(cid:153) Identify depleted oil and gas fields that could
support a large volume test
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storage option
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(cid:153) Model potential CO injection test sites and
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Stacked Storage
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Target Formations