Carbon Transport and Storage Atlas and Data Resources

Explore Geocube: NETL’s geospatial mapping portal to view and download the Natcarb Database and other spatial carbon storage data resources.

Important Links

NATCARB Database Collection
Visualize and download the NATCARB Database on Geocube.

Atlas V Carbon Storage Atlas V

Carbon Storage Open Database Collection
Open-source data collection from public websites, databases, and EDX on GeoCube.

Carbon Storage Data Groups on EDX
Collection of similar data published on EDX – groups exist for RCSPs, CarbonSAFE, FutureGen, Kimberlina, and more.

CO₂ Stationary Sources
Information about the NATCARB CO₂ stationary source data obtained from the RCSPs and other external sources.

CO₂ Storage Formations
Information about the potential CO₂ storage formations in sedimentary basins, North America.

Since 1997, The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Transport and Storage Program has been working with projects, industry, universities, and other government agencies to preserve, publish and curate carbon capture and storage (CCS) data. The collection of data provides access to critical information required for successful CCS deployment. In addition, technology to access, query and model, analyze, display, and disseminate carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage resource data has been developed, including the Energy Data eXchange (EDX), and GeoCube. Available data includes the geographic information system (GIS) data from National Carbon Sequestration Database (NATCARB) and the carbon storage open database collections on GeoCube, and over 800 public resources published on the EDX.

NATCARB is a relational database that integrates CCS data from the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships (RCSPs) and other sources. NATCARB provides a national view of carbon storage potential, and includes information such as CO₂ storage resource estimates, CO₂ point sources, and outlines of deep saline basins, coal basins, and oil and gas fields. The carbon storage open database collection consists of over 315 open-source geospatial data layers collected from websites and database servers. The collection brings together additional available geospatial data resources to compliment the NATCARB data. The public can access the GeoCube viewer and query the database for a wide variety of information on different CCS projects ranging from emission and storage potential to brine data for geochemistry

Contacts

Program Contacts:
Joshua Hull (Atlas)
(304) 285-0906
Joshua.hull@netl.doe.gov

Research Contacts:
Jennifer Bauer
(541) 918-4507
Jennifer.bauer@netl.doe.gov

Grant Bromhal
(304) 285-4688
Grant.bromhal@netl.doe.gov

EDX/NATCARB Support
edxsupport@netl.doe.gov

Carbon Storage Atlas V

The DOE Carbon Storage Atlas provides a coordinated update of CCS potential across the U.S. and other portions of North America. DOE has released five versions of the atlas, with the most recent being Atlas V, made available in 2015. Atlas V outlines DOE’s Carbon Transport and Storage Program, DOE’s CCS collaborations, worldwide CCS projects, and CCS regulatory issues; presents information on the location of CO₂ stationary source emissions and storage potential; and information on DOE’s carbon storage activities and field projects.

Atlas Table — Atlas V Estimates of CO₂ Stationary Source Emissions and Estimates of CO₂ Storage Resources for Geologic Storage Sites.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I access and download NATCARB data in total on EDX?
As an alternative to viewing and downloading NATCARB database layers on GeoCube, the whole NATCARB database can be downloaded on EDX at: https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/natcarb-alldata-v1502
The database contains layers for: CO₂ point sources, coal basin outlines, saline basin outlines, coal and saline 10km square grids containing information about reservoir porosity, permeability, depth, thickness, storage capacity estimates (P10, P50, P90), North American sedimentary basins, RCSP field projects, RCSP CCS site characterization projects and areas, world CCS database, and the brine geochemical database.

Where can I access the 10km Saline and Coal resource layers for download?
This can be downloaded directly from GeoCube from the NATCARB Database collection.
They can also be downloaded as shapefiles directly from EDX:
https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/natcarb-atlas-coal-basins-10km-grid
https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/natcarb-atlas-saline-basin-10km-grid

Where can I access CO₂ Pipeline Data?
Currently, DOE-NETL Carbon Transport and Storage resources do not contain CO2 pipeline data for download. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has pipeline information but it is subject to restrictions or inquiry to request data access

Annual reporting data for “Gas Transmission & Gathering Annual Data” does contain CO₂ pipeline information (search by commodity) in tabular format
The NPMS (National Pipeline Mapping System) Public Viewer allow users to query to visualize and query pipelines by commodity (CO₂ is available), but constrained to search within counties
- If you know the counties you are looking for, tabular data can be downloaded from the attribute table.
You can request specific geospatial data layers from this link: https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/ApplyForPIMMAAccess.aspx Which also describes PHMSAs restrictions on use guidance.

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