MICHIGAN BASIN PROJECT Niagaran Pinnacle Reef Trend, Michigan Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership

MICHIGAN BASIN PROJECT Niagaran Pinnacle Reef Trend, Michigan Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY July 2016 BACKGROUND The Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership’s (MRCSP) Michigan Basin Project is injecting one (1) million metric tons of CO2 in collaboration with enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations, which provides an opportunity to research concurrent utilization of CO2 . The Niagaran Pinnacle Reef Trend along the northern flank of the Michigan Basin is a regionally significant resource for hydrocarbon (i.e., oil and natural gas) production and potential CO2 storage. MRCSP is injecting high-purity CO2 removed from natural gas at a nearby gas processing facility. Site characterization, monitoring, and modeling performed during the project provide insight into CO2 storage potential of carbonate reservoirs and generate valuable case-study data that can be applied to future carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCS) projects.