Carbon Storage R&D Project Review Meeting

Carbon Storage R&D Project Review Meeting

Developing the Technologies and Infrastructure for CCS

August 12–14, 2014

Sheraton Station Square Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2014 – GRAND STATION BALLROOM

• FUTURE OF CARBON STORAGE RESEARCH
  Julio Friedmann, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Clean Coal, U.S. Department of Energy
• Carbon Storage Program Overview
  Traci Rodosta, Carbon Storage Technology Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• International Modeling Updates from IEAGHG Network
  James Craig, Manager Technical Programme, and CCS and Regulatory Affairs,
  Andy Cavanagh, Statoil Norway, Grant Bromhal, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Rajesh Pawar, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Bell Creek Field Project
  Plains CO₂ Reduction (PCOR) Partnership
  Charles Gorecki, Energy and Environmental Research Center, Panel: John Harju and Ed Steadman, Energy and Environmental Research Center
• Illinois Basin - Decatur Project
  Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC)
  Rob Finley and Sallie Greenberg – Illinois State Geological Survey, Panel: Dwight Peters, Schlumberger Carbon Services and Hannes Leetaru, Illinois State Geological Survey
• Michigan Basin Field Project
  Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP)
  Neeraj Gupta and Darrell Paul – Battelle, Panel: Srikanta Mishra, Battelle
• Quadrennial Technology Review 2015: Briefing Background
  Mark Ackiewicz, Carbon Capture and Storage R&D Division Director, U.S. Department of Energy

MVA 1

• Greenhouse Gas Laser Imaging Tomography Experiment (Green Lite) – ITT Space Systems, LLC
• Surface and Airborne Monitoring Technology for Detecting Geologic Leakage in a CO₂-Enhanced Oil Recovery Pilot, Anadarko Basin, Texas – Oklahoma State University
• Zero Emissions Research and Technology (ZERT) II - Investigating Fundamental Scientific Issues Affecting the Long-Term Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide – Montana State University
• Recovery Act:  Measurements of 222Rn, 220Rn, and CO₂ Emissions in Natural CO₂ Fields in Wyoming – University of Wyoming

Unconventional Reservoirs 1

• Enhanced Coal Bed Methane Production and Sequestration of CO₂ in Unmineable Coal Seams – CONSOL, Inc. Research and Development
• Central Appalachian Basin Unconventional (Coal/Organic Shale) Reservoir Small Scale CO₂ Injection Test – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• The Coal-Seq III Consortium: Advancing the Science of CO₂ Sequestration in Coal Seam and Gas Shale Reservoirs – Advanced Resources International, Inc.
• Exploring the Behavior of Shales as Seals and Storage Reservoirs for CO₂ – National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Utilization in Unconventional Reservoirs – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Reservoir Modeling 1

• Reducing Uncertainties in Model Predictions Via History Matching of CO₂ Migration and Reactive Transport Modeling of CO₂ Fate at the Sleipner Project, Norwegian North Sea – Trustees of Indiana University
• Enhanced Simulation Tools to Improve Predictions and Performance of Geologic Storage Coupled Modeling – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Simulation of Coupled Processes of Flow, Transport and Storage of CO₂ in Saline Aquifers – Colorado School of Mines
• Enhanced Porosity and Permeability within Carbonate CO₂ Storage Reservoirs:  An Experimental and Modeling Study – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Validation of Models Simulating Capillary and Dissolution Trapping – Trustees of Colorado School of Mines

MVA 2

• In Situ MVA of CO₂ Sequestration Using Smart Field Technology – West Virginia University Research Corporation
• Pressure-Based Inversion and Data Assimilation System (PIDAS) for CO₂ Leakage Detection – University of Texas at Austin
• An Advanced Joint Inversion System for Carbon Dioxide Storage Modeling with Large Date Sets for Characterization and Real-Time Monitoring-Enhancing Storage Performance and Reducing Failure Risks under Uncertainties – Leland Stanford Junior University
• Real-Time In-Situ Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Network for Sensitive Subsurface Areas in Carbon Capture and Storage – Intelligent Optical Systems Inc.

Site Characterization

• Recovery Act:  Geological Characterization of the South Georgia Rift Basin for Source Proximal CO₂ Storage – South Carolina Research Institute
• Recovery Act: Characterization of the Triassic Newark Basin of New York & New Jersey for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide – Sandia Technologies LLC
• Recovery Act: An Evaluation of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Cambro-Ordovician Strata of the Illinois and Michigan Basins – University of Illinois
• Recovery Act:  Gulf of Mexico Miocene CO₂ Site Characterization Mega Transect – University of Texas at Austin
• Recovery Act:  Characterization of Pliocene and Miocene Formations in the Wilmington Graben, Offshore Los Angeles, for Large Scale Geologic Storage of CO₂ – Geomechanics Technologies, Inc.
• Recovery Act:  Modeling CO₂ Sequestration in the Ozark Plateau Aquifer System – University of Kansas Center for Research

Reservoir Modeling 2

• Experimental Design Applications for Modeling and Assessing Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Saline – Fusion Petroleum Technologies
• Studies for Modeling CO₂ Processes, Comparison, and Joint Inversion with Characterization  and Monitoring Data – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Reactive Transport Models with Geomechanics to Mitigate Risks of Carbon Dioxide Utilization and Storage – University of Utah
• Induced Seismicity –Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Integrated Experimental and Modeling Studies of Mineral Carbonation for Permanent CS in Mafic/Ultramafic Rocks –Yale University

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014 – GRAND STATION BALLROOM

• International Monitoring Updates from IEAGHG Network
  Tim Dixon, Manager Technical Programme, and CCS and Regulatory Affairs,
  Ian Wright, NOC, Don White, NRCan Canada, Katherine Romanak, BEG USA
• BOEM Outer Continental Shelf Sub-Seabed Geologic CO₂ Sequestration Research
  Melissa Batum, Senior Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Interior – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  Steven Carpenter, Advanced Resources International, Head of Delegation at ISO TC-265
• Cranfield Field Project
  Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB)
  Jerry Hill – Southern States Energy Board, Panel: Katherine Romanak, Seyyed Hosseini, Tip Meckel and Ramon Trevino, University of Texas, BEG
• Plant Barry Citronelle Field Project
  Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB)
  Steve Carpenter – Advanced Resources International, Inc. and Rob Trautz – Electric Power Research Institute, Panel: Tom Daley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

MVA 3

• Reservoir Performance – National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Scalable Automated, Semipermanent Seismic Method for Detecting CO₂ Plume Extent During Geological CO₂ Injection – University of North Dakota
• Distributed Fiber Optic Arrays:  Integrated Temperature and Seismic Sensing for Detection of CO₂ Flow, Leakage and Subsurface Distribution – Electric Power Research Institute Inc.
• Deep Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic Sensing:  A Cost Effective, Long-Term Tool for Sequestration Monitoring – Multi Phase Technologies LLC
• Fundamental Studies – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Prototype and Testing a New Volumetric Curvature Tool for Modeling Reservoir Compartments and Leakage Pathways in the Arbuckle Saline Aquifer: Reducing Uncertainty in CO₂ Storage and Permanence – University of Kansas Center for Research
• GEO-SEQ - Support – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Development and Test of a 1,000 Level 3C Fiber Optic Borehole Seismic Receiver Array Applied to Carbon Sequestration – Paulsson Inc
• Combining Space Geodesy, Seismology, and Geochemistry for Monitoring, Verification and Accounting of CO₂ in Sequestration Sites – University of Miami

Wellbore Integrity

• Systematic Assessment of Wellbore Integrity for Geologic Carbon Storage Projects Using Regulatory and Industry Information – Battelle Memorial Institute
• Statistical Analysis of CO₂ Exposed Wells to Predict Long Term Leakage Through the Development of an Integrated Neural-Genetic-Algorithm – University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• Wellbore and Seal Integrity – Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Proof of Feasibility of Using Well Bore Deformation as a Diagnostic Tool to Improve CO₂ Sequestration – Clemson University

Mitigation

• Wellbore Seal Repair Using Nanocomposite Materials – University of New Mexico
• Novel Materials for Robust Repair of Leaky Wellbores in CO₂ Storage Formations – University of Texas at Austin
• Field Test and Evaluation of Engineered Biomineralization Technology for Sealing Existing Wells – Montana State University

Carbon Use/Reuse

• Catalytic Transformation of CO₂ to C1 Products – National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Utilization of CO₂ in High Performance Building and Infrastructure Products – Solidia

Water Management

• Management of Water from CCS – Argonne National Laboratory
• Reservoir Pressure Management – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Reservoir Modeling 3

• Optimizing Accuracy of Determinations of Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity and Permanence, and Designing More Efficient Carbon Dioxide Storage – University of Wyoming
• Model Complexity and Choice of Model Approaches for Practical Simulations of CO₂ Injection, Migration, Leakage, and Long-term Fate – Trustees of Princeton University
• Area 2:  Inexpensive Monitoring and Uncertainty Assessment of CO₂ Plume Migration – University of Texas at Austin
• Enhanced Analytical Simulation Tool for CO₂ Storage Capacity Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification – University of Texas at Austin
• Simplified Predictive Models for CO₂ Sequestration Performance Assessment – Battelle Memorial Institute
• Optimal Model Complexity in Geological Carbon Sequestration:  A Response Surface Uncertainty Analysis – University of Wyoming

Risk Assessment

• Development of Improved Caprock Integrity and Risk Assessment Techniques – Geomechanics Technologies, Inc.
• Nature and Dynamics of the Reservoir/Caprock Contact and Implications for Carbon Storage Performance – New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
• Developing a Comprehensive Risk Assessment Framework for Geological Storage of CO₂ – University of Texas at Austin - BEG
• Systems Models and Science of CO₂ Sequestration - CO₂PENS – Los Alamos National Laboratory

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014 – GRAND STATION BALLROOM

• Farnsworth Unit - Ochiltree Field Project
  Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration (SWP)
  Reid Grigg – New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and Brian McPherson University of Utah, Panel:  Wayne Rowe, Schlumberger Carbon Services
• Kevin Dome Field Project
  Big Sky Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (BSCSP)       
  Lee Spangler – Montana State University, Panel: Wayne Rowe, Schlumberger Carbon Services and David Bowen, Vecta Oil & Gas, Ltd.

MVA 4

• Natural Geochemical Signals for Monitoring Groundwater Impacts  - National Energy Technology Laboratory
• D&D of MVA Tools -  Gas detection from EOR and coal beds - Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Monitoring of Geological CO₂ Sequestration Using Isotopes and PF Tracers - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Radiocarbon as a Reactive Tracer for Tracking Permanent CO₂ Storage in Basaltic Rocks - Trustees of Columbia University

Small-Scale Field Projects

• Small Scale Field Test Demonstrating CO₂ Sequestration in Arbuckle Saline Aquifer and by CO₂-EOR at Wellington Field, Sumner County, Kansas - University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
• International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas Weyburn-Midale CO₂ Monitoring and Storage Program - Petroleum Technology Research Centre
• Snohvit- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Capacity/Storage Efficiency

• Optimizing and Quantifying CO₂ Storage Resource in Saline Formations and Hydrocarbon Reservoirs - University of North Dakota
• Assessing Reservoir Depositional Environments to Develop & Quantify Improvements in CO₂ Storage Efficiency - University of Illinois
• Resource Assessment Methods for CO₂ Storage in Geologic Formations - National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Commercial Scale CO₂ Injection and Optimization of Storage Capacity in the Southeastern United States - Advanced Resources International, Inc.

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