| San Juan Basin Carbonsafe Phase III: Ensuring Safe Subsurface Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Reservoirs |  |  |
Project Information
| Prime Performer: | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Location: | Socorro, NM | |
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| Project Duration: | 10/01/2020 - 03/31/2025 | Agreement Number: | FE0031890 | |
| Technology Area: | Storage Infrastructure | Total Award Value: | $25,453,716 | |
| Key Technology: | CarbonSAFE | DOE Share: | $19,737,188 | |
| Performer Share: | $5,716,528 | |||
Project Description
The overall objective of this project is to perform a comprehensive commercial-scale site characterization of a storage complex located in northwest New Mexico to accelerate the deployment of integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. The data collected by the characterization and environmental analysis will be used to prepare, submit and attain an Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI permit (for construction) to inject and store at minimum 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) at the site. The project team will acquire new field data and integrate new and legacy information to develop comprehensive site-specific data sets that will be used as inputs for the preparation process of a UIC Class VI permit that will be submitted for approval. Data will be incorporated into simulation models to assess storage potential, CO2 behavior, seal integrity and risk of induced seismicity. An Environmental Information Volume (EIV) will be completed to assess any National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)-related issues for the chosen capture, transport and storage site. The project team will continue existing outreach programs to educate the public on the usefulness of the integrated CCS project within the region.
Project Benefits
The main purpose of this project is to accelerate wide-scale deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) by assessing and verifying safe and cost-effective commercial-scale storage sites for anthropogenic CO2 emissions, and assessing the technical and economic viability of carbon capture and/or purification technologies for sources that will supply CO2 to storage sites.
Presentations, Papers, and Publications
- San Juan Basin CarbonSAFE Phase III: Ensuring Safe Subsurface Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Reservoirs (Aug 2024)
Presented by William Ampomah, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2024 FECM/NETL Carbon Management Research Project Review Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - San Juan Basin Carbonsafe Phase III: Ensuring Safe Subsurface Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Reservoirs (Aug 2023)
Presented by William Ampomah, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2023 FECM/NETL Carbon Mangement Research Project Review Meeting - Carbon Transport & Storage, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - San Juan Basin Carbonsafe Phase III (Aug 2023)
Presented by Bailian Chen, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2023 FECM/NETL Carbon Mangement Research Project Review Meeting - Carbon Transport & Storage, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - San Juan Basin Carbonsafe Phase III: Ensuring Safe Subsurface Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Reservoirs (Aug 2022)
Presented by William Ampomah, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2022 Carbon Management Project Review Meeting - Carbon Transport and Storage, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - San Juan Basin CarbonSAFE Phase III: Ensuring Safe Subsurface Storage of CO2 in Saline Reservoirs (Aug 2021)
Presented by William Ampomah, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2021 Carbon Management and Oil and Gas Research Project Review Meeting - Integrated CCUS Projects and FEED Studies, Virtual - San Juan Basin Carbonsafe Phase III: Ensuring Safe Subsurface Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Reservoirs (Aug 2020)
Presented by William Ampomah, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2020 Integrated Project Review Meeting - CCUS Integrated Projects, Virtual
Contact Information
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