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Carbon Sequestration - Partnerships
Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships - Validation Phase

Plains CO₂ Reduction Partnership

Plains CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction (PCOR) Partnership

http://www.undeerc.org/pcor/

The Plains CO₂ Reduction (PCOR) Partnership is a diverse group of public and private sector stakeholders working together to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from stationary sources in the Northern Great Plains and adjacent areas. The PCOR Partnership is coordinated by the Energy & Environment Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota and includes the states of Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming as well as a broad range of project sponsors.

PCOR will conduct four technology validation field trials and two investigations of carbon sequestration concepts. The field trials will involve storage and comprehensive monitoring of CO₂ in depleted oil reservoirs, unmineable coal seams, and wetlands. Two of three geologic field tests will evaluate enhanced oil recovery and CO₂ sequestration in carbonate systems, while the third geologic project will examine enhanced coalbed methane recovery and CO₂ sequestration in unmineable lignite seams. The Partnership's terrestrial effort will use a Northern Great Plains wetlands complex to demonstrate carbon offsets market development.

Plains CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction (PCOR) Partnership Map

Geologic Sequestration Field Validations Tests
Project Description	Qty of CO₂ Injected/ Stored	Source of CO₂	Potential Capacity	Test Location
Title: Injection of CO₂ into Carbonate System at Beaver Lodge Oil Field, North Dakota
CO₂ from the Dakota Gasification Company gasification plant will be used for simultaneous sequestration and EOR in Amerada Hess Corporation’s Beaver Lodge oil field in northwestern North Dakota. The project will evaluate the potential for geological sequestration of CO₂ in a deep carbonate reservoir for the dual purpose of CO₂ sequestration and EOR. The target injection zone will be the Duperow Formation. The project will also test the accuracy with which CO₂ storage capacity can be predicted, demonstrate MMV technologies and protocols, and provide field validation testing of sequestration technologies and infrastructure approaches.	~3000 tons	Dakota Gasification Company’s Great Plains Synfuels Plant	5126 MMT CO₂	Beaver Lodge oil field, northwestern North Dakota
Title: Injection of CO₂/H2S (acid gas) into Carbonate System at Zama, Alberta
This field validation test conducted in the Zama field of Alberta will evaluate the potential for geological sequestration of CO₂ as part of an acid gas stream that also includes high concentrations of H2S for the concurrent purposes of CO₂ sequestration, H2S disposal, and EOR. The project will provide insight regarding the impact of high concentrations of H2S on sink integrity, MMV, and EOR success within a carbonate reservoir.	~250,000 tons CO₂ ~90,000 tons H2S	Zama Gas -Processing Plant	TBD at end of Phase I	Zama Oil Field, Alberta, Canada / Keg River Formation
Title: Injection of CO₂ into Lignite Coal Seam in the Williston Basin
CO₂ will be injected into economically unminable lignite seams to determine the suitability of these strata for both CO₂ sequestration and coalbed methane production. The project will determine whether long-term contact with CO₂ affects the physical stability and gas storage capacity properties of lignite and the hydrodynamic properties of the seam. In addition, the practicality and economics of using CO₂ to enhance natural gas recovery from lignite seams will be evaluated.	~3000 tons	Negotiations ongoing with the owners/operators of an ethanol plant currently under construction.	328 MMT CO₂ in the Williston Basin (Region TBD in Phase II)	Harmon Coal Seam, Williston Basin

Terrestrial Sequestration Field Validations Tests
Project Description	Regional Sink CO₂ Capacity	Partners Involved	Value-Added Products	Test Location
Title: PPR Wetland/Grassland Terrestrial Sequestration Demonstration
PPR wetland/grassland sequestration demonstration that will provide carbon offsets, develop protocols and standards, provide a market-based carbon sequestration strategy and serve as a model for terrestrial sequestration worldwide. The project will consist of a field study for collection of scientific information necessary to facilitate market development; the identification, development, and application of alternate land use management practices that will result in GHG reductions; and the development of appropriate protocols for the eventual development of carbon offsets to be sold in voluntary GHG markets.	14.4 MT CO₂	Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Xcel Energy, U.S. Geological Survey – Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center	Carbon credits, wetlands credits, and improved water quality and wildlife habitat	The Great Plains wetlands complex called PPR

Plains CO₂ Reduction Partnership Contacts:

*DOE Technical Point of Contact:*	Principal Investigator:
John Litynski DOE-NETL Phone (304) 285-1339 Fax 304-285-4638	Ed Steadman University of North Dakota - Energy and Environmental Research Center Phone Number: (701) 777-5279 FAX Number: (701) 777-5181

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