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Carbon Sequestration
 Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships – Validation Phase
 
Validation Phase Field Tests

The Validation Phase focuses on validating the most promising regional opportunities to deploy CCS technologies by building upon the accomplishments of the Characterization Phase. Two different CO2 storage approaches are being pursued in this phase: geologic and terrestrial carbon sequestration. Efforts are being conducted to (1) validate and refine current reservoir simulations for CO2 storage projects; (2) collect physical data to confirm CO2 storage potential and injectivity estimates; (3) demonstrate the effectiveness of MVA technologies; (4) develop guidelines for well completion, operations, and abandonment; and (5) develop strategies to optimize the CO2 storage potential of various geologic formations.

Geologic Sequestration Tests Geologic Sequestration Tests (22 injection tests)
  • Testing storage in oil and gas fields , coal seams, and saline formations
  • Validate injectivity, capacity, and containment
  • Monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) technologies (reservoir modeling)
  • Permit requirements
  • Public outreach and perception
  • Investigate well bore construction methods
   
Terrestrial Tests (11 field tests)
Terrestrial Tests
  • Tree-plantings
  • No-till farming
  • Wetlands restoration
  • Land management  (grasslands, grazing lands)
  • Fire management
  • Forest preservation
  • MM&V technologies
  • Accounting protocols for trading markets (CCX)

Other activities will include refining regional characterizations, public outreach and education, and regulatory compliance issues for the respective field projects. Knowledge gained from these validation procedures and tests can be used to develop commercially viable technologies that will be integral to a carbon management strategy. The results of the field tests will prove that the regional capacity and injectivity exists for commercialization.

These Validation Phase field tests are designed to demonstrate that regional reservoirs have the capability to store thousands of years of the nation’s potential CO2 emissions and form the basis for large volume tests in the Development Phase.

 
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