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Title: A shallow subsurface controlled release facility in Bozeman, Montana, USA, for testing near surface CO2 detection techniques and transport models

Journal Article · · Environmental Earth Sciences
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  1. Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  2. Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  3. Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering
  4. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Global Climate and Energy Project
  5. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Earth Sciences Div.
  6. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Div. of Earth and Environmental Sciences
  7. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  8. Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States). Earth and Planetary Sciences
  9. Univ. of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV (United States). Dept. of Geology and Geography
  10. Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States)
  11. U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  12. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
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A controlled field pilot has been developed in Bozeman, Montana, USA, to study near surface CO2 transport and detection technologies. A slotted horizontal well divided into six zones was installed in the shallow subsurface. The scale and CO2 release rates were chosen to be relevant to developing monitoring strategies for geological carbon storage. The field site was characterized before injection, and CO2 transport and concentrations in saturated soil and the vadose zone were modeled. Controlled releases of CO2 from the horizontal well were performed in the summers of 2007 and 2008, and collaborators from six national labs, three universities, and the U. S. Geological Survey investigated movement of CO2 through the soil, water, plants, and air with a wide range of near surface detection techniques. An overview of these results will be presented.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI ID:
1014876
Report Number(s):
NETL-TPR-3241
Journal Information:
Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 60, Issue 2; ISSN 1866-6280
Publisher:
Springer-Verlag
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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