Rocky Mountain Regional CO₂ Storage Capacity and Significance

Technical Report · Mon Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1134754· OSTI ID:1134754

Laes, Denise ^[1]; Eisinger, Chris ^[2]; Esser, Richard ^[3]; Morgan, Craig ^[4]; Rauzi, Steve ^[5]; Ulmer-Scholle, Dana ^[6]; Matthews, Vince ^[7]; McPherson, Brian ^[3]

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1. Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); The University Of Utah
2. Colorado Geological Survey, Golden, CO (United States)
3. Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
4. Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
5. Arizona Geological Survey, Tucson, AZ (United States)
6. New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM (United States)
7. Colorado Geological Survey, Golden, CO (United States)

The purpose of this study includes extensive characterization of the most promising geologic CO₂ storage formations on the Colorado Plateau, including estimates of maximum possible storage capacity. The primary target of characterization and capacity analysis include the Cretaceous Dakota Formation, the Jurassic Entrada Formation and the Permian Weber Formation and their equivalents in the Colorado Plateau region. The total CO₂ capacity estimates for the deep saline formations of the Colorado Plateau region range between 9.8 metric GT and 143 metric GT, depending on assumed storage efficiency, formations included, and other factors.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FE0001812
• OSTI ID: 1134754
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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