CO2 Sequestration Capacity and Associated Aspects of the Most Promising Geologic Formations in the Rocky Mountain Region: Local-Scale Analyses
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); The University Of Utah
- Colorado Geological Survey, Golden, CO (United States)
- Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
- Arizona Geological Survey, Tucson, AZ (United States)
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM (United States)
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
- Schlumberger Carbon Services, Sugar Land, TX (United States)
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of individual local-scale CCS site characterization studies conducted in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. These site- specific characterization analyses were performed as part of the “Characterization of Most Promising Sequestration Formations in the Rocky Mountain Region” (RMCCS) project. The primary objective of these local-scale analyses is to provide a basis for regional-scale characterization efforts within each state. Specifically, limits on time and funding will typically inhibit CCS projects from conducting high- resolution characterization of a state-sized region, but smaller (< 10,000 km2) site analyses are usually possible, and such can provide insight regarding limiting factors for the regional-scale geology. For the RMCCS project, the outcomes of these local-scale studies provide a starting point for future local-scale site characterization efforts in the Rocky Mountain region.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0001812
- OSTI ID:
- 1134755
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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