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Final Technical Report: Center for Mechanistic Control of Unconventional Formations

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2448602· OSTI ID:2448602
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  1. Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
  2. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  3. University of Southern California
  4. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  5. University of Wisconsin Madison
  6. University of Wyoming
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The overarching mission of the Center for Mechanistic Control of Unconventional Formations (CMC-UF) was to garner cross-cutting, fundamental, geoscience knowledge to achieve mechanistic control over the strongly coupled nonequilibrium physical and geochemical processes in extreme geological environments including shale, mudstone, marls, and other tight rocks with nanoscale pores. Collectively, these are referred to as unconventional formations and they often play the role of seals for other subsurface storage formations. The fundamental knowledge garnered by CMC-UF enabled science-based management of US unconventional formations for subsurface storage of carbon dioxide and TWh quantities of renewable energy as hydrogen and/or compressed air over longer timeframes as well as for natural gas production, with reduced environmental impacts, in the short term.

Research Organization:
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0019165
OSTI ID:
2448602
Report Number(s):
DOE-CMCUF--19165
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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