Gigaton commercial-scale carbon storage and mineralization potential in stacked Columbia River basalt reservoirs

Cao, Ruoshi; Miller, Quin R.S.; Davidson, Casie L.; Gallin, William; Reidel, Stephen P.; Jiao, Zunsheng; McLaughlin, J. Fred; Nienhuis, Emily T.; Schaef, Herbert Todd

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2024.104206

Gigaton commercial-scale carbon storage and mineralization potential in stacked Columbia River basalt reservoirs

Journal Article · Sat Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2024.104206· OSTI ID:2484726

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Washington Geological Survey, Olympia, WA (United States)
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)

This work presents a detailed supercritical CO₂ storage resource estimation for the stacked basalt reservoirs in the Grande Ronde Basalt of the Columbia River Basalt Group in eastern Washington and Oregon. The assessment aims to derisk the commercialization potential of geologic carbon storage in basalt by leveraging both structural and mineralization trapping of CO₂ in basalt. The structural closures formed by anticlinal ridges and synclinal valleys in Yakima Fold Belt are excellent physical traps to accommodate injected supercritical CO₂. Rigorous hydraulic testing, well logs and simulation results from the Wallula Basalt Pilot #1 well showed the occurrence of 17 suitable permeable injection zones (up to 2,496 mD) intercalated with dense seals (~2.6E-10 mD) in the Grand Ronde Basalt. In addition, geochemical studies showed fast reactions between supercritical CO₂ and dissolved basalt minerals to form stable carbonates. In conclusion, our calculation indicates up to 40 gigatons (P90) of mineralization storage resources exist in the Grande Ronde Basalt reservoirs.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 2484726

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--182639

Journal Information:: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Journal Name: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control Vol. 137; ISSN 1750-5836

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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