Prairie State Generating Company 2D Seismic Interpretation
- Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); Illinois State Geological Survey
The objectives of the Illinois Storage Corridor (ISC) project are to accelerate commercial deployment of carbon capture utilization and storage at two individual sites and receive approvals for Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI permits for construction at each site (ISC Project Narrative, 2020). As part of this project, and as part of the subsurface geologic characterization, two-dimensional (2D) seismic data was acquired at both sites. This report summarizes the findings from two phases of 2D acquisition and seismic interpretation at the Prairie State Generating Company site near Marissa, Illinois. The seismic data indicates the presence of three faults that completely transect the storage and confining units. The initial 2021 2D seismic acquisition revealed the presence of a feature two miles east of the Lively Grove #1 characterization well. The feature is a polyphase fault with a component of strike-slip motion, forming a small positive flower structure. The second phase of 2D seismic acquisition in 2022 constrained the maximum extent of the fault, indicating it has a relatively limited length. Other 2022 seismic lines revealed the presence of two other faults that transect the storage and confining units in the southwest and northeast portions of the 2D seismic acquisition area. The 2021 and 2022 2D seismic surveys have identified three specific locations within the project area that may have an elevated risk of out of zone CO2 migration due to faulting. Further technical work will be needed to quantify this risk and determine how and if this risk will impact the placement of CO2 injection wells across the project area.
- Research Organization:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Sponsoring Organization:
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0031892
- OSTI ID:
- 3013046
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-UIUC-0031892-08
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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