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Title: The geospatial and economic viability of CO2 storage in hydrocarbon depleted fractured shale formations

Abstract

Hydrocarbon depleted fractured shale (HDFS) formations could be attractive for geologic carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. Shale formations may be able to leverage existing infrastructure, have larger capacities, and be more secure than saline aquifers. We compared regional storage capacities and integrated CO2 capture, transport, and storage systems that use HDFS with those that use saline aquifers in a region of the United States with extensive shale development that overlies prospective saline aquifers. We estimated HDFS storage capacities with a production-based method and costs by adapting methods developed for saline aquifers and found that HDFS formations in this region might be able to store with less cost an estimated ~14× more CO2 on average than saline aquifers at the same location. The potential for smaller Areas of Review and less investment in infrastructure accounted for up to 84% of the difference in estimated storage costs. We implemented an engineering-economic geospatial optimization model to determine and compare the viability of storage capacity for these two storage resources. Across the state-specific and regional scenarios we investigated, our results for this region suggest that integrated CCS systems using HDFS could be more centralized, require less pipelines, prioritize different routes for trunklines, and be 6.4–6.8%more » ($5-10/tCO2) cheaper than systems using saline aquifers. In conclusion, overall, CO2 storage in HDFS could be technically and economically attractive and may lower barriers to large scale CO2 storage if they can be permitted.« less

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ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3]; ORCiD logo [4];  [3];  [3]
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  1. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering; The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). John Glenn College of Public Affairs
  2. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering
  3. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  4. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1454996
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-24674
Journal ID: ISSN 1750-5836
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 75; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 1750-5836
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; 42 ENGINEERING; Earth Sciences

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Bielicki, Jeffrey M., Langenfeld, Julie K., Tao, Zhiyuan, Middleton, Richard S., Menefee, Anne H., and Clarens, Andres F. The geospatial and economic viability of CO2 storage in hydrocarbon depleted fractured shale formations. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.05.015.
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Bielicki, Jeffrey M., Langenfeld, Julie K., Tao, Zhiyuan, Middleton, Richard S., Menefee, Anne H., & Clarens, Andres F. The geospatial and economic viability of CO2 storage in hydrocarbon depleted fractured shale formations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.05.015
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Bielicki, Jeffrey M., Langenfeld, Julie K., Tao, Zhiyuan, Middleton, Richard S., Menefee, Anne H., and Clarens, Andres F. Sat . "The geospatial and economic viability of CO2 storage in hydrocarbon depleted fractured shale formations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.05.015. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1454996.
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@article{osti_1454996,
title = {The geospatial and economic viability of CO2 storage in hydrocarbon depleted fractured shale formations},
author = {Bielicki, Jeffrey M. and Langenfeld, Julie K. and Tao, Zhiyuan and Middleton, Richard S. and Menefee, Anne H. and Clarens, Andres F.},
abstractNote = {Hydrocarbon depleted fractured shale (HDFS) formations could be attractive for geologic carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. Shale formations may be able to leverage existing infrastructure, have larger capacities, and be more secure than saline aquifers. We compared regional storage capacities and integrated CO2 capture, transport, and storage systems that use HDFS with those that use saline aquifers in a region of the United States with extensive shale development that overlies prospective saline aquifers. We estimated HDFS storage capacities with a production-based method and costs by adapting methods developed for saline aquifers and found that HDFS formations in this region might be able to store with less cost an estimated ~14× more CO2 on average than saline aquifers at the same location. The potential for smaller Areas of Review and less investment in infrastructure accounted for up to 84% of the difference in estimated storage costs. We implemented an engineering-economic geospatial optimization model to determine and compare the viability of storage capacity for these two storage resources. Across the state-specific and regional scenarios we investigated, our results for this region suggest that integrated CCS systems using HDFS could be more centralized, require less pipelines, prioritize different routes for trunklines, and be 6.4–6.8% ($5-10/tCO2) cheaper than systems using saline aquifers. In conclusion, overall, CO2 storage in HDFS could be technically and economically attractive and may lower barriers to large scale CO2 storage if they can be permitted.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.05.015},
journal = {International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control},
number = C,
volume = 75,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Sat May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: Estimated CO2 Storage Capacities in (a) Shale Sequestration Hubs and (b) Saline Aquifers and the Associated Hubs. The size of the circle indicates the estimated CO2 storage capacity associated with the hub, with individual cost and capacity estimates provided in Section 2 of the Supporting Information. The estimatedmore » CO2 storage capacity in saline aquifers at 10 x 10 km resolution is shown on a scale from yellow to brown (NETL, 2015).« less
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