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Title: Shallow Carbon Sequestration Demonstration Project

Abstract

The potential for carbon sequestration at relatively shallow depths was investigated at four power plant sites in Missouri. Exploratory boreholes were cored through the Davis Shale confining layer into the St. Francois aquifer (Lamotte Sandstone and Bonneterre Formation). Precambrian basement contact ranged from 654.4 meters at the John Twitty Energy Center in Southwest Missouri to over 1100 meters near the Sioux Power Plant in St. Charles County. Investigations at the John Twitty Energy Center included 3D seismic reflection surveys, downhole geophysical logging and pressure testing, and laboratory analysis of rock core and water samples. Plans to perform injectivity tests at the John Twitty Energy Center, using food grade CO{sub 2}, had to be abandoned when the isolated aquifer was found to have very low dissolved solids content. Investigations at the Sioux Plant and Thomas Hill Energy Center in Randolph County found suitably saline conditions in the St. Francois. A fourth borehole in Platte County was discontinued before reaching the aquifer. Laboratory analyses of rock core and water samples indicate that the St. Charles and Randolph County sites could have storage potentials worthy of further study. The report suggests additional Missouri areas for further investigation as well.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
City Utilities Of Springfield Missouri
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1132603
DOE Contract Number:  
NT0006642
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Citation Formats

Pendergrass, Gary, Fraley, David, Alter, William, and Bodenhamer, Steven. Shallow Carbon Sequestration Demonstration Project. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.2172/1132603.
Pendergrass, Gary, Fraley, David, Alter, William, & Bodenhamer, Steven. Shallow Carbon Sequestration Demonstration Project. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1132603
Pendergrass, Gary, Fraley, David, Alter, William, and Bodenhamer, Steven. 2013. "Shallow Carbon Sequestration Demonstration Project". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1132603. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1132603.
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title = {Shallow Carbon Sequestration Demonstration Project},
author = {Pendergrass, Gary and Fraley, David and Alter, William and Bodenhamer, Steven},
abstractNote = {The potential for carbon sequestration at relatively shallow depths was investigated at four power plant sites in Missouri. Exploratory boreholes were cored through the Davis Shale confining layer into the St. Francois aquifer (Lamotte Sandstone and Bonneterre Formation). Precambrian basement contact ranged from 654.4 meters at the John Twitty Energy Center in Southwest Missouri to over 1100 meters near the Sioux Power Plant in St. Charles County. Investigations at the John Twitty Energy Center included 3D seismic reflection surveys, downhole geophysical logging and pressure testing, and laboratory analysis of rock core and water samples. Plans to perform injectivity tests at the John Twitty Energy Center, using food grade CO{sub 2}, had to be abandoned when the isolated aquifer was found to have very low dissolved solids content. Investigations at the Sioux Plant and Thomas Hill Energy Center in Randolph County found suitably saline conditions in the St. Francois. A fourth borehole in Platte County was discontinued before reaching the aquifer. Laboratory analyses of rock core and water samples indicate that the St. Charles and Randolph County sites could have storage potentials worthy of further study. The report suggests additional Missouri areas for further investigation as well.},
doi = {10.2172/1132603},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1132603}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}