- INTRODUCTION
- Carbon Dioxide
- Capture & Storage
- Sequestration in the News
- Capture & Storage
- GEOLOGY
- Illinois Basin
- Site Screening
- Stratigraphy
- Site Screening
- RESEARCH
- Maps
- Phase I Objectives
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- Presentations
- Reports
- Web Resources
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- Phase I Objectives
- CONSORTIUM
- Mission
- Partners
- Staff
- Subcontractors
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Phase I Project Tasks and Objectives
Final Reports
- Phase I Final Report - April 2006 (174mb PDF) (Note - this is a VERY large file)
- Phase I final topical reports:
- Assess CO2 Transportation Options in the Illinois Basin - April 2006 (47.2mb PDF)
- Assess CO2 Capture Options for Illinois Basin CO2 Sources - April 2006 (25.3mb PDF)
- Assess CO2 Transportation Options in the Illinois Basin - April 2006 (47.2mb PDF)
Initial Research
Data Compilation - Integrate existing base data and geological data holdings. Expand data resources with related information from all consortium partners.
Carbon Capture - Assess established carbon capture options available for retrofit of major CO2 sources in the Illinois Basin. Review developing capture methods and combustion processes which may enhance capture or improve process efficiency.
CO2 Transportation - Identify CO2 transportation options in the Illinois Basin with respect to significant stationary sources. Assess requirements for obtaining CO2 in research quantities and large-scale quantities for the long term.
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Transportation Options in the Illinois Basin. A Topical Report for Task 2 (Assess Carbon Capture Options for Illinois Basin Co2 Sources) and Task 3 (Assess CO2 Transportation Options in the Illinois Basin).
MGSC_year1report.pdf (10.5 M)
Geological Carbon Storage Assessment
Coalbed Sinks and Methane Production - Assess deep, uneconomic coal seams and coalbed methane distribution within the Illinois Basin. Define each coal's suitability and total capacity as a CO2 sink.
Oil Reservoir Sinks and Oil Recovery - Reservoirs in plays with suitable characteristics and oil properties will be defined to determine those best suited for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) utilizing injected CO2.
Deep Saline Reservoir Sinks - Characterize saline reservoirs, such as the Mt. Simon Sandstone, Ironton-Galesville Sandstone, or the St. Peter Sandstone, and their overlying caps to determine their long-term suitability for CO2 storage in the Illinois Basin.
Information Integration
Storage Options, CO2 Capture Sources, and Transportation Pathways - Define favorable technical and economic pathways to achieve sequestration of carbon dioxide. Storage options will be linked to locations for CO2 capture and available transportation routes.
Environmental and Regulatory Framework - Compile and evaluate environmental regulations that may apply to any part of the capture to transportation to storage CO2 sequestration process. Identify possible mitigation requirements.
Define Scenarios and Evaluate Outcomes - Determine the feasibility of sequestration in the Illinois Basin from the maximum number of perspectives, including CO2 sources, transportation options, suitable geological sinks, regulatory framework, and economics.
Project Conclusion
Compile Results - Prepare reports, presentations, journal articles, and map products.
Education and Outreach - Deliver educational workshops and enhance web site content. Incorporate feedback in planning for CO2 sequestration field tests.
Action Plan - Prepare an implementation plan for a technology validation field test of one or more geological CO2 storage options within the Illinois Basin.
Illinois State Geological Survey |
Indiana Geological Survey |
Kentucky Geological Survey
National Energy Technology Laboratory