Geological CO2 storage characterization. The key to deploying clean fossil energy technology / Характеристика геологических запасов CO2. Ключ к внедрению экологически чистых технологий использования ископаемого топлива

The Eocene Green River Formation in Wyoming has long served as a standard for lacustrine depositional systems. This lacustrine formation, excluding the culminating phase, was deposited in a closed hydrographic basin. The position of the boundary between lake and mudflat margin was dictated by the inflow evaporation ratio (inflow greater than evaporation = transgression; inflow less than evaporation = regression). All members of the Green River Formation are characterized by repetitive stratification sequences. In the Tipton and Laney members, the repetitive stratification sequences are laminated, kerogen-rich carbonates with fish fossils overlain by dolostone with numerous desiccation features. In contrast, in the middle member (Wilkins Peak), the typical stratification sequence is trona (evaporate) overlain by dolostone, overlain by kerogen-rich carbonate (oil shale). All these stratification sequences can be explained as products of dynamic climate change and a consequent imbalance between inflow and evaporation which probably resulted from the earth’s processional variations. The evidence for global warming and climate change (prior to anthropogenic green house gas (GHG) emissions) is undeniable. The crucial question is, are anthropogenic GHG emissions accelerating the rate of climate change? The confluence of rising global temperature with substantial increases in GHG emissions since the beginning of the industrial revolution strongly suggests that the answer to this question is yes. <...>

Geological Observations Supporting Dynamic Climatic Changes Ronald C. Surdam

The Story of the Wyoming Carbon Underground Storage Project (WY-CUSP), and the Regional Inventory and Prioritization of Potential CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Wyoming Ramsey D. Bentley and Ronald C. Surdam

Legal Framework: Carbon Storage Regulations and Access for the Wyoming Carbon Underground Storage Project (WY-CUSP) Lynne Boomgaarden and Shanna C. Dahl

A Strategy for Designing an Optimal Characterization Study of the Premier Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Site in Wyoming Ronald C. Surdam

Regional Geologic History, CO2 Source Inventory, and Groundwater Risk Assessment of a Potential CO2 Sequestration Site on the Rock Springs Uplift in Southwest Wyoming J. Fred McLaughlin, Ramsey D. Bentley and Scott A. Quillinan

Detailed Geologic Characterization of Core and Well Data from the Weber and Madison Formations and Associated Seals at a Potential CO2 Sequestration Site in Southwest Wyoming: Definining the Lithologic, Geochemical, Diagenetic, and Burial Histories Relative to Successful CO2 Storage J. Fred McLaughlin and Mario Garcia-Gonzalez

Utility of 3-D Seismic Attribute Analysis and VSP for Assessing Potential Carbon Sequestration Targets on the Rock Springs Uplift, Southwest Wyoming Yuri Ganshin and Ronald C. Surdam

Reservoir Fluid Characterization of the Weber Sandstone and Madison Limestone on the Rock Springs Uplift in Southwest Wyoming Scott A. Quillinan and J. Fred McLaughlin

Predicting Permeability in the Target Reservoirs on the Rock Springs Uplift, Southwest Wyoming Yuri Ganshin

Advances in Estimating the Geologic CO2 Storage Capacity of the Madison Limestone and Weber Sandstone on the Rock Springs Uplift by Utilizing Detailed 3-D Reservoir Characterization and Geologic Uncertainty Reduction Zunsheng Jiao and Ronald C. Surdam

Displaced Fluid Management—the Key to Commercial-Scale Geologic CO2 Storage Ronald C. Surdam, Scott A. Quillinan and Zunsheng Jiao

The Carbon Management Institute’s Integrated CO2 Storage/EOR Strategy: the Advantages of Deploying Innovative, Multiple-Resource Development Strategies Designed to Foster Sustainability of Energy and Environmental Resources Ronald C. Surdam, Ramsey D. Bentley and Zunsheng Jiao

A Feasibility Study of the Integration of Geologic CO2 Storage with Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2 Flooding) in the Ordos Basin, China Zunsheng Jiao, Ronald C. Surdam, Lifa Zhou and Yajun Wang

Summary of the WY-CUSP Characterization Program Ronald C. Surdam