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View article: Paying it Forward: How an Emerging Unconventional Play can Hit the Ground Running
Paying it Forward: How an Emerging Unconventional Play can Hit the Ground Running Open
While every tight oil play is unique, there are lessons that can be transferred from one play to another to improve the efficiency and pace of production operations and development. These improvements may not fit precisely in every basin o…
View article: CO<sub>2</sub> Storage Site Screening Platform Development and CO<sub>2</sub> Storage Resource Analysis in SECARB Offshore Reservoirs Using SAS Viya
CO<sub>2</sub> Storage Site Screening Platform Development and CO<sub>2</sub> Storage Resource Analysis in SECARB Offshore Reservoirs Using SAS Viya Open
A major goal of the SECARB Offshore Partnership (DE-FE0031557) is to screen deep saline aquifers and hydrocarbon reservoirs in the central Gulf of Mexico for CO2 sequestration and CO2-enhanced oil and gas recovery (EOR/EGR) and estimate th…
View article: Factors Determining Commercially Optimal Development Strategies for CO<sub>2</sub> Storage With and Without CO<sub>2</sub>-EOR
Factors Determining Commercially Optimal Development Strategies for CO<sub>2</sub> Storage With and Without CO<sub>2</sub>-EOR Open
This report is a draft white paper on the factors determining commercially optimal development strategies for CO2 storage with and without CO2-EOR. The draft report provides a summary of accomplishments during the first budget period of th…
View article: Characterization of Offshore Storage Resource Potential in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico
Characterization of Offshore Storage Resource Potential in the Central Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico Open
This report contains a brief overview of the several studies that provide the basis for this work and details the reservoir characterization efforts that have been completed to date. Briefly, geological characterization data suggests that …
View article: CarbonSAFE Phase II: Project ECO2S, Geologic Characterization Well Report (Deliverable 5.3.b)
CarbonSAFE Phase II: Project ECO2S, Geologic Characterization Well Report (Deliverable 5.3.b) Open
Establishing an Early CO2 Storage Complex in Kemper County, Mississippi (ECO2S): Geologic Characterization Well Report (Deliverable 5.3.b)
View article: Numerical Modeling Report (Deliverable 8.1.a)
Numerical Modeling Report (Deliverable 8.1.a) Open
Establishing an Early CO2 Storage Complex in Kemper County, Mississippi (ECO2S): Numerical Modeling Report (Deliverable 8.1.a)
View article: CarbonSAFE Phase II: Project ECO2S: Geological Data Catalog Report (Deliverable 1.3.b.1)
CarbonSAFE Phase II: Project ECO2S: Geological Data Catalog Report (Deliverable 1.3.b.1) Open
Establishing an Early CO2 Storage Complex in Kemper County, Mississippi (ECO2S): Geological Data Catalog 1
View article: Geologic Framework for the Kemper Storage Complex (Deliverable 6.2.b)
Geologic Framework for the Kemper Storage Complex (Deliverable 6.2.b) Open
Establishing an Early CO2 Storage Complex in Kemper County, Mississippi (ECO2S): Geologic Framework for the Kemper Storage Complex (Deliverable 6.2.b)
View article: CarbonSAFE Phase II: Project ECO2S, Site Selection and Survey Report (Deliverable 5.1)
CarbonSAFE Phase II: Project ECO2S, Site Selection and Survey Report (Deliverable 5.1) Open
Establishing an Early CO2 Storage Complex in Kemper County, Mississippi (ECO2S): Site Selection and Survey Report (Deliverable 5.1)
View article: Evaluation of “Tight Oil” Well Performance and Completion Practices in the Powder River Basin - “Time Slice” Analysis
Evaluation of “Tight Oil” Well Performance and Completion Practices in the Powder River Basin - “Time Slice” Analysis Open
The objective of this paper is to assess how well completion practices and well performance have evolved over time (“time slices”) in the tight sands and shales of the Powder River Basin (PRB). This information can provide a foundation for…
View article: Parametric Study to Assess Technical Prospect Feasibility for Offshore CO<sub>2</sub> Storage
Parametric Study to Assess Technical Prospect Feasibility for Offshore CO<sub>2</sub> Storage Open
This report is a white paper on the parametric study to assess technical prospect feasibility for CO2 storage with and without CO2-EOR. The SECARB Offshore GOM team reviewed key parameters that previous modeling experience suggests have th…
View article: SECARB-USA: A Sub-Basin Framework for Future CO<sub>2</sub> Infrastructure Development
SECARB-USA: A Sub-Basin Framework for Future CO<sub>2</sub> Infrastructure Development Open
Task 4 of the SECARB-USA Project is designed to evaluate the regional needs and challenges for the development of a safe and environmentally sound CO2 transport infrastructure. This infrastructure would transport CO2 capture from power gen…
View article: A Workflow Incorporating an Artificial Neural Network to Predict Subsurface Porosity for CO2 Storage Geological Site Characterization
A Workflow Incorporating an Artificial Neural Network to Predict Subsurface Porosity for CO2 Storage Geological Site Characterization Open
The large scale and complexity of Carbon, Capture, Storage (CCS) projects necessitates time and cost saving strategies to strengthen investment and widespread deployment of this technology. Here, we successfully demonstrate a novel geologi…
View article: Project ECO2S: Characterization of a World Class CO2 Storage Complex
Project ECO2S: Characterization of a World Class CO2 Storage Complex Open
Establishing an Early CO2 Storage Complex in Kemper County, Mississippi (ECO2S): Characterization of a World Class CO2 Storage Complex
View article: SOSRA Modeling-Based MVA Recommendations (Deliverable 9.1.a)
SOSRA Modeling-Based MVA Recommendations (Deliverable 9.1.a) Open
Southeast Offshore Storage Resource Assessment (SOSRA): Modeling-Based MVA Recommendations (Deliverable 9.1.a)
View article: Integrated Commercial Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Prefeasibility Study at Rock Springs Uplift, Wyoming (Final Report)
Integrated Commercial Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Prefeasibility Study at Rock Springs Uplift, Wyoming (Final Report) Open
To establish the potential of safe, long-term commercial-scale carbon capture & storage (CCS) in southwestern Wyoming, the University of Wyoming formed a CCS coordination team (CCT) to complete a Phase I CarbonSAFE pre-feasibility study ad…
View article: CO2 well construction: Lessons learned from United States Department of Energy sponsored projects
CO2 well construction: Lessons learned from United States Department of Energy sponsored projects Open
Establishing an Early CO2 Storage Complex in Kemper County, Mississippi (ECO2S): Lessons Learned from US DOE Well Construction projects
View article: Project ECO2S: Characterization of a World Class Carbon Dioxide Storage Complex
Project ECO2S: Characterization of a World Class Carbon Dioxide Storage Complex Open
Establishing an Early CO2 Storage Complex in Kemper County, Mississippi (ECO2S): Storage Complex Characterization
View article: SECARB Commercial Scale CO<sub>2</sub> Injection and Optimization of Storage Capacity in the Southeastern United States
SECARB Commercial Scale CO<sub>2</sub> Injection and Optimization of Storage Capacity in the Southeastern United States Open
The Commercial Scale Project is a US DOE/NETL funded initiative aimed at enhancing the knowledge-base and industry’s ability to geologically store vast quantities of anthropogenic carbon. In support of this goal, a large-scale, stacked res…
View article: The Genesis of the CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS)
The Genesis of the CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS) Open
Over the past decade, there have been many published methodologies to calculate carbon dioxide (CO2) storage that vary from volumetric assessments of pore volume to rigorous statistical representation of geologic heterogeneity with CO2-bri…
View article: Enhanced Gas Recovery and CO2 Storage in Coal Bed Methane Reservoirs with N2 Co-Injection
Enhanced Gas Recovery and CO2 Storage in Coal Bed Methane Reservoirs with N2 Co-Injection Open
Field demonstrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in coal seam reservoirs have suffered greatly from lost injectivity due to coal swelling. The swelling of the coal matrix, due to preferential adsorption of CO2 as compared to methane (C…