2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 117
Monday, 19 October 2009: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall A (Oregon Convention Center)

T127. Science of Geologic Carbon Sequestration (Posters)

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM.

 

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MODELING GEOCHEMICAL REACTIONS IN A TYPICAL WILLISTON BASIN RESERVOIR USED FOR CO2 AND SOUR GAS STORAGE
HOLUBNYAK, Yevhen1, HAWTHORNE, Steven B.2, MIBECK, Blaise2, MILLER, David J.2, BREMER, Jordan, STEADMAN, Edward N.2 and HARJU, John A.2, (1)Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, Energy and Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018, (2)Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, Energy and Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202, yholubnyak@undeerc.org, yholubnyak@undeerc.org
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RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BIGHORN DOLOMITE FOR CO2 GEOSEQUESTRATION, MOXA ARCH, SE WYOMING
LYNDS, Ranie, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3006, Laramie, WY 82071 and CAMPBELL-STONE, Erin, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, lynds@uwyo.edu, lynds@uwyo.edu
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HOW CHANGING APERTURES AFFECT THE TRANSMISSIVITY OF ROUGH FRACTURES
CRANDALL, Dustin, NETL, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880 and BROMHAL, Grant S., National Energy Technology Lab, Department of Energy, 3610 Collins Ferry Road P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507, grant.bromhal@netl.doe.gov, grant.bromhal@netl.doe.gov
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EVALUATION OF THE SUNNILAND FORMATION OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA BASIN FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION AND ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
ROBERTS-ASHBY, Tina L., Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620 and STEWART, Mark, Geology, Univeristy of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, tlrobert@mail.usf.edu, tlrobert@mail.usf.edu
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SIMULATING HETEROGENEOUS PROPERTY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION MODELING IN FRACTURED BASALTS
POLLYEA, Ryan M., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, 1425 W. Lincoln Highway, Davis Hall 312, DeKalb, IL 60115, FAIRLEY, Jerry P., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, PODGORNEY, Robert K., Energy Resource Recovery and Sustainability, Idaho National Laboratory, PO Box 1625, MS 3553, Idaho Falls, ID 83415 and MCLING, Travis L., Energy Resource Recovery and Management, Idaho National Laboratory, PO Box 1625, MS 3553, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, rpollyea@vandals.uidaho.edu, rpollyea@vandals.uidaho.edu
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CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN COAL: PREDICTING THE BEHAVIOR OF ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS DURING CO2 SEQUESTRATION
THOMAS, Burt, NRP, USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 420, Menlo Park, CA 94025, ROSENBAUER, Robert, Coastal and Marine Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS-999, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and KHARAKA, Yousif K., U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, burt_thomas@usgs.gov, burt_thomas@usgs.gov
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KINETICS OF OLIVINE CARBONATION AT 60oC AND 100 BAR
JOHNSON, Natalie C.1, THOMAS, Burt2, MAHER, Kate3, KENDELEWICZ, Tom3, BIRD, Dennis K.3, ROSENBAUER, Robert4 and BROWN Jr, Gordon E.3, (1)Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (2)NRP, USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 420, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (4)Coastal and Marine Geology, USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 999, Menlo Park, CA 94025, nataliej@stanford.edu, nataliej@stanford.edu
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ESTIMATING THE PROBABILITY OF LEAK DETECTION BY DEPLOYMENT OF A SOIL CO2 MONITORING NETWORK AT A SEQUESTRATION SITE
SMALL, Mitchell J.1, YANG, Ya-Mei1, OGRETIM, Egemen O.2, GRAY, Donald D.2 and BROMHAL, Grant S.3, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (2)Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, (3)National Energy Technology Lab, Department of Energy, 3610 Collins Ferry Road P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507, yameiy@andrew.cmu.edu, yameiy@andrew.cmu.edu
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CORE FLOOD EXPERIMENTS: HALITE PRECIPITATION IN THE NEAR WELL-BORE REGION
OTT, Holger, DE KLOE, Kees, TABERNER, Conxita and MAKURAT, Axel, Shell Exploration & Production B.V, Kesslerpark 1, Rijswijk, 2288 GS, Netherlands, holger.ott@shell.com, holger.ott@shell.com
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A WIKI-BASED ROCK PROPERTIES CATALOG FOR GEOLOGIC CO2 SEQUESTRATION MODELING
DEVOTO, Colleen, Geology Dept, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX 78249, ROCKHOLD, Mark, Hydrology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352, SULLIVAN, Charlotte, Appl. Geol. & Geochem. Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA 99352–999 and WURSTNER, Signe, Char. & Risk Assess. Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA 99352–999, mark.rockhold@pnl.gov, mark.rockhold@pnl.gov
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THE SITE WELL CATALOG: I. A MEANS FOR MANAGING BOREHOLE DATA FOR SEQUESTRATION SITE CHARACTERIZATION, SELECTION AND PERMITTING
BUSS, Alan R.1, MYERS, James D.2 and MYERS, Deborah K.2, (1)Elementary and Early Childhood Education, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Geology & Geophysics, Univeristy of Wyoming, Department 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, ABuss@uwyo.edu, ABuss@uwyo.edu
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THE SITE WELL CATALOG: II. IDENTIFYING REQUIREMENTS AND ESTABLISHING DESIGN CRITERIA
MYERS, James D.1, BUSS, Alan R.2 and MYERS, Deborah K.1, (1)Geology & Geophysics, Univeristy of Wyoming, Department 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Elementary and Early Childhood Education, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, magma@uwyo.edu, magma@uwyo.edu
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A METHOD FOR SEPARATION AND ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CARBONATE MINERALS FOUND IN ULTRAMAFIC MINE TAILINGS
BARKER, Shaun L.L., School of Science, University of Waikato, Hillcrest Road, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand, WILSON, Siobhan A., Mineral Deposit Research Unit, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, DIPPLE, Gregory M., Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, 2020-2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada and FALLON, Stewart J., Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, Australia, sbarker@waikato.ac.nz, sbarker@waikato.ac.nz
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PREDICTING ALTERATION OF WELL BORE CEMENT USING NUMERICAL MODELS
NAVARRE-SITCHLER, Alexis, Geolgoy and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, KASZUBA, John, Geology and Geophysics & School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071 and WIGAND, Marcus, Chevron Energy Technology Company, 100 Chevron Way, 50-1341, Richmond, CA 94801, aksitchler@gmail.com, aksitchler@gmail.com
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A NATURAL ANALOGUE IN WYOMING FOR GEOLOGIC CO-SEQUESTRATION
CHOPPING, Curtis G., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., #3006, Laramie, WY 82071, NAVARRE-SITCHLER, Alexis, Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, KASZUBA, John, Geology and Geophysics & School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071 and THYNE, Geoffrey, Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., #3006, Laramie, WY 82071, cchopp@uwyo.edu, cchopp@uwyo.edu
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EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION OF CO2-WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN NORTH DAKOTA WILLISTON BASIN
ZENG, Zhengwen1, ZHOU, Xuejun2, BOOCK, Alyssa1 and LIU, Hong2, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell St, Stop 358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, (2)Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell St, Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, zeng@und.nodak.edu, zeng@und.nodak.edu
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