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Session No. 38
Sunday, 31 October 2010: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall D (Colorado Convention Center)

T13. CO2 Sequestration in Deep Saline Aquifers: Leakage Pathways, Risk Assessment, and Impact on Overlying Aquifers (Posters)

GSA Hydrogeology Division

Authors will be present from 2 to 4 PM, and 4:30 to 5:30 PM.

 

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GEOCHEMICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF CO2 LEAKAGE INTO USDWs FROM CCS SITES
BEARUP, Lindsay A.1, WUNSCH, Assaf2, MCCRAY, John E.1, NAVARRE-SITCHLER, Alexis K.3 and MAXWELL, Reed M.4, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (4)Geology and Geologic Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, lbearup@mines.edu, lbearup@mines.edu
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NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF POTENTIAL LEAKAGE OF CO2 FROM SEQUESTRATION RESERVOIRS
MENKE, H.P., Golden, CO 80401, MCCRAY, John E., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, NAVARRE-SITCHLER, Alexis K., Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401 and MAXWELL, Reed M., Geology and Geologic Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, hmenke@mines.edu, hmenke@mines.edu
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IMPROVING THE ASSESSMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE RISK ANALYSIS BY PROPER REPRESENTATION OF HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND DISPERSIVE PROPERTIES
ATCHLEY, Adam L.1, SIIRILA, Erica R.2, MAXWELL, Reed M.3, MCCRAY, John4 and NAVARRE-SITCHLER, Alexis K.2, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Geology and Geologic Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (4)Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, aatchley@mines.edu, aatchley@mines.edu
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SHALLOW INJECTION OF CO2 INTO A SANDSTONE RESERVOIR WITH HIGH POTENTIAL FOR SEEPAGE FROM POINT-SOURCES AND CONSEQUENT MONITORING
SCHEFFER, Aimee, Geology, ConocoPhillips, 600 N. Dairy Ashford PR 3060, Houston, TX 77079, STAMP, Vicki, Department of Energy, Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, 907 North Poplar St. Ste. 150, Casper, WY 82601 and BLACK, Brian J., Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, 907 N. Poplar St, Casper, WY 82601, aimee.scheffer@conocophillips.com, aimee.scheffer@conocophillips.com
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A SEQUESTRATION SYSTEMS APPROACH TO GEOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF CO2 STORAGE SITES: EXAMPLES FROM THE GREEN RIVER BASIN, WYOMING
LYNDS, Ranie1, CAMPBELL-STONE, Erin2, BECKER, Thomas P.3, FROST, Carol D.2, LIESCH, Aaron4, BENTLEY, Ramsey5 and DIEM, Bridget C.1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3006, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, (3)ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX 77067, (4)ExxonMobil Production Company, 396 West Greens Rd, Houston, TX 77067, (5)Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 1020 E. Lewis Street, Energy Innovation Center, Dept. 4902, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 80271-2000, lynds@uwyo.edu, lynds@uwyo.edu
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BULK ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE LAMOTTE SANDSTONE USING NON-DESTRUCTIVE X-RAY FLUORESENCE
STARKEY, Molly A., Department of Geography, Geology and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897 and GOUZIE, Douglas R., Department of Geography, Geology & Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897, molly007@missouristate.edu, molly007@missouristate.edu
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PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE SPATIAL VARIATION OF POROSITY AND MINERALOGY IN THE LAMOTTE SANDSTONE IN SW MISSOURI
BERGER, Marissa and PLYMATE, Thomas, Geology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65803, marissa573@missouristate.edu, marissa573@missouristate.edu
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REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELLING FOR CO2 STORAGE IN SALINE AQUIFER AT IN SALAH
LU, Chuanhe, Atmosphereic, Earth and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-231, Livermore, CA, 94550, Livermore, CA 94550, lu25@llnl.gov, lu25@llnl.gov
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UNCERTAINTY IN SALINE AQUIFER CAPACITY AND LEAKAGE: IMPACTS OF HYDROLOGIC HETEROGENEITY IN THE ROCK SPRINGS UPLIFT, WYOMING
DENG, Hailin1, STAUFFER, Philip H.1, DAI, Zhenxue1, JIAO, Zunsheng2 and SURDAM, Ronald3, (1)EES-16, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mailstop T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 1020 E. Lewis Street, Energy Innovation Center, Dept. 4902, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 80271-2000, (3)Carbon Management Institute, University of Wyoming, 2020 Grand Ave, Suite 500, Laramie, WY 80270, hailin@lanl.gov, hailin@lanl.gov
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DECIDING on CAPACITY CALCULATION METHODOLOGY FOR THE TEXAS SUBMERGED LANDS CAPACITY ASSESSMENT
MILLER, Erin N., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 130, Austin, TX 78758, MECKEL, Timothy A., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Univ Texas at Austin, University Station, PO Box X, Austin, TX 78713 and TREVIÑO, Ramón H., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, PO Box X, Austin, TX 78713, enmiller@mail.utexas.edu, enmiller@mail.utexas.edu
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STATISTICAL PROBABILITY ESTIMATIONS FOR GEOCHEMICAL KINETICS MODELING OF CO2–WATER–ROCK INTERACTIONS
HOLUBNYAK, Yevhen1, RYGALOV, Vadim Ye.2, SMITH, Steve A.3, SORENSEN, James A.3, STEADMAN, Edward N.3 and HARJU, John A.3, (1)Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, Energy and Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018, (2)Department of Space Studies, University of North Dakota, Clifford Hall Room 512, 4149 University Ave Stop 9008, Grand Forks, ND 58203, (3)Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, Energy and Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202, vrygalov@space.edu, vrygalov@space.edu
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GEOMECHANICAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CO2 SEQUESTRATION IN GENERIC RESERVOIR SETTINGS
ECKERT, Andreas and PARADEIS, Matthew, Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, maphx4@mst.edu, maphx4@mst.edu
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AN OVERPRESSURED DEEP BASIN AND AN UNDERPRESSURED HINTERLAND: THE GREATER ANADARKO BASIN OF OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, AND KANSAS
NELSON, Philip H. and GIANOUTSOS, Nicholas, Central Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 939, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, pnelson@usgs.gov, pnelson@usgs.gov
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EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF CO2 INTRUSION ONTRACE METAL MOBILITY IN FRESHWATER AQUIFERS
VARADHARAJAN, Charuleka1, NICO, Peter S.2, PUGH, John D.3, ZHENG, Liange1, SPYCHER, Nicolas1, BIRKHOLZER, Jens T.1 and TRAUTZ, Robert C.4, (1)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Southern Company Services, Inc, Birmingham, AL 35242, (4)Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94304, cvaradharajan@lbl.gov, cvaradharajan@lbl.gov
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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANALYSIS OF ALTERATIONS IN FRACTURED CAPROCK RESULTING FROM CO2-ACIDIFIED BRINE
ELLIS, Brian R.1, FITTS, Jeffrey P.2, BROMHAL, Grant S.3, MCINTYRE, Dustin L.3, WARZINSKI, Robert4, ROSENBAUM, Eilis4 and PETERS, Catherine A.1, (1)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (2)Environmental Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Lab, PO 5000 Bldg 830, Upton, NY 11973, (3)U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV 26507, (4)U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, brellis@princeton.edu, brellis@princeton.edu
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REGIONAL-SCALE CHARACTERIZATION OF SALINE AQUIFERS IN THE INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND OF ALBERTA, CANADA
BECHTEL, David J.1, GROBE, Matthias1 and HUFF, G.F.2, (1)Alberta Geological Survey, Energy Resources Conservation Board, 402, 4999 98 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada, (2)Alberta Geological Survey, Alberta Energy Regulator, 4999 98 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada, david.bechtel@ercb.ca, david.bechtel@ercb.ca
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