Paper No. 9-2
Presentation Time: 8:25 AM
RESEARCH OVERVIEW OF THE UINTA BASIN CARBONSAFE PHASE II PROJECT
XIAO, Ting1, BIRGENHEIER, Lauren2, VANDEN BERG, Michael D.3, VEGA-ORTIZ, Carlos1, MOODIE, Nathan4, MIDDLETON, Erin5, WANG, Sai6, MIDDLETON, Richard7, FAN, Maohong8, CHEN, Bailian9 and MCPHERSON, Brian10, (1)Energy & Geoscience Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, (2)Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Frederick Albert Sutton Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0102, (3)Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (4)The University of Utah, Energy & Geoscience Institute, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, (5)Carbon Solutions, Okemos, MI 48864; Carbon Solutions, Okemos, MI 48864, (6)PRRC, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (7)Carbon Solutions, Okemos, MI 48864, (8)Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, (9)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, (10)Energy and Geoscience Institute, University of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
The overall goal of the Uinta Basin CarbonSAFE Phase II project is to establish the technical and economic feasibility of a potential commercial-scale carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) hub with high-resolution analyses of geological, technical, economic, and environmental aspects in the Uinta Basin, northeast Utah. Specific objectives include: (1) to develop community partnership with equity and justice principles, (2) to develop comprehensive geologic characteristics datasets and to determine the suitable potential storage reservoirs and caprocks, (3) to evaluate and optimize the injected CO
2 plume migration and area of review (AoR), (4) to identify constraints and risks that might prevent commercial-scale CCS development in the area, (5) to develop further geological characterization, CO
2 management, and monitoring plans, and (6) to evaluate technical and economic feasibility of this proposed storage complex.
To address the needs of local stakeholders, and to understand how CCUS may play a role in the Basin’s future success, activities under the guidance of the Community Benefits Plans are being conducted. The project team is dedicated to establishing and strengthening community relationships and building the groundwork for two-way communication with key community partners.
Historical literature, available core samples, and outcrops near the proposed site of potential reservoir storage units of the Frontier, Dakota, and Entrada sandstones are being collected and evaluated. The geologic model has been refined and revised with local well information, available well logs, laboratory tests, and seismic information, to better forecast the injected CO2 migration, potential leakage risks, and the AoR. CO2 source viability and transportation options are being evaluated to understand the technical and economic feasibility of a potential CCUS hub in the Uinta Basin. The initial results suggest that this site is suitable for commercial-scale geological storage of CO2 and has a high potential as a regional carbon management hub, which could significantly reduce CO2 emissions and spur economic development in this rural area.
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