ALABAMA CARBON STORAGE– BRING DATA TO THE PEOPLE

The Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama has proven potential for geologic carbon storage; and current interest in the area for large carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects is high. Extensive CCS relevant data exist in the records of the Geological Survey of Alabama and State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama; however, most of this data is not publicly available or is scattered in separate databases, file cabinets, and tables in publications. The Alabama Carbon Storage: Data Sharing and Engagement (ACS-DSE) project seeks to accelerate the responsible development of large CCS projects in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama and offshore in state waters through a publicly accessible database of geologic carbon storage models and data across the region. The ACS-DSE draws on the over 150 years of geologic research and over 20 years of CCS research at the Geologic Survey of Alabama to place relevant geologic, geophysical, and infrastructure data on a single web platform. Available datasets will include formation depths and elevations, geologic structures, reservoir properties, digital well logs (LAS files), existing penetrations, and geologic models. In addition to downloadable datasets, links to CCS related regulatory agencies and other sources of information will be included (for example, Class VI UIC permitting regulations and pipeline regulations). The project will increase transparency in decision making and decrease the data acquisition time for industry, by making these datasets and models available in commonly used formats on a public website.

This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy under Award Number DE-FE0032373.