A system model for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide. A java and xml based application is currently under development as part of the geologic sequestration software suite gs3 to support the generation of input files for multiple subsurface. Ccs involves the capture of co 2 and transport to an appropriate location where it is injected deep underground for permanent geologic storage. The utah geological surveys efforts to reduce global warming while increasing oil production by. The federal requirements under the underground injection control program for. Work under the project entitled geologic sequestration training and research, was performed by the university of alabama at birmingham and southern company from december 1, 2009, to june 30, 20. A model comparison initiative for a co 2 injection field.
The geologic sequestration software suite, or gs 3, is a webbased platform that will accelerate the translation of subsurface data into scientific understanding and, in turn, prediction and simulation. Geological sequestration carbon capture and storage ccs is the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide, or co 2, that is produced by human activities. Geologic sequestration project means an injection well or wells used to emplace a carbon dioxide stream beneath the lowermost formation containing a usdw. Excluded are carbon capture and co2 transportation to the sequestration site. This framework is designed to reduce modeling process burdens on scientists and. We are proposing a new concept for supporting the management of fullscale ghg storage projects where collaboration, flexibility, accountability and longterm access will be essential features. Currently, she is contributing to the develoment and application of stomp in the areas of geologic sequestration of co 2 and methane gas hydrate production. Geological sequestration, or geologic carbon storage, is a type of ccs that. The main approaches for carbon sequestration today fall into two buckets.
Most of this co 2 is formed by the combustion of fossil fuels, primarily petroleum and coal. The platform, known as gs3 geologic sequestration software suite, exploits and integrates offtheshelf software components including semantic wikis, content management systems and open source middleware to create the core architecture. It is becoming increasingly likely that our society will need to remove large quantities of co2 from the atmosphere in order to prevent climate change. Carbon capture and storage ccs is a means to address the threat of climate change by capturing co 2 from human anthropogenic activities instead of releasing it to the atmosphere. This public information circular provides background about geologic sequestration, the issues it raises, and potential locations in kansas that might be amenable to carbon capture and sequestration. Jan 23, 2018 geologic sequestration software suite gs3. The utah geological surveys efforts to reduce global warming while increasing oil production by thomas c. The earth and environmental sciences division develops and applies a suite of software to address physical processes across numerous scales including earth system models, subsurface flow and transport, machine learning, seismoacoustics, discrete fracture networks, ecosystem hydrology, terrestrialatmospherichydrological interactions, infrastructure and management, and wildfire behavior.
Additionally, the longterm fate of co2 injected in geologic formations, including possible migration. In fact, injecting co 2 into coal seams and mature oil fields can help extract coalbed methane and oil that would otherwise be left in the ground, helping to offset the cost of carbon. Geologic co2 sequestration technology and cost analysis. Carbon dioxide geologic sequestration wells has been codified in the u. Results show that there are geologic storage opportunities in the. Geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide draft underground. A wikibased software framework is being developed to support gs 3. Find trends and outliers in your data, relationships between your data and geology, modeling results, all in the geological context. Wurstner is a member of the geologic sequestration software suite gs 3 development team and is a stomp short course instructor. Fred zhang is a senior research scientist with extensive experience in the areas of vadose zone flow and transport, surface barrier technology, migration of napls, and parameter estimation and inverse modeling.
Sep 17, 2010 a place for carbon sequestration collaboration. This multimillion dollar investment developed 1 new, unique instrumentation to observe geochemical reaction sequences under in situ supercritical conditions. Conclusion developed in open source, the geologic sequestration software suite, gsa. The introduction describes the purpose and organization of the document and provides background information on the gsdt. News a place for carbon sequestration collaboration. A new method to assess the nations potential for storing carbon dioxide in rocks below the earths surface could help lessen climate change impacts. Achieving commercialscale application of geologic carbon sequestration requires. Visualize and interact with your geochemical, fluid, pvt or petrophysical data in a whole new way in the context of your petroleum system model. We package this data into our innovative mapping, interpretation, and analytics tools, so geoscientists, engineers, landmen, investors, executives, and other industry. How much carbon dioxide can the united states store via. Pnnls geologic sequestration software suite, or gs3, will create a novel, flexible and dynamic framework for scientific management directed at storing emissions underground.
We have an opening for a carbon sequestration geologist to assist with the laboratorys growing portfolio of geologic carbon sequestration work. The carbon sequestration program has grown into a multifaceted research. From colorado geological survey, 2007, resource series 45. Geologic sequestration training and research projects. Recent climate change is attributed to carbon dioxide co 2, the most common greenhouse gas. There are currently projects underway in algeria, australia, canada and norway, and under development in china, south africa, south korea and other locations. Carbon capture and storage plains co2 reduction partnership. In 20, the usgs released the firstever comprehensive, nationwide assessment of geologic carbon sequestration, which estimates a mean storage potential of 3,000 metric gigatons of carbon dioxide. Geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide underground. Carbon sequestration an overview sciencedirect topics.
Calculations using the tough2 and toughreact software packages for simulation of co 2 injection, migration, and trapping in saline formations, with the eco2n module for fluid properties. Map of geologic sequestration training and research projects. Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil. This valueadded dataset includes western canada and the northern united states. A collaborative approach to the management of geological ghg storage projects. The geological carbon sequestration program uses theory along with lab, field, and simulation approaches to investigate processes needed to inform and guide the safe and effective implementation of geologic carbon sequestration. We provide the most uptodate premium quality data available in canada and the us. Sequestration in geologic formations the carbon dioxide. Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide and enhanced oil recovery.
Because of the complex nature of subsurface flow and transport processes at geologic carbon storage gcs sites, modelers often need to implement a number of simplifying choices while building their conceptual models. Implementations of a flexible framework for managing geologic. Carbon sequestration can be defined as the capture and secure storage of carbon that. Characterization of geological sinks for sequestration of cosub 2 in california, nevada, oregon, and washington was carried out as part of phase i of the west coast regional carbon sequestration partnership westcarb project. Finding suitable subsurface locations for sequestration requires extensive studies that include. A geologic sequestration software suite which is a data storage, management, and analysis platform developed specifically for gs by the pacific northwest national laboratory. The injection and storage of liquid carbon dioxide into subsurface rocks is known as geologic carbon sequestration. One type of sequestration that may be viable, particularly in kansas, is storing co 2 in deep underground rock formations, or geologic sequestration. Carbon dioxide co 2 capture and sequestration ccs is a set of technologies that can greatly reduce co 2 emissions from new and existing coal and gasfired power plants and large industrial sources. We then extend the wiki environment to support the capture of provenance, the ability to incorporate. Environmental protection agency has selected stompco2 within the geologic sequestration software suite gs 3 environment to support its regulatory evaluation of class vi well permit applications which govern the deep injection of co. Geologic sequestration software suite the geologic sequestration software suite, gs3, is an extensible, dynamic and integrated computing environment that stewards the data, scientific software, analytical tools, and computing resources.
Additionally, the longterm fate of co2 injected in geologic formations, including possible migration out of the. Initiative leadership carbon sequestration initiative. Modules can also be created from commercially available software. The main problem with biologic sequestration is measurement and verification. This requirement applies regardless of whether the project is located in a state with primary. A system model for geologic sequestration of carbon. Upgrade my gim suite upskill myself or my team with software training connect with my geoscientific community request technical support access an accredited data professional discover our latest software release highlights, learn about new features and upgrade to the most uptodate version of gim suite.
Gs3 is designed around a novel integration of a collaborative webbased environment and a scalable. Soil carbon sequestration is an important component of sustainable switchgrass production for bioenergy because soil organic matter promotes water retention, nutrient supply. Environmental protection agency has selected stompco2 within the geologic sequestration software suite gs 3 environment to support its regulatory evaluation of class vi well permit applications which govern the deep injection of co 2. Because of its general nature, gs3 is being employed in a variety of ways on projects with differing goals. It provides collaborators dynamic access to evolving field and laboratory datasets, tools to facilitate the modeling process, and the ability to rapidly incorporate and validate new science into subsurface simulators. Geologic sequestration of carbon united states environmental protection agency draft underground injection control uic program guidance on transitioning class ii wells to class vi wells office of water 4606m epa 816pl 3004 december 20. Geologic sequestration training and research peter m. It is rooted in science, but it also requires a great deal of imagination to synthesize all the available information to recreate hundreds of millions of years of geological processesdeposition, erosion, and compactionto find producible hydrocarbons in more and more complex environments. The department of energy doe, including its national energy technology laboratory and west coast regional carbon sequestration partnership westcarb, have established national programs to evaluate the technical feasibility of longterm subsurface geologic storage of carbon dioxide co2 produced by industrial activity. Carbon sequestration geologist job opening in livermore. Section 2 provides overarching information on the gsdt. Ab 1925 joint report on geologic carbon sequestration strategies. This report summarizes work performed in fy09 on one of the ldrd projects in the.
Data assimilation tools for co reservoir model development. Whats the difference between geologic and biologic carbon. Pens, a comprehensive systemlevel computational model for performance assessment of geologic sequestration of co2. A large number of software products available within the oil and gas industry are directly connected to gdc data. Ccs is best suited for use in large stationary facilities, like fossil. Geologic sequestration can be in old oil and gas fields, unmineable coal beds, and saline aquifers such as the navajo sandstone. Only the geologic sequestration component including preinjection, injection, and post injection of the overall capture, transport, and storage system is evaluated here.
Many proponents of geologic sequestration rightly worry about what will happen if ecosystems managed for carbon. Implementations of a flexible framework for managing. The geologic sequestration software suite gs3 is a version of this framework with features and tools specifically tailored for geologic sequestration studies. Come join lawrence livermore national laboratory llnl where we apply science and technology to make the world a safer place. Similarly, the same group developed the geologic sequestration software suite, which supports the study of geologic sequestration.
Geological sequestration of co2 by injection into the earths surface is a promising technology being studied around the world. The eor experience lends optimism to geologic sequestration. The emphasis was on training of students and faculty through research on topics central to further. A simple, multicompartment model was developed to predict soil carbon sequestration beneath switchgrass panicum virgatum plantations in the southeastern united states. Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide and enhanced. Cadmus is the continue reading geologic sequestration. Mva approaches are needed to rapidly identify potential co 2 and brine leaks that could occur in overlying groundwater of geologic storage sites. Pnnls geologic sequestration software suite, or gs3, will create a novel, flexible and dynamic. Geologic sequestration, part of carbon capture and storage technology, involves. Pens is designed to perform probabilistic simulations of co2 capture, transport, and injection in different geologic reservoirs. Geologic sequestration, part of carbon capture and storage technology, involves injecting carbon dioxide captured from an emission source into subsurface geologic formations for longterm storage.
The geological sequestration software suite gs3 provides a process by which teams can accomplish the simulation process, while the syste m automatically manages the data, data translations, versions of conceptual and numerical models, captures provenance and user annotation, an d in doing so, vastly reduce the burden on modelers. Sep 16, 2010 pnnls geologic sequestration software suite, or gs3, will help subsurface and computer scientists and engineers with the planning, deployment and monitoring of carbon storage projects over the lifespan of a project, which could span 100 years or more. Class vi wells used for geologic sequestration of co2. Geological sequestration stores carbon dioxide underground in the pore spaces of rock formations that already contain water, brine, oil, andor natural gas. In proceedings of the 10th greenhouse gas control technologies conference ghgt10, september 1923, 2010, amsterdam, the netherlands. Such simplifications may lead to a wide range in the predictions made by different modeling teams, even when they are modeling the same injection scenario at the same. How much carbon dioxide can the united states store via geologic sequestration. This longdistance collaborative research will use the new gs 3 cluster server installed at pnnl see above.
The platform, known as gs3 geologic sequestration software suite, exploits and integrates offtheshelf software components including semantic wikis, content management systems and open source. Ellyn murphy senior program manager pacific northwest. Preliminary geologic characterization of west coast states. The gsdt provides a framework in which owners and operators should electronically submit information. The 43 projects will offer training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students that will provide the human capital and skills required for implementing and deploying carbon capture. A geologic sequestration software suite which is a data storage, management, and analysis platform developed specifically for gs by the pacific northwest national laboratory pnnl. Geological sequestration data tool gsdt under the class vi rule at 40 cfr 146. Finding suitable subsurface locations for sequestration requires extensive studies that include modeling site geology. Ga geological sequestration training and research program in capture and. Geologic sequestration is the process of mitigating global warming through the longterm storage of greenhouse gases. Pnnls geologic sequestration software suite, or gs3, will help subsurface and computer scientists and engineers with the planning, deployment and monitoring of carbon storage projects over the lifespan of a project, which could span 100 years or more. The geological carbon sequestration program uses theory along with lab. The geological carbon sequestration gcs program uses theory along with lab, field, and simulation approaches to investigate processes needed to inform and guide the safe and effective implementation of geologic carbon sequestration. A knowledge management architecture for collaborative.