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Annual MRCSP Partners Meeting November 2, 2016DOE/NETL Cooperative Agreement # DE-FC26-0NT42589

Neeraj Gupta - Battelle

MRCSP and Regional CCS Updates

The MRCSP is Assessing Viability of Geologic Carbon Sequestration

Objectives are to advance operational,

monitoring, and modeling techniques

needed to:

Develop and validate reservoir models

useful for commercial scale applications

Address public concerns such as leakage

and long-term storage security

Address other topics such as cost

effectiveness and CCUS practicability

Primary goal: To execute a large-scale scale CO2 injection test to evaluate

best practices and technologies required to implement carbon sequestration

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Historical Snapshot of MRCSP

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One of seven DOE-funded regional partnerships to develop infrastructure for

wide-scale CO2 sequestration deployment.

Late-stage EOR reef

Operational EOR reef

Newly targeted reef

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MRCSP Region – Economic Drivers

• Population: 80.4 million (26% of the U.S. population)

• Gross Regional Product: $3.1 trillion (27% of the U.S. economy)

• 26.3% of all electricity generated in the US

• Significant % of electricity generated in the region is generated by coal

MI

OH

NY

KY

IN

PA

MD

NJ

WV

MRCSP Area and Field Sites

MRCSP Michigan Basin Test Site

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Large-scale test site leverages industrial EOR

operations

Natural gas processing is

the source of the CO2

Central Processing Facility

Late-stage

Active

Main Test Bed

Active

Pre EOR

Active

Active (new)

Active (new)

Active

Active

Active

EOR Facilities owned and

operated by Core Energy

Injection Test Status – Accounting for CO2

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269K MT

0.17K MT

269K MT15K MT

42K MT

57K MT

-18K MT

289K MT

271K MT

139K MT

139K MT

0K MT

74K MT

243K MT

317K MT

38K MT124K MT

162K MT

67K MT21K MT

88K MT

Net CO2 in

Reef

CO2

Produced

CO2 Injected

-87K MT

154K MT

67K MT

Monitoring Period

February 2013 – June 2016

54K MT0K MT54K MT

• Nine reefs in

Northern Michigan

[Otsego County]

• All in various stages

of EOR

• ~600K MT net

injection in nine

reefs during

monitoring period

(Feb. ‘13 – Sept ‘16)

• EOR still ongoing,

with a new reef (CC-

16) being added

Injection Test Status – Cumulative Storage

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• Accounting for Associated storage over EOR lifetime

139,000357,000

597,000

974,000

1,456,000

1,647,000

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Net

in R

eef

CO

2 (

MT)

Net in Reef CO2 (MT)

Total EOR Net In Reef CO2 (MT)

• >1.6 million metric tons of CO2 stored over the 20 Years lifetime of

EOR operations

Late-Stage Reef is the Main Test Bed for MRCSP Large-Scale Injection

Gas

Producing

Zone

Oil

Producing

Zone

Dover 33

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Monitoring Status – Late Stage Reef

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Currently in Post-Injection Data Analysis Stage

ActivityBefore

Injection

Early

Injection

Mid

Injection

Late

Injection

After

Injection

CO2 flow accounting X X X X

Pressure and

temperatureX X X Complete

PNC logging X X Underway

Borehole gravity X Complete

Fluid sampling X X Complete

Vertical seismic profile X Complete

Microseismic X X Complete

InSAR (Satellite radar) X X X Complete

Characterization Well

DrillingComplete

Injection Test – Storage Capacity Limits

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• Pressure response in Late-Stage Reef

Late-Stage Reef – Characterization Well

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Variations in Reef Characteristics

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• # of compartments, compartmentalization

• Lithology – dolomite vs limestone, Anhydrite

• Availability of core, seismic, well log data

• Presence of salt plugging

• Production life-cycle stage

Regional Characterization – A Geologic Storage Mapping Collaboration

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State geological surveys are:

• Compiling/interpreting data

• Developing common

terminology for formations

across state boundaries

• Creating maps

and other tools

MRCSP's

geology team

Regional Assessment Status

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• Population growth has not been

accompanied by an increase in

emissions from power plants.

• Declining market-share of coal.

• Increased availability of cheaper gas

has led to more power plants

switching out of coal into natural gas.

• Impact of pending regulation and

policy remains uncertain

Emissions from Power plants in the MRCSP region

Regional Assessment

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• MRCSP 10-State team conducting regional studies

Cambro-Ordovician

Storage PotentialLed by Indiana

East Coast Offshore and

Onshore Storage Targets Led by Rutgers

Silurian Pinnacle Reef

ReservoirsLed by W. Michigan University

CCUS Opportunities in

Appalachian BasinLed by Pennsylvania

Storage and Enhanced Gas

Recovery for Organic ShaleLed by Kentucky

Reservoirs for CO2-EOR, EGR,

and other Commercial Uses

Led by West Virginia

Ohio Coal Development Office Support to Evaluate CO2 Storage and EOR Potential in Ohio

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• Detailed geologic exploration and

analysis

• Using well and seismic data from

shale gas activity

3D Geologic Visualization of Oil

& Gas Wells in Ohio

Map of Major Oil Fields

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Formation

Mt CO2 /km3 Pore

VolumeTotal Prospective CO2 Storage Resource (Mt) ESaline Depositional

Environment (CO2-

SCREEN; IEAGHG, 2009)P10 P50 P90 P10 P50 P90

Theoretical

Max.

Esaline

P50 (avg.)

Beekmantown 5 18 43 652 2,137 5,227 97,207 2.20% Dolomite: Unspecified

Rose Run 5 20 61 188 757 2,305 30,320 2.50% Clastics: Peritidal

Upper Copper Ridge 5 18 42 436 1,462 3,498 66,236 2.21% Dolomite: Unspecified

Copper Ridge B 5 18 42 205 674 1,634 30,776 2.19% Dolomite: Unspecified

Lower Copper Ridge 5 17 42 1,090 3,561 8,637 163,846 2.17% Dolomite: Unspecified

Kerbel Sandstone 6 22 63 134 505 1,464 18,610 2.71% Clastics: Delta

Conasauga 5 17 42 393 1,321 3,194 29,480 4.48% Dolomite: Unspecified

Rome 5 18 42 1,639 5,556 13,281 250,824 2.22% Dolomite: Unspecified

Basal Sandstone 6 24 70 990 3,904 11,348 130,915 2.98% Clastics: Shallow Shelf

Calculation of Prospective Stacked CO2 Storage ResourceRegional Assessment In Eastern Ohio

Preliminary Data17Co-Funded by ODSA/OCDO Project D-13-22

Geologic Modeling – Upper Ohio ValleyMultiple Scales

• Regional structural model based on

geologic data, regional maps, and

available seismic data

• Local scale assessments at sites of

interest

• Dynamic modeling of CO2

scenarios at local scale

• Analysis of image and

acoustic log data with core

data for analysis of

mechanical properties

• Static and dynamic modeling

of geomechanical caprock

behavior

• Fracture analysis and

modeling of behavior

18Co-Funded by ODSA/OCDO Project D-13-22

Ohio’s Oilfields of Interest

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Depleted Oil

Fields

Original Oil in

Place [MMbbls]

8,851

Cumulative

Production

[MMbbls]

1,274

CO2 Storage

Capacity [MMt]

878

Co-Funded by ODSA/OCDO Project D-13-24, D-15-08

Related Projects Enable CCUS –Regionally and Globally

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Geologic storage support

for FutureGen (closed)

AEP Mountaineer

geologic storage

Mid-Atlantic U.S.

Offshore CO2 Storage

Assessment of wellbore

integrityWorld Bank Project in China,

Mexico, South Africa

Geomechanical framework

for fluid injection

MRCSP Outreach Program Goals

1. Continue to be a neutral and

credible source of scientific

information on CCUS

2. Improve public understanding of

CCUS

3. Support the large-volume CO2

injection test

4. Support other MRCSP research

activities, including regional

geologic characterization projects

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Outreach Status

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• Convening/participating in the Outreach Working Group

• Communicating results to a broad audience via site visits, fact

sheets, conference and meetings, and the website

• Topical highlights:

CO2 accounting in closed reservoirs

Performance Measures

Numerical Modeling

Monitoring-Modeling Loop

Regional Storage Opportunities

• MRCSP website moved to a mobile friendly platform

• MRCSP to host IEAGHG Monitoring Workshop in June 2017

Technology transfer is a growing focus

www.mrcsp.org

Accomplishments

• >600,000 metric tons injected across all reefs (ongoing)

• Completed injection at main test bed

Performed microseismic monitoring in final injection stage

Post-injection PNC, microgravity, and VSP completed

Characterization well drilling, coring, logging, testing completed

• Developed performance metrics to assess storage capacity

• Advancements in static and numeric modeling processes

• Collaborative team for regional assessments across ten states

• Technology transfer is focus of outreach

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However, many CCS Challenges Remain to be Addressed – Local, Regional, and Global

• Matching global storage capacity with commercial scale injectivity

– balancing large-scale testing with broader geologic exploration

• Effect of seismicity, pressure constraints, and stakeholder issues on

deployment – will we need to discount total capacity

• Validation of monitoring technology across geologic settings

• Regulatory, financial, stakeholder certainty

• Re-engaging industrial stakeholders for CCS – low oil/gas prices,

policy uncertainties, CO2 capture cost

• Sufficient representation in mitigation portfolio

• Development and retention of human capital

• Making RCSP’s a long-term resource for each region

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Acknowledgements

Battelle’s MRCSP Current Contributors – Mark Kelley, Srikanta Mishra, Matt

Place, Lydia Cumming, Sanjay Mawalkar, Charlotte Sullivan, Priya Ravi

Ganesh, Autumn Haagsma, Samin Raziperchikolaee, Amber Conner, Glen

Larsen, Caitlin McNeil, Joel Main, Jacob Markiewicz, Isis Fukai, Ashwin

Pasumarti, Jackie Gerst, Rod Osborne, and several others

DOE/NETL – Agreement # DE-FC26-0NT42589, Andrea McNemar (PM)

Core Energy, LLC – Bob Mannes, Rick Pardini, Allen Modroo, Bob Tipsword,

Kim Sanders, Kathy Dungey, and several others

Ohio Development Services Agency’s Ohio Coal Development Office

MRCSP’s technical partners, sponsors, and host sites

The MRCSP Region’s State Geology Survey and University team members

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Questions?

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Please visit www.mrcsp.org