HR: 16:15h
AN: GC54A-02    [Abstracts]
TI: A Survey of Measurement, Mitigation, and Verification Field Technologies for Carbon Sequestration Geologic Storage
AU: * Cohen, K K
EM: Cohen@netl.doe.gov
AF: U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory 626 Cochrans Mill Road , Pittsburgh, PA 15236 United States
AU: Klara, S M
EM: Scott.Klara@netl.doe.gov
AF: U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory 626 Cochrans Mill Road , Pittsburgh, PA 15236 United States
AU: Srivastava, R D
EM: Ram.Srivastava@sa.netl.doe.gov
AF: Science Applications International Corp., National Energy Technology Laboratory 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 United States
AB: The U.S. Department of Energy's (U.S. DOE's) Carbon Sequestration Program is developing state-of-the-science technologies for measurement, mitigation, and verification (MM&V) in field operations of geologic sequestration. MM&V of geologic carbon sequestration operations will play an integral role in the pre-injection, injection, and post-injection phases of carbon capture and storage projects to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Effective MM&V is critical to the success of CO$_{2}$ storage projects and will be used by operators, regulators, and stakeholders to ensure safe and permanent storage of CO$_{2}$. In the U.S. DOE's Program, Carbon sequestration MM&V has numerous instrumental roles:  Measurement of a site's characteristics and capability for sequestration;  Monitoring of the site to ensure the storage integrity;  Verification that the CO$_{2}$ is safely stored; and  Protection of ecosystems. Other drivers for MM&V technology development include cost-effectiveness, measurement precision, and frequency of measurements required. As sequestration operations are implemented in the future, it is anticipated that measurements over long time periods and at different scales will be required; this will present a significant challenge. MM&V sequestration technologies generally utilize one of the following approaches: below ground measurements; surface/near-surface measurements; aerial and satellite imagery; and modeling/simulations. Advanced subsurface geophysical technologies will play a primary role for MM&V. It is likely that successful MM&V programs will incorporate multiple technologies including but not limited to: reservoir modeling and simulations; geophysical techniques (a wide variety of seismic methods, microgravity, electrical, and electromagnetic techniques); subsurface fluid movement monitoring methods such as injection of tracers, borehole and wellhead pressure sensors, and tiltmeters; surface/near surface methods such as soil gas monitoring and infrared sensors and; aerial and satellite imagery. This abstract will describe results, similarities, and contrasts for funded studies from the U.S. DOE's Carbon Sequestration Program including examples from the Sleipner North Sea Project, the Canadian Weyburn Field/Dakota Gasification Plant Project, the Frio Formation Texas Project, and Yolo County Bioreactor Landfill Project. The abstract will also address the following:  How are the terms ``measurement,'' ``mitigation''and ``verification'' defined in the Program?  What is the U.S. DOE's Carbon Sequestration Program Roadmap and what are the Roadmap goals for MM&V?  What is the current status of MM&V technologies?
DE: 6620 Science policy
DE: 1694 Instruments and techniques
DE: 1831 Groundwater quality
DE: 0345 Pollution--urban and regional (0305)
SC: Global Climate Change [GC]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting