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DOE/NETL Cooperative Agreement # DE-FC26-0NT42589

Annual MRCSP Partners Meeting November 2, 2017

Washington DC

Neeraj GuptaBattelle

MRCSP and Regional CCUS –Accomplishments and Outlook

Outline – CCUS Building Blocks

• MRCSP large-scale test status

• AEP Mountaineer completion

• Understanding and Mitigating Risks

CCUS Resource Assessment

Well integrity

Geomechanics

• International Capacity Building

• MRCSP Outreach

• Summary

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MRCSP is Part of the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Initiative

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

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Primary goal: To execute a large-scale scale CO2 injection test to evaluate best practices and technologies required to implement carbon sequestration

Over 10 million metric tons stored

Historical Snapshot of MRCSP –14 Years of Progress

• 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 Basin Large-Scale Injection

• Objective – Inject/monitor 1 million metric tons of CO2 in collaboration with EOR operations.

• Evaluate CO2 injectivity, migration, containment

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MRCSP Michigan Basin Test Site

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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

Natural gas processing is the source of the CO2

• Complete CCUS value chain

• >20 years EOR ops.

• Expand research withnew reefs

• Flexible researchportfolio

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Total EOR Net In Reef CO2 (MT)

Injection Test Status – Cumulative Storage• Accounting for Associated storage over EOR lifetime since 1996

• >800,000 net storage under MRCSP monitoring

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Late Stage Reef – Testing Post-EOR Storage Potential

Main CO2 Injection Period ~250,000 tonnes CO2 injected

Original discovery pressure is ~2,900 psi

Microseismic Monitoring Test

~15,000 tonnes CO2

injected

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Evaluating Injection – Working with Complex EOR System• Added monitoring in more complex reefs with 2 to 3 partly

connected lobes, multiple injection wells

New EOR reef- drilling of two new wells• New injection and monitoring

wells drilled

• Core, wireline logging, and monitoring completed

• Advanced monitoring

Distributed Acoustic, Temp.

Multi-level pressure

• Injection started in Jan 2017

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Advanced Monitoring- Distributed Fiber Optic Systems

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 andother tools MRCSP's

Geology Team

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• AEP-1 Stratigraphic Test Well was drilled in 2002

• Project included extensive data collection and community outreach

• Feasibility – Wildcat Well Drilling • Construction & Commissioning

AEP Mountaineer Project Spanning 15 years of CCS Experience

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Injection and Operations Monitoring

• A network of five wells, two injection wells and three monitoring wells was constructed (drilling and completion) in 2008-2009.

• The wells were integrated with the capture system on-site

• A pressure maintenance and monitoring system was installed

• ~37,000 tons of CO2 was injected and stored over 18 months from 2009 to 2011

• Monitoring included monitoring of reservoir pressure, groundwater chemistry, CO2 injectate, and soil gas.

Post-Injection and Site Closure• Post-injection monitoring

includes pressure monitoring to feed plume modeling

• Post-injection period was reduced from 20 years to 5 years by working with regulators and proving all permit requirements had been met.

The AEP Mountaineer Project Began by Drilling a Characterization Well in 2003 Extensive data was collected as part of the

project.

− Wireline logs, whole core, seismic

The wildcat well, AEP-1, was constructed such that it could be converted to an injection well should the project move forward.

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The Monitoring Program at the AEP PVF Site was a Comprehensive, Integrated Program

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The PVF project at the AEP Mountaineer Power Plant consisted of a 20 MW CO2 Capture and Storage System

CO2 Capture and Injection took place from October 2009 - May 2011

Injection into two reservoirs, the Rose Run Sandstone and the Copper Ridge Dolomite

Well network of 2 injection wells and 3 reservoir monitoring wells

Protection and monitoring of the USDW

Differential reservoir pressure monitoring

CO2 plume assessment through modeling

Well network mechanical integrity and well condition maintenance

Monitoring Goals & Requirements

Program Approach

Local groundwater sampling and analysis

Downhole pressure / temp. data collection

Reservoir pressure data analysis

Frequent well observation/ maintenance surface & well

The AEP PVF Project has Completed All Site Closure Operations; Awaiting Final Regulatory Concurrence

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• The two CO2 plumes are stable and modeling shows that they extend approximately 990 to 1050 ft. for the Copper Ridge formation and approximately 510 to 600 ft. for the Rose Run formation

The program at AEP during the post-injection monitoring phase was successful.

• Differential pressure has return to pre-injection or near pre-injection levels

• Injected CO2 poses no threat to the USDW

• All regulatory and operational program requirements and goals have been met

• Due to the success of the site care and monitoring program, three of the wells were plugged in 2014

• Following a two phased schedule, the remaining two monitoring wells were plugged in 2017

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Calculation of Prospective Stacked CO2 Storage Resource

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Regional Assessment In Eastern Ohio

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

Permeability (mD)

Ohio’s Oilfields of Interest

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30Depleted 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

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Geological Analysis in Data-Limited Areas

Minimum Miscibility Pressure Estimation

Effects of Fractures on CO2-EOR/Storage

Source-Sink Pairing for Economic Analysis

Risk Assessment for Wellbore Integrity Loss

CO2 Huff’n’Puff Injectivity Testing

CO2 Utilization for EOR and Geologic Storage in Ohio’s Depleted Oilfields

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• Find and fix a leak• Environmental 

remediation• Injection  interruption• Technical remedies• Legal costs• Business disruption to 

others• Labor burden to 

others

A. Leakage

C. Encounters groundwater

D. Escapes to surface

B. Interferes with surface activities

Develop Low‐ and High‐Cost Storylines

Quantify Scenario Costs

Identify Leakage Outcomes Identify Costs

• Find and fix a leak• Environmental 

remediation• Injection  interruption• Technical remedies• Legal costs• Business disruption to 

others• Labor burden to 

others

A. Leakage

C. Encounters groundwater

D. Escapes to surface

B. Interferes with surface activities

Develop Low‐ and High‐Cost Storylines

Quantify Scenario Costs

Identify Leakage Outcomes Identify Costs

Mid-Atlantic U.S. Offshore Carbon Storage Resource Assessment

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BCT Baltimore Canyon Trough GBB Georges Bank Basin

Stationary Sources of CO2 (U.S. DOE-NETL NATCARB v. 1502)

0 225 km

WellIndustry Seismic LineUSGS Seismic Line

75 km

LAMONT-DOHERTYEARTH OBSERVATORY

• Potentially only CCS option for eastern US

• Storage resource assessment using legacy wells and seismic data

~171,000 lm2 on continental shelf

Three key sub-regions

44 legacy wells

Reprocessing 4,000 miles of seismic

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CarbonSAFE Phase I: Integrated Pre-Feasibility

FE0029219 Columbia University‐Offshore 

Washington, British Columbia

FE0029276 BattelleNorthern Michigan Basin

FE0029466 BattelleCentral Appalachian Basin

FE0029186 North DakotaBeneath Gerald Gentleman Station, Sutherland, NE

FE0029264 Battelle 

Columbus, NE/Red Willow County, NE

FE0029474 University of 

KansasGarden City, KS

FE0029302 University of WyomingRock Springs Uplift

FE0029375 University of WyomingDry Fork Station

FE0029489 EPRIBakersfield, CA

FE0029280 University of Utah Rocky Mountains

FE0029280 University of Texas at AustinNorthwest Gulf of 

Mexico

FE0029274 Louisiana State University

Louisiana Chemical Corridor

FE0029445 University of IllinoisIllinois East Basin

Evaluating Geomechanical Risks for CO2 Storage

• Realistic analysis of geomechanical risk factors related to CO2 storage:

Which reservoir rock formations are more fractured in the region?

Which caprocks have larger risk factors related to fracturing?

What are the key methods and tools for evaluating fractured zones in deep layers?

How can we better understand basin-scale stress-strain regime to more accurately define stress magnitude at depth?

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Wellbore Integrity – CCUS in Oil/Gas Rich Regions• Old wells seen as a risk for CO2 storage

• Regional status of oil and gas wells, cement bond logs, field monitoring of sustained casing pressure, spatial analysis of wellbore integrity indicators, 6 test study areas

• Results provide better understanding of implications of wellbore integrity issues for CO2

storage projects in the region

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MaghrebMaghreb

KosovoKosovoJordanJordan

EgyptEgypt

BotswanaBotswanaIndonesiaIndonesia

ChinaChina

MexicoMexico

South AfricaSouth Africa

International Capacity Building –Extending MRCSP’s Value

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• MRCSP experience used for international CCS projects with multilateral funding

• Projects in China, Mexico, and South Africa

• Significant emphasis on local capacity building

World Bank CCS Trust Fund Phase I and Phase II Countries

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Regional Structure and Faults

Source: China Geological SurveySeismic Setting

China Sichuan Basin Pre-Feasibility

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• Site Screening Using Geological Setting – Sichuan Basin Example

Regional Structure and Faults

• Plan/execute a pilot-scale CO2 storage testin onshore Zululand Basin with concurrent capacity building

• 10,000 to 50,000 MT injection in saline reservoir

South Africa Pilot CO2 Storage Program• Six tasks in Planning Phase:

Setting Project Management Framework

Project Management Services

Integrated Capacity Building

Data Acquisition, Examination and Archiving

Geological Modeling

Plan for Zululand Basin Exploration

• Continuation to Phase II for pilot test execution under discussion

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South Africa Pilot Test – Storage Complex Assessment

• Legacy well and seismic data evaluated and modeled

• New seismic surveys and slim hole characterization planned for two sub-areas

MRCSP Outreach – Sharing Lessons Learned to Foster CCUS Development

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www.mrcsp.org Message Mapping

Stakeholder Meetings

Factsheets and BPMs

Conferences and Papers

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MRCSP Outreach – Enhanced Technical Dissemination

• IEAGHG Monitoring Workshop

• GHGT-13 papers

• CCUS Conference

• North American Trilateral Meetings

• Mission Innovation

• Peer-reviewed papers

• SPE Grand Challenges

• SPE SRMS Document

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Michigan is Tech Savvy Training, 2017

IEAGHG Workshop, Traverse City, 2017

Related Technical Outreach – CCUS and Beyond

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Large-Scale Test - Sustained Progress

• >800,000 metric tons net stored under MRCSP monitoring

• >2 M metric tons stored since start of EOR in 1996

• Completed injection at main test bed in late-stage reef

Performed microseismic monitoring in final injection stage

Post-injection PNC, microgravity, and VSP completed

Post-injection test well drilled and characterized

Returned to normal EOR operations, with continued accounting and pressure monitoring

• Added new EOR reefs with complex geology to monitoring

• Drilled new wells and initiated advanced fiber-optic monitoring

• Advancements in static and numeric modeling processes

• Developed performance metrics to assess storage capacity

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All Critical Milestones and Objectives On Track

Summary of Lessons Learned

• CO2 measurement/accounting can be performed with high level of confidence in an inter-connected multi-field EOR complex

• Storage potential in closed reservoirs evaluated, after active EOR ends

• Geologic complexity within and across reefs affects CO2injection, migration, and storage

• Pressure monitoring remains the mainstay for managing injection operations and monitoring reservoir response

• Advanced monitoring technologies still require testing/validation for confident assessment of plume development

• Characterization-monitoring-modeling loop requires more research for cross-validation over the life-cycle

• A well developed CO2-EOR regulatory/policy framework with financial incentives essential for enhanced associated storage

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Regional Partnerships Essential For Advancing CCUS - Locally, Regionally, and Globally

• Partnerships have contributed significantly towards CCUS development in the US and globally

• The program has been highly recognized under several peer-reviews

• The overall program has excelled in meeting key objectives

• Partnerships remain a major resource in their study regions

• Significant work still remains to be done to advance CCUS and share knowledge from the programs

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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 Holley, Joel Main, Jacob Markiewicz, Isis Fukai, Ashwin Pasumarti, Jackie Gerst, Rod Osborne, and 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 since 2003

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

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Questions?

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