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MRCSP - Large-Scale CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Storage Test in Mid t USAMidwestern USA

Presented by:

Carbon Sequestration Leadership ForumTechnical Group MeetingWashington, DCNovember 4, 2013

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Presented by:Neeraj Gupta, Ph.D. Senior Research Leader , Battelle, Columbus, Ohiogupta@battelle.org

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

MRCSP – cornerstone of the Battelle’s program on the CCUS technology development

AEP Mountaineer Projects • Site Characterization, Design• Permitting, Construction• Operations, workover

Regional Carbon Partnership

Wellbore Integrity

Simplified Modeling

FutureGen Program

• Post-Injection Monitoring• >150,000 hours of safe drilling Storage Feasibility in

Sichuan Basin China

• Regional Mapping• Policy & Regulation• Small-Scale Tests

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FutureGen Program• 1 MT/yr scale• Design/costing• Class VI permitting

Ohio Valley Characterization, Basin-Scale Modeling

• Large-Scale Test• EOR and Storage• Exploration

Private Client Studies – Domestic and Global

Emerging Program in Brine Disposal, EOR, Shale Gas

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The MRCSP assesses viability of carbon sequestration

• Established in 2003 by Battelle with DOE-NETLBattelle with DOE-NETL funds – Currently in Phase III

• Led by Battelle, there are 40 organizations from non-profit, government, and commercial entities

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• Mission – The premier resource for CO2 storage and utilization expertise in the region

MRCSP region: Many CO2 emission sources with dependence on coal

• CO2 storage/utilization technologies key to g yaffordable energy supplies

• Environmental/climate issues and shale gas, are leading to energy supply transition

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• Coal continues to be dominant fuel source, but will be impacted due to emission limits

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Overall schedule for MRCSP – 10 Years of achievements and more to come!

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Phase I

Phase IIILarge Scale Field Validation

Phase IISmall Scale Validation

Characterization

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Site Selection, Permitting, Site Characterization, Site Preparation, and Baseline Monitoring

MI Injection Operations(Multiple Reefs)

Post Injection Monitoring

OH Site MI SalineMI EOR Fields

MRCSP region has many large historic oil and gas producing areas

• ~ 8,500 million metric tons of CO2 could be t d ithi d l t d

Oil and gas fields map for region*

stored within depleted O&G fields (~10 years worth of regional emissions)*

• Using CO2 for EOR could lead to the production of an

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production of an additional ~1.2 billion barrels* of oil

• However, EOR needs to be proven in the region

* Source: Estimates developed by the Geological Surveys within the MRCSP

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MRCSP large-scale test site —only CO2–EOR site in the Midwest

Location: Otsego County, Michigang y, g

Host Company: Core Energy LLC

Reservoir Type: Closely-spaced, highly compartmentalized oil & gas fields located in the Northern Michigan Niagaran Reef Trend

Source of CO2: N t l G P i Pl t

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Natural Gas Processing Plant

Injection Goal: At least 1 million metric tons of CO2 over ~four years

MRCSP study fields are in multiple oil production stages

Oil fields are in various production life-cycle stages

• Late Stage EOR Reefs• Late-Stage EOR ReefsUndergone extensive primary and CO2-EOR – highly depleted

• Active EOR ReefsCompleted primary oil recovery and CO2-EOR is under way

• Pre-EOR Reefs – New CO2 EOR

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Undergone primary oil recovery but no CO2-EOR yet Reef Surface

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Existing EOR infrastructure enables cost effective research for MRCSP tests• Infrastructure:

• CO2 uptake from capture

• Compression and d h d ti t

Dover 35 Dover 36 dehydration systems

• Pipelines for transport

• Central processing facility (Dover 36)

• Injection and production-monitoring wells (7 fields)

• Monitoring and

Core Energy Existing Pipeline

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Charlton 30/31Dover 33

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gmeasurement systems

• Total system capacity is >1200 tonnes/day (10-15% of 500MW coal-based plant)

Core Energy Compressor

Dover 36 Processing Facility – central hub for fluids and data flow

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Geologic Setting – Complex Reef Structures

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Highly depleted field provides a test bed for advanced monitoring technologies

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Monitoring options under testing at Dover 33 field

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MRCSP Phase III Field Activities – Dover 332012 2013

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Baseline Characterization Long‐Term Injection Operations

Baseline Geochemical Sampling

Vertical Seismic Profiling

Reservoir Testing and Microseismic Testing

Gravity Survey

Well Workovers and Wireline Logging

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Repeat Geochemical Sampling

Start of Long-Term Injection – April 23

Repeat Geochemical Sampling

Pressure Fall Off Testing

Pressure response in 3 wells in late-stage reef

All 3 wells show progressive

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All 3 wells show progressive increase in pressure following each CO2 injection event, indicating the reservoir is behaving as a closed system

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Developing detailed geologic model work for MRCSP based on seismic and well log data

Log and core correlationSeismic Interpretation Geologic Framework Model

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The modeling integrates seismic and well log dataProvides basis for fluids flow models

Final Geologic Model

Porosity

MRCSP Dynamic reservoir simulationsExpected Outcome:

• Full accounting for (1) reservoir geologyand (2) compositional phase behavior

Strategy:

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• CO2-Prophet for initial simulations

• GEM (Computer Modeling Group) to model multiphase flows for CO2-EOR

• Requires detailed information about (1) rock / fluid properties and (2) production history

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• Can be used for all phases of history matching (primary, CO2-EOR, depleted), flood design and production forecasting

• Possible partial or full coupling of flow, geochemistry, and geomechanics

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MRCSP – Understanding CO2-EOR System-wide operations• Data collection and reporting from all fields

• Compilation and review of historic operations data

• Systematic calibration of flow meters

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Charlton 30/31 EOR

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Chester 2 EOR Unit

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Dover 33 EOR Unit

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Gross Oil (BBL) 20,037 5,836 28,166 4,997 45 17,706 23,982

CO2 Injected (MMCF) 738 488 765 587 1960 204 1004

CO2 Produced (MMCF) 863 583 631 149 3 168 1029

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• Work plan approved by DOE – Review historical operations

– Selected piggyback monitoring

– Model one reef in detail

– Evaluate mass balance and retention

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MRCSP Outreach Goals

Support the large volume injection test

Updated communication plan for restructured project

Maintain reputation of MRCSP as a neutral and credibleMaintain reputation of MRCSP as a neutral and credible source of scientific information on CCS

Over 20 Topical Reports available

Over 30 Presentations and Briefings available on MRCSP Website

Improve public understanding and acceptance of CCS

Synthesizing project results into key findings and messages for stakeholders.

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for stakeholders.

Increase public understanding of EOR, subsurface activities, and their role in the larger energy mix

Speaking at conferences and meeting with trade associations

Western Michigan

Geology Teams From Nine States Part of MRCSP to Conduct Regional Characterization and Implementation Plans

New York State M

gUniversity

Indiana University

Rutgers University

Museum

Ohio Geo Survey

Pennsylvania Geo Survey

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University of Kentucky

West Virginia Geo Survey

Maryland Geo Survey

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Finding storage options in Appalachian Basin• Battelle is working with oil/gas operators to obtain crucial geologic data

for mapping storage zones

• Funded by Ohio Coal Development Office as a joint effort with MRCSP

OCDO piggyback wells

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(1) Lee Family Trust(2) McCoy(3) Dager(4) Ohio #1 CO2(5) Devco(6) Miley(7) AEP #1(8) McKelvey(9) Raynor D #1(10) #1 Jarrell(11) Georgetown

Marine(12) #1 Northstar(13) Adams(14) Silcor(15) Frankovitch(16) Burger

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MRCSP status and plans

• MRCSP Phase III injection began Feb. 2013 –

• ~350K tonnes till Oct. 2013 in Dover 33 and other active reefs

• Up to 500,000 tonnes of CO2 injection planned in Dover 33 depleted reef

• Additional fields for new CO2-EOR tests with ~500,000 tonnes planned

• >200,000 tonnes injection monitored in active reefs by Oct. 2013

• A period of monitoring after completion of injection

• Wells to be returned for normal operations by Core Energy at the end

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Work presented here has been conducted by Battelle Geosciences team, our collaborators, and field services providers

Acknowledgements

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Projects have been sponsored by The US DOE, The Ohio Coal Development Office, and several companies

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Neeraj Gupta, Ph.D. Senior Research Leader, Battelle, Columbus, Ohio

gupta@battelle.org 614-424-3820

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