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GIS Methods for Reservoir Assessment and Estimating CO 2 Sequestration Capacities. Brandon C. Nuttall GSA, Denver, Colorado 10-Nov-2004. Acknowledgments. MIDCARB project (NETL/DOE) Continuing research Shale sequestration NATCARB Regional Sequestration Partnerships.
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GIS Methods for Reservoir Assessment and Estimating CO2 Sequestration Capacities Brandon C. Nuttall GSA, Denver, Colorado 10-Nov-2004
Acknowledgments • MIDCARB project (NETL/DOE) • Continuing research • Shale sequestration • NATCARB • Regional Sequestration Partnerships
Sequestration Potential 33 billion metric tonnes 371 years of Kentucky emissions
* At 60°F and 1 atm Conversion Factors • 1 m3 = 35.31 ft3 • 1 ton CO2 = 17.25 Mcf * • 1 ton = 0.907185 metric tonnes
Basic Method for Shale • Find: Storage = Shaletons * CO2/ton • Using • Spatial Analyst • ArcView 3.2 • ArcGis 8.3 • Depth >= 1,000 feet • Thickness >= 100 feet
Math for Grid Calculations MMtonsshale @ 2.6 g/cc = 0.873 * thickness CO2 @ 40 scfCO2/ton = 57.97 * 0.873 * 40 * thickness = 2024.3 * thickness
Math for Grid Calculations • Storage capacity per grid cell • Density (2.6 g/cc) • Adsorption (40 scf/ton) • Area (1 km2) • Thickness (variable) = 2,024.3 * thickness In tons, not tonnes
Interpolate Grids: Structure • Also • Isopach • Depth to top Deepest in red
Map Query: Depth>=1,000 1 = Yes 0 = No
Shale in the Subsurface Derived from geologic map
Deep and Thick Shale Map Query: Subsurface AND Depth AND Thick
Storage by Kilometer2 Map Calculate: DeepThick * Isopach * 2,024.3
Summarize by County ArcGIS 8.3 (ArcMap)
>3 MM Tonnes/sq km <1MM Devonian Black Shale 25.1 billion tonnes 1.2 m3/tonne (40 scf/ton) thickness weighted average
Mt. Simon Saline Reservoir Sparse control data Exceeds 12,000 ft below sea level
Procedure • Fluid volume • Ø, Sw, area, thickness • CO2 solubility • Temperature • Pressure • Salinity Can model using depth
Digital Elevation Model • Elevation • Structure • + Thickness/2 • Midpoint depth seamless.usgs.gov, SRTM 90m
Average 10% Range 8-12% 12% @ 1,000’ 10% @ 5,000’ 8% @ 10,000’ Suggested by: www.aapg.org/education/dist_lect/slides/2001_02/bloch2.pdf and others Porosity-Depth Model
Other Models • Pressure = 0.433 * depth • Temp = 58 + depth/100 • Salinity = 25.4 * depth + 15878 • MIDCARB solubility calculator
Storage Capacity Summarize by state Highest capacity in red
Conclusion Spatial analysis tools provided by GIS software can be used to manipulate gridded data in regional sequestration assessments.