THE SECARB THE SECARB ANTHROPOGENIC TEST: The First U.S. Integrated CO 2 Capture, Transportation and Storage Test g George Koperna, Jr., Vello Kuuskraa, and David Riestenberg, Advanced Resources International, Inc. Richard Rhudy and Robert Trautz, Electric Power Research Institute Dr. Richard Esposito Southern Company Dr Gerald Hill Dr. Gerald Hill Southern States Energy Board 28 th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference September 12-15, 2011
Acknowledgement Acknowledgement This presentation is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory under DE-FC26-05NT42590 and was prepared as an account gy gy y p p of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or p , y , pp , p , p , represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of g y y g y p authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. 2 Pittsburgh_SP091211 Pittsburgh_SP09121
Presentation Outline 1. The Goals, Objectives and Plans for the Anthropogenic Test Anthropogenic Test 2. Project Design • Capture • Transport • Storage 3. 3 Geologic Assessment Geologic Assessment • Detailed Reservoir Characterization • Conducting Rigorous Reservoir Modeling g g g 4. CO 2 Monitoring, Verification and Accounting 5. Permitting 6. Integrated Test Plan 3 Pittsburgh_SP091211
1. The Anthropogenic Test Is Pursuing Ambitious Goals and Objectives A biti G l d Obj ti In support of SECARB’s overall goal - - test and demonstrate safe, secure CO 2 injection and storage in regionally significant saline reservoirs - - the Anthropogenic Test has four objectives: 1. Support a fully integrated, commercial prototype CCS project (capture, transport and storage) 2. 2 Test the CO flow trapping and storage mechanisms of a regionally Test the CO 2 flow, trapping and storage mechanisms of a regionally extensive Gulf Coast saline formation. 3. Demonstrate how a saline reservoir’s architecture can be used to maximize CO 2 storage and minimize the areal extent of the CO 2 maximize CO 2 storage and minimize the areal extent of the CO 2 plume. 4. Test the adaptation of commercially available oil field tools and techniques for monitoring CO 2 storage (e.g., VSP, cross-well seismic, 2 cased-hole neutron logs, tracers, pressure, etc.) 4 Pittsburgh_SP091211
SECARB’s Phase III Anthropogenic Test p g Project Schedule and Milestones Washington County Th The 25 25 MW MW CO CO 2 capture t unit it at t Core Area of Alabama Power’s (Southern Co.) Plant Citronelle Dome Barry became operational in 3Q 2011. CO 2 Injection Site A newly built 12 mile CO A newly built 12 mile CO 2 pipeline to pipeline to transport CO 2 from Plant Barry to the Citronelle Dome is under construction. sippi ama CO 2 Pipeline A characterization well was drilled in A characterization well was drilled in Mississ Alaba 1Q 2011 to confirmed geology Plant Barry Mobile From 100 to 300 thousand metric tons County of CO of CO 2 will be injected into a saline will be injected into a saline formation (Paluxy Fm) over 2 to 3 years. Advanced Resources and supporting researchers researchers will will conduct conduct 3 3 years years of of monitoring after CO 2 injection and then Mobile close the site. 5 Pittsburgh_SP091211
The Anthropogenic Test Schedule The Anthropogenic Test Schedule • Well drilling operations began in late December 2011 g p g • Baseline monitoring activities will occur in the summer of 2011 • CO 2 injection operations begin in the third quarter of 2011, continue for 2 to 3 years • 3 years of post-injection monitoring 6 6 Pittsburgh_SP091211
Diverse Project Team St Storage DOE Capture p Transport SO. STATES ENERGY BOARD Permitting Plant Integration Site Host & Construction Mitsubishi Heavy NEPA Preparation NEPA Preparation Industries Advanced Resources International Design Technology Advanced Amines Provider MMA UIC Reservoir Geologic Field Public Permitting education/ Activities Modeling Modeling Operations Denbury outreach Resources Denbury Resources 3 rd Party Economic Knowledge Pipeline Evaluation Evaluation Transfer Pipeline Field Permitting & Design Operations Construction Site Prep/ Field Site Drilling Operations Host Contractors 7 Pittsburgh_SP091211
2. Project Design – Capture and Compression • Scope: Demonstrate 25 MW equivalent post-combustion capture of CO 2 from Plant Barry flue gas using MHI’s advanced amine (KS-1 solvent) process B fl i MHI’ d d i (KS 1 l t) • Objectives: – Demonstrate integrated CO 2 capture under realistic coal-fired plant operating conditions – Economics: Establish realistic values for the energy penalty and implementation costs – Test reliability of solvent-based capture • Status: – Engineering and procurement completed in July 2010 – First shipment to Plant Barry in September 2010 – – Capture unit reached full operational capacity in June 2011 Capture unit reached full operational capacity in June 2011 • Capture rates of up to 650 metric tonnes per day • Over 33,000 metric tonnes captured to date 8 Pittsburgh_SP091211
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2. Project Design – Transportation • A 4” diameter 12 mile long pipeline (X70 carbon steel) will be used to transport CO 2 A 4 diameter, 12 mile long pipeline (X70 carbon steel) will be used to transport CO 2 from the capture unit at Plant Barry to the injection site located at the Citronelle Dome • Right-of-way – Utility corridor for 80%; multiple landowners •Right of way habitat (pine forest in the Mobile River watershed; some wetlands) •Right-of-way habitat (pine forest in the Mobile River watershed; some wetlands) Citronelle Oilfield Citronelle Oilfield Southeast Unit Alabama Power Plant Barry 10 Pittsburgh_SP091211
2. Project Design – Storage The Anthropogenic Test’s CO 2 Gulf Coast Region Storage Site Saline Reservoirs and Seals The saline formation selected for CO injection The saline formation selected for CO 2 injection has many favorable characteristics, is regionally significant, but is geologically challenging. • Proven four-way closure at Citronelle Dome • Proven four-way closure at Citronelle Dome. • Deep Lower Cretaceous Paluxy Fm (at 9,400’). • 1,100 foot interval of stacked fluvial sands and shales. • Numerous reservoir seals and confining units (at least 5). Confining • No evidence of faulting or fracturing, based on Zone reinterpretation of existing 2D seismic lines reinterpretation of existing 2D seismic lines. Injection Zone However, prior to drilling the characterization well, only limited data exist on the sand continuity, porosity and permeability of the Paluxy Fm at Citronelle Dome. 11 Pittsburgh_SP091211
3. Geologic Assessment - Detailed Citronelle SE Unit # D-9-7 Log Depth (ft) Reservoir Characterization Top of Paluxy 9400 ( 9500 ( Sand Layer 9620 Establishing Reservoir Continuity ‘Upper Paluxy’ 9600 ( Given the challenges posed by a 9700 ( thick, fluvial sequence of sands and shales, the project invested 9800 ( considerable time and effort on reservoir characterization: 9900 ( ‘Middle • Detailed analysis of over 80 well logs for Paluxy’ 10000 Sand Layer 10060 y porosity and depositional style porosity and depositional style. ( ( • Sand continuity mapping of nearly 30 10100 ( sand intervals to determine “open” or “closed” sand units. 10200 (- ( We also collected and analyzed data 10300 on the Paluxy Fm in other parts of the (- Gulf Coast region. 10400 0 00 ‘Lower ‘Lower (- Paluxy’ Top of 10500 (- Mooringsport 12 Pittsburgh_SP091211
3. Geologic Assessment - Detailed Reservoir Characterization Detailed Reservoir Characterization Confirming and Refining Our Reservoir Characterization At the end of December 2010, we began drilling the characterization well, D9-8 #2, at the Citronelle Dome. • Well drilled to 11,800’ TD (spud to TD) in 30 days and under budget. • Recovered extensive whole core (98 feet in two intervals) plus 45 sidewall cores in the two confining intervals) plus 45 sidewall cores in the two confining units, the above primary seal zone and the remaining CO 2 storage zone. • Ran full set of logs (Triple Combo, MRI, Mineralogy, Dipole Sonic, CBL, etc.). Well was cased and cemented in January, 2011 and will be used as an observation/monitoring well, particularly for working with the CO 2 Capture Project (CCP) to test their innovative modular borehole monitoring (MBM) system. 13 Pittsburgh_SP091211
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