GCCC Strategic Plan

1. Assessment of Options for Reducing GHG Emissions 1.1 Inventory of sinks with EOR 1.2 Inventory of large-volume sinks 1.3 Inventory of sources 1.4 Inventory of available capture options 1.5 Assessment of risk and liability 1.6 Economic modeling 1.7 Conduct field projects and experiments 2. Growth toward development of a CO 2 sequestration industry 2.1 Increase industry partnership in GCCC 2.2 Engagement of diverse industries 2.3 Increasing size/capabilities of team 2.4 Increasing capabilities by alliances 2.5 Dialog on policy and regulatory issues 2.6 Intellectual property issues 2.7 Development of appropriate institutions 3. Communication, education, and technology transfer

2.1

Increase Industry Partnership in GCCC

Additional Funding: $9.3 Million ● SECARB Phase II ($4.9 million) Seal testing, migration of fluids, stacked storage ● SWCARB Phase II ($1.2 million) Long-term injection, water quality, effective practices ● FutureGen ($2 million) Clean Coal Foundation, Regional Data Base ● Frio II ($1 million) Quantification of dissolved and trapped CO 2 in brine ● Carolinas ($80K) SE US storage potential, variety of areas and basins ● SECARB III ($80M) Full –scale injection natural to captured CO2 ● Jackson School Match ($100K) Additional GCCC Personnel

1.1

Inventory of Sinks with Economic Offset (EOR)

1.2

Inventory of Large-Volume Sinks (Brine-Bearing Formations)

1.3

Inventory of Sources

Power Plants Pure CO 2 sources Oil and Gas (USGS) Coal (USGS) Brine Aquifer> 1000m Source: Gulf Coast Carbon Center

1.4

Inventory of Available Capture Options Discussions with source industries FutureGen Regional Screening Parameters Participation in Clean Coal Foundation and FutureGen Discussions of flooding options (N 2 , CO 2 , etc.) Activities in 2006 to continue to monitor development of capture options

1.5

Assessment of Risk and Liability of the CO 2 Sequestration Industry Conducted under DOE funding Study focuses on Gulf Coast issues including wells and faults BP, Praxair, Schlumberger Participants in Frio I Objective: CO2 sequestration is a feasible option or liability reduction, permitted without undue burden

1.6

Economic Modeling ● Research questions to develop a viable CO 2 sequestration market: What pathways lead to commercialization of CO 2 sequestration?

What is the most advantageous source-sink-pipeline evolution geographically and through time?

● Future activities in 2006: Work with CEE and visiting energy economist to incorporate GCCC reservoir data into a commercialization scenario.

Frio I Pilot 1.7

Field Demonstration Projects and Experiments Reservoir model Knox/Yeh, BEG Injection interval BP, Praxair, Schlumberger Flow Simulation TOUGH2, Doughty, LBNL

1.7

Field Demonstration Projects and Experiments Frio II $1 million funding from DOE USGS, 4 Nat’l labs contributing research Schlumberger, Praxair Objective: Improve quantification of two-phase and dissolution-trapping mechanisms leading to permanent CO 2 storage

2.2

Engagement of Diverse Industries Outreach Activities Workshops Sponsored meetings and technical conferences Pilot Experiments Texas FutureGen, regional database

2.4

Alliances and Collaboration

LBNL, LLBL,ORNL, LANL, SSEB, NETL Texas RRC, TCEQ UT Petroleum Engineering Department Mike Moore (Falcon Gas Storage) World Resources Institute

2.5

Participation in Dialog On Policy and Regulatory Issues

Guadalupe Gonzales Wilson De Witt Colorado

Well density, SE Texas

Wharton

GCCC goal: to create products that assure sound technical information conveyed to policy makers and regulators.

Karnes Goliad Victoria Jackson Matagorda Calhoun

GCCC activities: Working with RRC, TCEQ Presenting at EPA workshops Technical support for FutureGen

Bee Live Oak San Patricio Refugio Aransas Nueces

Review of existing protocols and Assurance ranking strategy

Kleberg

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Well Surface Location

10 20 40

Nicot (2005)

60 Kilometers

Kenedy

2.7

Development of Appropriate Institutions to Support a CO

2

Sequestration Industry

GCCC participates in two collaborations to develop a system of carbon protocols and assurance ranking strategy.

Objective: Help formulate structures that will facilitate commercialization.

3 Communication, Education, and Technology Transfer ● Publications: 7 Papers, 21 Abstracts, 3 Websites ● >35 Presentations, Workshops ● Regional GCCC Significance ● FutureGen and Regional Database ● Linkages Operators and Producers Decision and Policy Makers Community Business Leaders Public Audience (Media) NGO’s Geotechnical Audience CO 2 Producers

Gulf Coast Carbon Center www.gulfcoastcarbon.org