Application of Canadian Standards Association Guidelines for Geologic Storage of CO2 Toward the Development of a Monitoring, Verification, and Accounting Plan for a Potential CCS Project at Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
The Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, led by the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), and Spectra Energy Transmission (SET) are investigating the feasibility of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to mitigate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced by SET's Fort Nelson Gas Plant (FNGP). The FNGP is located near the town of Fort Nelson in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The gas stream produced by the FNGP will include up to 5% hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and a small amount of methane (CH4) and, as such, is referred to as a "sour" CO2 stream. If a CCS project for the FNGP is determined to be feasible, the sour CO2 gas stream would be injected into a deep saline carbonate formation. The Fort Nelson project provides a unique opportunity to develop a set of cost-effective, risk-based monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) protocols for large-scale (>1 million metric tons a year) storage of sour CO2 in a deep saline formation. The role of the PCOR Partnership is to provide the project with reservoir modeling and simulation, risk assessment of subsurface technical risks, and an MVA plan to address these risks. The PCOR Partnership applies a philosophy that combines geologic characterization, modeling, risk assessment, and MVA strategies into an iterative process to produce superior-quality results during the project feasibilityView/Download Document
Event/Meeting Information
12th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies
10/5/2014
Austin, TX