The Role of Static and Dynamic Modeling in the Fort Nelson CCS Project
Spectra Energy Transmission (SET) and the Energy & Environmental Research Center(EERC), through the Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, are investigating the feasibilityof a commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to mitigate carbon dioxide(CO2) emissions from SET¡¦s Fort Nelson Gas Plant (FNGP) in northwestern British Columbia,Canada. The storage target being evaluated is a deep saline formation within a Devonian-agecarbonate reef complex in proximity to the FNGP. Natural gas processing at the FNGP producesa waste gas stream that is primarily CO2, but which also includes up to 5% hydrogen sulfide(H2S) and a small amount of methane (CH4). As such, it is referred to as a ¡§sour¡¨ CO2 stream.Approximately 2 million tonnes of sour CO2 a year is being considered for geologic storage. Tohelp characterize the target injection formations and seals, guide the risk assessment efforts, anddevelop effective monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) programs, the PCORPartnership has conducted several rounds of detailed modeling and predictive simulations ofinjection at the Fort Nelson site.The results of the Fort Nelson modeling activities will provide insight regarding 1) themovement and fate of dense-phase sour COView/Download Document
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11th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies
11/18/2012
Kyoto,