Testing for large-scale CO2-enhanced oil recovery and geologic storage in the Midwestern USA

摘要

The Midwestern Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP, www.mrcsp.org) is improving understanding of potential carbon dioxide (CO2) utilization and storage resources within a nine-state region of the United States that relies heavily on fossil energy. This paper describes two milestones achieved: completion of 10 years of carbon capture and storage (CCS) research, and the start of a large-scale injection test in conjunction with CO2-enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Lessons learned from regional characterization and small-scale field tests, as well as the approach that is being followed for the large-scale injection test (including characterization, monitoring, and modeling), are presented.