Carbon dioxide storage potential for the Queenston Formation near the AES Cayuga coal-fired power plant in Tompkins County, New York

摘要

We evaluated the pore volume available for a specific potential geologic carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage site in the Upper Ordovician Queenston Formation near the AES Corporation Cayuga coal-fired power plant in Tompkins County, New York. Core data collected 25 mi (40 km) from the plant reveal that the Queenston Formation is a relatively homogeneous fine- to medium-grained sandstone with hematite cement. Seismic and core data indicate that the formation was deposited in a fluvial system with mobile channels and has thickness maxima that trend north-northwest.