Potential of CO2-EOR for Near-Term Decarbonization | TOP Energy Training

This presentation by Vanessa Nuñez-López was delivered as part of an online TOPCORP symposium, "Hot Topics", for oil and gas inspectors broadcast through The University of Texas at Austin on December 2, 2020. Vanessa Nuñez-López is a Research Scientist of the Bureau of Economic Geology “Potential of CO2-EOR for Near-Term Decarbonization”. Vanessa introduces CO2-EOR, and the impacts and key findings on emissions and storage.

IN THIS VIDEO:

0:00 – Introducing Vanessa Nuñez-López
1:00 – Introducing CO2-EOR
5:15 – CO2-EOR Case Study: Denver Unit
7:00 – Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS)
8:23 – Case Study: Weyburn-Midale
10:23 – CCUS Case Study: Petra Nova
12:02 – Monitoring, Verification, & Accounting
12:48 – CO2 Mass Accounting
14:11 – Carbon Lifecycle Analysis of CO2-EOR
16:14 – Methodology
17:07 – Field Setting: Cranfield, Mississippi
18:00 – Subsurface Model
19:38 – Surface Model: LCA Background
20:35 – LCA System Boundaries for NCNO Classification
22:07 – LCA Inventory Methodology: Gate-to-Gate
23:18 – Cranfield Emission Accounting: Gate-to-Gate
24:33 – Results: Emissions vs. Storage Gate-to-Gate
26:22 – Cranfield System Expansion: Gate-to-Grave
27:38 – Carbon Intensity of Gate-to-Grave Components
28:33 – Carbon Balance: Gate-to-Grave
29:58 – CO2e Balance (Storage Emissions): Gate-to-Grave
30:36 – Results: Gate-to-Grave with Stacked Storage
32:38 – Final System Expansion: Cradle-to-Grave
34:33 – Upstream Emission Accounting
35:18 – Cradle-to-Grave: Pulverized Coal Power Plant
36:22 – Electricity Displacement: Pulverized Coal Power Plant
37:54 – Impacts & Key Findings
40:24 – Potential for Emissions During Well Completion Operations

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