Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery
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Resumo: | Efforts to sequester or otherwise manage carbon dioxide emissions on a large scale will require an improved understanding of the geospatial characteristics of anthropogenic CO2 sources. Recent work by the authors using newly collected data from the US Environmental Protection Agency showed that even though there are some regions of the US with access to significant supply of CO2, most regions of the country do not have sources that are concentrated enough or large enough to support large-scale carbon management activities. What's more, the life cycle carbon burdens of different CO2 sources varied considerably with some sources, e. g., extracted wells, having a much larger carbon footprint than those where CO2 is a by-product, e.g., acid gas processing facilities. Here, the effect of source switching was explored in the context of CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR). At present most CO2-EOR operations in the United States rely on CO2 that is extracted from dedicated wells generating nearly pure CO2. By-product CO2, in contrast, is produced from a number of other industries including natural gas processing plants where small mass fractions of CO2 are removed from the gas stream. The emissions implications of these two sources of CO2 are significant in the context of CO2-EOR application because in one case, CO2 emissions are being avoided but in another they are not. Yet the switch from an industrial paradigm in which extracted CO2 is used to one in which by-product CO2 may not be as straightforward as it appears. Here, the SimCCS model is applied to the oil-producing Permian basin in west Texas to understand what the effect of source switching would be on CO2 demand, infrastructure, and overall emissions. The results suggest that at present scales of deployment, the costs associated with switching to by-product CO2 are higher than extracted CO2 because of the need for new infrastructure. Nevertheless, the observed emissions reductions are large in an absolute sense and suggest that this strategy be more seriously considered. A new infrastructure would be needed to connect by-product CO2 sources with CO2-EOR sinks but the cost of this is not so great that with a modest economic incentive, source switching of CO2 could represent a near-term strategy for reducing CO2 emissions and increasing oil production. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
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Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil RecoveryCarbon ManagementCarbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and StorageEnhanced Oil RecoveryEfforts to sequester or otherwise manage carbon dioxide emissions on a large scale will require an improved understanding of the geospatial characteristics of anthropogenic CO2 sources. Recent work by the authors using newly collected data from the US Environmental Protection Agency showed that even though there are some regions of the US with access to significant supply of CO2, most regions of the country do not have sources that are concentrated enough or large enough to support large-scale carbon management activities. What's more, the life cycle carbon burdens of different CO2 sources varied considerably with some sources, e. g., extracted wells, having a much larger carbon footprint than those where CO2 is a by-product, e.g., acid gas processing facilities. Here, the effect of source switching was explored in the context of CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR). At present most CO2-EOR operations in the United States rely on CO2 that is extracted from dedicated wells generating nearly pure CO2. By-product CO2, in contrast, is produced from a number of other industries including natural gas processing plants where small mass fractions of CO2 are removed from the gas stream. The emissions implications of these two sources of CO2 are significant in the context of CO2-EOR application because in one case, CO2 emissions are being avoided but in another they are not. Yet the switch from an industrial paradigm in which extracted CO2 is used to one in which by-product CO2 may not be as straightforward as it appears. Here, the SimCCS model is applied to the oil-producing Permian basin in west Texas to understand what the effect of source switching would be on CO2 demand, infrastructure, and overall emissions. The results suggest that at present scales of deployment, the costs associated with switching to by-product CO2 are higher than extracted CO2 because of the need for new infrastructure. Nevertheless, the observed emissions reductions are large in an absolute sense and suggest that this strategy be more seriously considered. A new infrastructure would be needed to connect by-product CO2 sources with CO2-EOR sinks but the cost of this is not so great that with a modest economic incentive, source switching of CO2 could represent a near-term strategy for reducing CO2 emissions and increasing oil production. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Ohio State Univ, Dept Civil Environm & Geodet Engn, Columbus, OH 43210 USAOhio State Univ, John Glenn Sch Publ Affairs, Columbus, OH 43210 USAUniv Virginia, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USALos Alamos Natl Lab, Div Earth & Environm Sci, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USANatl Energy Technol Lab, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 USAUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Sao Paulo, BrazilElsevier B.V.Ohio State UnivUniv VirginiaLos Alamos Natl LabNatl Energy Technol LabUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Bielicki, Jeffrey M.Clarens, Andres F.Middleton, Richard S.Liu, XiaoweiLevine, Jonathan S.Carvalho, Mariana Barbosa de [UNESP]Giovanini Junior, Nelson [UNESP]Dixon, T.Herzog, H.Twinning, S.2019-10-03T18:18:26Z2019-10-03T18:18:26Z2014-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject6557-6564http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.69212th International Conference On Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Ghgt-12. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Bv, v. 63, p. 6557-6564, 2014.1876-6102http://hdl.handle.net/11449/18394110.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.692WOS:000361211506074Web of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPeng12th International Conference On Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Ghgt-12info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-10-23T15:55:12Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/183941Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T19:14:53.875527Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery |
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Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery |
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Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery Bielicki, Jeffrey M. Carbon Management Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage Enhanced Oil Recovery |
title_short |
Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery |
title_full |
Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery |
title_fullStr |
Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery |
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Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery |
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Shifting Sands in a CO2 Desert: Replacing Extracted CO2 with By-product CO2 for Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery |
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Bielicki, Jeffrey M. |
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Bielicki, Jeffrey M. Clarens, Andres F. Middleton, Richard S. Liu, Xiaowei Levine, Jonathan S. Carvalho, Mariana Barbosa de [UNESP] Giovanini Junior, Nelson [UNESP] Dixon, T. Herzog, H. Twinning, S. |
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Clarens, Andres F. Middleton, Richard S. Liu, Xiaowei Levine, Jonathan S. Carvalho, Mariana Barbosa de [UNESP] Giovanini Junior, Nelson [UNESP] Dixon, T. Herzog, H. Twinning, S. |
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Ohio State Univ Univ Virginia Los Alamos Natl Lab Natl Energy Technol Lab Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) |
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Bielicki, Jeffrey M. Clarens, Andres F. Middleton, Richard S. Liu, Xiaowei Levine, Jonathan S. Carvalho, Mariana Barbosa de [UNESP] Giovanini Junior, Nelson [UNESP] Dixon, T. Herzog, H. Twinning, S. |
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Carbon Management Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage Enhanced Oil Recovery |
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Carbon Management Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage Enhanced Oil Recovery |
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Efforts to sequester or otherwise manage carbon dioxide emissions on a large scale will require an improved understanding of the geospatial characteristics of anthropogenic CO2 sources. Recent work by the authors using newly collected data from the US Environmental Protection Agency showed that even though there are some regions of the US with access to significant supply of CO2, most regions of the country do not have sources that are concentrated enough or large enough to support large-scale carbon management activities. What's more, the life cycle carbon burdens of different CO2 sources varied considerably with some sources, e. g., extracted wells, having a much larger carbon footprint than those where CO2 is a by-product, e.g., acid gas processing facilities. Here, the effect of source switching was explored in the context of CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR). At present most CO2-EOR operations in the United States rely on CO2 that is extracted from dedicated wells generating nearly pure CO2. By-product CO2, in contrast, is produced from a number of other industries including natural gas processing plants where small mass fractions of CO2 are removed from the gas stream. The emissions implications of these two sources of CO2 are significant in the context of CO2-EOR application because in one case, CO2 emissions are being avoided but in another they are not. Yet the switch from an industrial paradigm in which extracted CO2 is used to one in which by-product CO2 may not be as straightforward as it appears. Here, the SimCCS model is applied to the oil-producing Permian basin in west Texas to understand what the effect of source switching would be on CO2 demand, infrastructure, and overall emissions. The results suggest that at present scales of deployment, the costs associated with switching to by-product CO2 are higher than extracted CO2 because of the need for new infrastructure. Nevertheless, the observed emissions reductions are large in an absolute sense and suggest that this strategy be more seriously considered. A new infrastructure would be needed to connect by-product CO2 sources with CO2-EOR sinks but the cost of this is not so great that with a modest economic incentive, source switching of CO2 could represent a near-term strategy for reducing CO2 emissions and increasing oil production. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
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