Carbon Sequestration: Potential of the Early Pennsylvanian Breathitt Group, Pocahontas Basin
1. CARBON SEQUESTRATION: RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION AND POTENTIAL OF EARLY PENNSYLVANIAN BREATHITT GROUP, CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN Ryan Grimm Virginia Tech Dept. of Geosciences Committee members: Ken Eriksson, Chair Fred Read Bill Henika Steve Greb - University of Kentucky Early Pennsylvanian Breathitt Group - Raven and Kennedy coal zone roadcut, Grundy Virginia. USACOE Flood Protection Project. Vertical height ~100m
2. Carbon Capture and Geological Storage Opportunities in the Pocahontas Basin Objective – Investigate properties of geologic media for long term CO2 storage from a future point source in southwestern Virginia – think FUTUREGEN
4. ECBM – ENHANCED COAL BED METHANE RECOVERY AND PRODUCTION USING CO2 FLOODS SECARB estimates 398 million tons of technically feasible ECBM - CO 2 storage capacity in the Pocahontas Basin Potential enhanced recovery of >2.5 TCF of CBM gas production Highlights need for increased understanding of surrounding lithologies Regional shale seals & Additional storage capacities / hazards of porous sandstones
5. Central Appalachian Basin and Pocahontas sub-basin are defined by bounding structures Regional Assessment of Pocahontas sub-basin Adapted from USGS FS2004-3092 and Chesnut, 1994; Greb and Chesnut, 1996; Korus, 2002; Greb et al., 2004; Greb and Martino, 2005 GEOLOGIC SETTING OF POCAHONTAS BASIN ASSESSMENT REGION Extent of Pennsylvanian Strata