U.S. Geological Survey carbon sequestration: Geologic research and assessments

Peter D. Warwick; Mahendra K. Verma; Philip A. Freeman; M.D. Corum; Stephen H. Hickman

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.561

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U.S. Geological Survey carbon sequestration: Geologic research and assessments

Peter D. Warwick·Mahendra K. Verma·Philip A. Freeman·M.D. Corum·Stephen H. Hickman

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In 2007, the U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act authorized the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a national assessment of geologic storage resources for anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and to evaluate the national technically recoverable hydrocarbon resources resulting from CO 2 injection and storage through CO 2 -enhanced oil recovery (CO 2 -EOR). In addition, the USGS is addressing several other areas of carbon sequestration research that include study of natural CO 2 and helium reservoirs as analogues for anthropogenic CO 2 storage, the economics of CO 2 storage and CO 2 -enhanced oil recovery, and induced seismicity associated with CO 2 geologic storage.

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Peter D. Warwick, Mahendra K. Verma, Philip A. Freeman, M.D. Corum, Stephen H. Hickman. 2014. U.S. Geological Survey carbon sequestration: Geologic research and assessments. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.561

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