ICKan

ICKan_Final_Report_Appendices.pdf, Dec. 31, 2018 (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 21.2 MB)

The goal of the Phase I activity under CarbonSAFE was to evaluate and develop a plan and strategy to address the challenges and opportunities for commercial-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Kansas, ICKan (Integrated CCS for Kansas). The objectives of this project included identifying and addressing the major technical and nontechnical challenges of implementing CO₂ capture and transport and establishing secure geologic storage for CO₂ in Kansas capable of storing 50Mt. In order to achieve these objectives, it was necessary to establish CCS Coordination Team that consisted of professionals from multiple technical and nontechnical disciplines such as geoscience, policy and law, public relations, engineering and others. The Team conducted an integrated and multi-disciplinary assessment of CCS in Kansas. The assessment included: (1) high-level technical, sub-basinal evaluations of CO₂ storage; (2) high-level technical examination of three of Kansas' largest CO₂ point sources and considered other alternatives; (3) high-level evaluation of transportation systems required, 4) evaluation of energy, environmental, regulatory, business law, and public policy; (5) public outreach and acceptance; and (6) identification of economic, commercial, and financial challenges for deployment of commercial-scale CCS in Kansas.

Q6_10-16-18_SIGNED.pdf, Dec. 11, 2018 (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 5.5 MB)

• On July 26, 2018 the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) and the State CO₂ EOR Deployment Workgroup (State Workgroup) hosted its second Carbon Capture and Utilization in Kansas conference. The meeting was held in the Beren Conference Center in the recently opened Earth Energy & Environment Center at the University of Kansas.
• Four presentations provided an update and results of the Kansas Geological Survey managed CarbonSAFE Phase 1 ICKan project and an introduction to the Phase 2 project in which the KGS will participate
• The Integrated CCUS for Kansas and Nebraska Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage Pre-Feasibility Study, led by Energy & Environmental Research Center, Phase I projects joined Battelle Memorial Institute's Integrated Mid-Continent Carbon Stacked Storage Hub (DE-FE0029264), in a single CarbonSAFE Phase II proposal. Possible gaps in the CCS coordination team for the combined project were identified in a December 5, 2017 meeting of the three projects in held in Lincoln, Nebraska, and in subsequent conference calls. ICKan secured additional industry partners and stakeholder as well as commitments from key Phase I partners.

Q5_7-17-2018_FINAL.pdf, July 17, 2018 (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 2.1 MB)

• The high-level technical analysis of the Pleasant Prairie site confirms that it is capable of storing in excess of 50Mt injected over a 25-year period. The simulation documented in this report indicates that at least 67.4 Mt could be injected into three wells and stored within the three target zones (Osage, Viola, and Arbuckle).
• The Pleasant Prairie site is situated in southwest Kansas at the northern end of the giant Hugoton Gas Field and is part of the North Hugoton Storage Complex. Four geologic sites in the North Hugoton Storage Complex are on a prominent northwest-southeast structural trend, have the same geologic history, and the same saline aquifer reservoirs beneath them. Three stratigraphic intervals are considered for CO₂ storage, the Mississippian Osage, Middle-Ordovician Viola, and Cambro-Ordovician Arbuckle.

Note: Work performed in Q4 under DE-FE0029474 (December 2017 - February 2018) was inadvertently addressed in the prior quarterly report.

Q3_3-9-2018_Finalv2.pdf, March 12, 2018 (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 2.8 MB)

• The Integrated CCUS for Kansas and Nebraska Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage Pre-Feasibility Study, led by Energy & Environmental Research Center, Phase I projects joined Battelle Memorial Institute's Integrated Mid-Continent Carbon Stacked Storage Hub (DE-FE0029264), in a single CarbonSAFE Phase II proposal. Possible gaps in the CCS coordination team for the combined project were identified in a December 5, 2017 meeting of the three projects in held in Lincoln, Nebraska, and in subsequent conference calls. ICKan secured additional industry partners and stakeholder as well as commitments from key Phase I partners.

Q2_11-01-2017.pdf, Oct. 31, 2017 (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 3.5 MB)

1. A 'Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage in Kansas' workshop was held on September 21, 2017, in lieu of a full team meeting.
2. The KGS held regular monthly and bimonthly meetings with the team to discuss the status of deliverables and evaluate tasks. Participants provided a brief overview of their work and discussed steps forward.
3. The Integrated CCUS for Kansas project will join Battelle Memorial Institute's Integrated Mid-Continent Carbon Stacked Storage Hub (DE-FE0029264) in a CarbonSAFE Phase II proposal. We are currently in the final stage of developing a Memorandum of Understanding and plan a joint meeting of the two projects around December 1. ICKan has suspended the identification and recruitment of additional team members and stakeholders until we re-evaluate the possible gaps in a combined Phase II project.

Q1_7-31-2017.pdf, Aug. 24, 2017 (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 5.9 MB)

1. A kickoff meeting was held at the Kansas Geological Survey on February 14th, 2017.
2. The team has identified three CO₂ emission sources that can potentially deliver the targeted CO₂ volumes for the ICKan EOR utilization/ geological storage sites. Along with other members of the ICKan team, Linde made site visits to two of the potential CO₂ sources in Kansas, Jeffrey Energy Center and CHS Refinery, to establish relationships with the operations personnel and familiarize the facilities with the goals of the ICKan project.
3. The two geologic complexes identified as potential sites for storing >50 million tonnes (Mt) are the Pleasant Prairie field geologic site in the Hugoton Embayment storage, considered the primary storage site, and the Davis Ranch and John Creek fields, in the Forest City Basin storage complex, considered a secondary site. Prior to applying for funding for this project the Pleasant Prairie site was estimated to have a capacity of 170 Mt and, in combination, the Davis ranch and John Creek, an estimated 50Mt capacity.