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ISO Development of CCS & EOR Storage Standards

13th Annual (2015) EOR Carbon Management Workshop

Midland, TexasTuesday, December 8, 2015

Kipp Coddington, Director

The Carbon Management Institute @ UW

ISO Standards Under Development

20 Participating, 8 Observing Countries

Some Key Issues for the CO2-EOR Storage Standard

Scope – e.g., project boundaries, natgas plants, nature of CO2

Definitions – e.g., “storage,” geologic attribute into which “storage” occurs

How do you demonstrate storage? – the role of MRVRole of risk assessmentDoes EOR ever “transition”?Role, if any, of GHG lifecycle assessments Jurisdictional differences

• Do & don’t have EOR currently• Different GHG regulatory regimes• Different oil & gas regulatory regimes

Why CO2-EOR Interests Should Care

ISO standards not binding per se, but …

Generally persuasive worldwide

US: National Technology Transfer & Advancement Act; OMB Circular A-19 (see, nist.gov/standardsgov)

How The CO2-EOR Standard Could Impact Key Unresolved CCUS Issues in the US

How do you “prove” storage?o EPA: Class II but subpart RR opt-in including MRV (sec. 111(b) rule)o No federally approved MRV plans yet

Impact on state EOR “accounting” statutes

California Air Resource Board’s ongoing effort to develop GHG LCA-based methodology for CO2-EORo Stanford Study: 2016o Accounting Methodologyo Low Carbon Fuel Standard pathwayo AB32 cap-and-trade

The Carbon Management Institute @ UW: Generating Foresight and Quantifying Impacts on Energy

Applied CCUS research to (i) advance the state-of-knowledge, (ii) minimize regulatory uncertainty, and (iii) support projects Cutting-edge applied knowledge and know-how on wide-ranging sub-surface

aspects of CCUS, including CO2-EOR Strong competencies in geology, geophysics, petrology, hydrogeology, reservoir

engineering and economics, including integration across classical technical boundaries

International bandwidth -- substantial experience in China (Ordos Basin) Campus-wide collaboration (petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, other)

Support of UW’s land-grant mission and Wyoming’s mineral & natural resources

International leadership on over-the-horizon energy issues (ISO, other) Techno-economic assessments Policy monitoring & analyses Student and public education

Carbon Management Institute Overview

Applied geologic expertise across numerous disciplines (geology, geophysics, petrology, hydrogeology, reservoir engineering)

Focus on subsurface issues: Production; CCUS/CO2-EOR storage; Rare Earth Elements from coal byproducts; use of produced water; related topics

Expanding focus: CO2 capture; Energy-water nexus; Carbon management policy & regulation; GHG lifecycle assessments; related topics

University of Wyoming’s Excellence in CO2-EOR

Best-in-class expertise in flow through porous media research, teaching

Applying medical MRI technology to document storage

Petroleum engineering expertise, with research areas in novel areas (e.g., CO2

foam, etc.)

Significant relationships with China

Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute

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Q&A

For More Information:

Kipp CoddingtonDirector, Carbon Management Institute

School of Energy ResourcesUniversity of Wyomingkcodding@uwyo.eduPh: (307) 766-6731

Mail:Energy Innovation Center

Dept. 49021000 E. University Ave.

Physical Location:1020 E. Lewis St.