Fact Sheets

The fact sheets were developed to provide concise background information on CO₂ issues and CO₂ sequestration opportunities in the PCOR Partnership region.

PCOR Partnership Program

• PCOR Partnership Phase III - Demonstrating CO₂ Storage in the Northern Great Plains (2017)
• Plains CO₂ Reduction Partnership - Development Phase Large-Scale Field Tests (NETL, 2015)
• Plains CO₂ Reduction Partnership - Validation Phase (NETL, 2012)

Commercial Demonstration of CO₂ Sequestration

• Bell Creek Project – Enhanced Oil Recovery Resulting in Associated CO₂ Storage (2017)
• Fort Nelson CCS Feasibility Project (2016)
• PCOR Partnership Role in the Aquistore Project (2016)

Water and CO₂ Sequestration

• Long-Term Protection of Freshwater Resources Following CO₂ Storage (2014)
• Monitoring, Verification, and Accounting Plans for Protection of Water Resources During the Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (2013)
• Carbon Capture and Storage: Protecting Freshwater Resources (2013)
• Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Water Working Group (2011)

Field Validation - Regional Technology Implementation Plans - Executive Summaries

• CO₂ Sequestration Validation Test in a Deep, Unminable Lignite Seam in Western North Dakota - Regional Technology Implementation Plan (2009)
• Williston Basin Field Demonstration, Northwest McGregor CO₂ Huff 'N' Puff - Regional Technology Implementation Plan (2009)
• Zama Field Validation Test - Regional Technology Implementation Plan (2009)
• Terrestrial Field Validation Test - Regional Technology Implementation Plan (2009)

Background on CO₂ Sequestration

• What is the PCOR Partnership (2016)
• CO₂ Sequestration - Controlling CO₂ Emissions to the Atmosphere Through Capture and Long-Term Storage (2008)
• Identifying CO₂ Sequestration Opportunities (2008)

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) using CO₂ leading to Permanent CO₂ Storage (Sequestration)

• CO₂ “Huff ‘n’ Puff” Validation Test (NW McGregor) (2016)
• CO₂ EOR and CO₂ Sequestration – The Case for Collaboration (2008)
• The Weyburn Oil Field - A Model for Value-Added Direct CO₂ Sequestration (2008)
• Zama Acid Gas EOR, CO₂ Sequestration, and Monitoring Project (2008)

Terrestrial Sequestration

• Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Field Validation Test (2017)
• Wetland Carbon Sinks in the Glaciated North American Prairie (Terrestrial) (2008)
• CO₂ Sequestration Through Habitat Restoration-Defining Best Terrestrial Sequestration Practices for Landowners (2008)
• Cobenefits of Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in the PCOR Partnership Region (2008)
• Best Management Practices for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration on Private Lands in the Prairie Pothole Region (2008)

Field Validation of CO₂ Sequestration

• Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Field Validation Test (2017)
• CO₂ “Huff ‘n’ Puff” Validation Test (NW McGregor) (2016)
• CO₂ Sequestration Test in a Deep, Unminable Lignite (2016)
• Regional CO₂ Sequestration Potential-Field Validation Tests (2008)
• Zama Acid Gas EOR, CO₂ Sequestration, and Monitoring Project (2008)