Carbon Management Systems

The Water, Energy and Carbon Sequestration Model (WECSsim): A Collaborative Systems Model

The Water, Energy and Carbon Sequestration Model (WECSsim) is an integrated assessment software tool developed to calculate the potential performance, location and cost characteristics with a national CO2 storage program utilizing geologic saline formations. Users can run power-plant specific scenarios to capture and store CO2 emissions while incorporating the additional value of extracting, treating and utilizing the saline waters.

Journal Publications

• Klise, G.T., Roach, J.D., Kobos, P.H., Heath, J.E., and Gutierrez, K.A., 2013 “The cost of meeting increased cooling-water demands for CO2 capture and storage utilizing non-traditional waters from geologic saline formations”, Hydrogeology Journal, DOI 10.1007/s10040-012-0951-2.
• Kobos, P.H., Cappelle, M.A., Krumhansl, J.L, Dewers, T.A., McNeamar, A. and D.J. Borns, 2011 “Combining power plant water needs and carbon dioxide storage using saline formations: Implications for carbon dioxide and water management policies,” International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Volume 5, Issue 4, July, pages 899 − 910.
• Heath, J.E., Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Dewers, T.A. and S.A. McKenna, 2012 “Geologic Heterogeneity and Economic Uncertainty of Subsurface Carbon Dioxide Storage“, SPE Economics and Management, Volume 4, Issue 1, pages 32-41.

Conference Proceedings, Papers

• Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Heath, J.E., Dewers, T.A., McKenna, S.A., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L., Borns, D.J., Gutierrez, K.A. and A. McNemar, “Economic Uncertainty in Subsurface CO₂ Storage: Geological Injection Limits and Consequences for Carbon Management Costs,” 30^th USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, SAND2011-5975C, Washington, D.C., October 9 – 12, 2011.
• Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L., Heath, J.E., Dewers, T.A., Borns, D.J., McNemar, A. and M.A. Cappelle, “Expanding the Potential for Saline Formations: Modeling Carbon Dioxide Storage, Water Extraction and Treatment for Power Plant Cooling,” 10^th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, DOE/NETL, SAND2011-2713C, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2 − 5, 2011.
• Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T.A., Heath, J.E., Dwyer, B, Borns, D.J., McNemar, A., “Storing Carbon Dioxide in Saline Formations: Analyzing Extracted Water Treatment and Use for Power Plant Cooling” 29^th USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, SAND2010-5972C, Calgary, Canada, October 14 – 16, 2010.
• Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T.A., Dwyer, B.P., Heath, J.E., Borns, D.J. and A. McNemar, “Saline Formations, Carbon Dioxide Storage, and Extracted Water Treatment: A National Assessment Tool,” 9^th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, DOE/NETL, SAND2010-2647C, Pittsburgh, PA, May 10 − 13, 2010.
• Kobos, P.H., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T.A., Heath, J.E., Cappelle, M.A., Borns, D.J., Klise, G.T., Dwyer, B.P. and A. McNemar, “Combining Power Plant Water Needs and Carbon Storage using Saline Formation: An Assessment Tool.” 8^th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, DOE/NETL, SAND2009-2557C, Pittsburgh, PA, May 4 − 7, 2009.
• Kobos, P.H., Cappelle, M.A., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T., Borns, D.J., Brady, P.V. and A. McNemar, “Using Saline Aquifers for Combined Power Plant Water Needs and Carbon Sequestration,” 28^th Annual USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, SAND2008-6482C, New Orleans, LA, December 3 − 5, 2008.

Project Deliverables, Reports

• Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T.A., Heath, J, Dwyer, B.P., Borns, D.J. and A. McNemar, “Study of the Use of Saline Formations for Combined Thermoelectric Power Plant Water Needs and Carbon Sequestration at a Regional Scale: Phase III Report,” SAND2011-5776P, Updated August 2011, 95 pgs.
• Kobos, P.H., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T.A., Klise, G.T., Dwyer, B.P., Tidwell, V.C., Kottenstette, R., Borns, D.J. and A. McNemar, “Thermoelectric Power Plant Water Demands Using Alternative Water Supplies: Power Demand Options in Regions of Water Stress and Future Carbon Management,” SAND2011-5808P, Updated August 2011, 98 pgs.
• Kobos, P.H., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T.A., Cappelle, M.A., Heath, J.E., Dwyer, B.P., Borns, D.J. and A. McNemar, “Study of the Use of Deep Saline Formations for Combined Thermoelectric Power Plant Water Needs and Carbon Sequestration at a Regional-Scale: Phase II Report,” SAND2010-8073P, June 2010, 95 pgs.
• Kobos, P.H., Cappelle, M.A., Krumhansl, J.L., Borns, D.J., Hightower, M.M., and A. McNemar, “Study of the Use of Saline Aquifers for Combined Thermoelectric Power Plant Water Needs and Carbon Sequestration at a Regional-Scale: Phase I Report,” SAND2008-4037, Updated March 2010, 67 pgs.

Presentations

• Roach, J.D., Heath, J.E., McKenna, S.A., Dewers, T.A., Gutierrez, K.A. and P.H. Kobos, “The Impact of Geologic Heterogeneity on CO₂ Injection with Simultaneous Brine Extraction and Economic Uncertainty for Large-Scale CO₂ Sequestration,” American Geophysical Union Meeting, SAND2011-9083C, San Francisco, CA, December 5 – 9, 2011.
• Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Heath, J.E., Dewers, T.A., McKenna, S.A., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L., Borns, D.J., Gutierrez, K.A. and A. McNemar, “Economic Uncertainty in Subsurface CO₂ Storage: Geological Injection Limits and Consequences for Carbon Management Costs,” 30^th USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, SAND2011-7325C, Washington, D.C., October 9 – 12, 2011.
• Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L., Heath, J.E., Dewers, T.A., Borns, D.J., McNemar, A. and M.A. Cappelle, “Expanding the Potential for Saline Formations: Modeling Carbon Dioxide Storage, Water Extraction and Treatment for Power Plant Cooling.” 10^th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, DOE/NETL, SAND2011-2756C, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2 − 5, 2011.
• Kobos, P.H., Heath, J.E., Dewers, T., Roach, J.D. and G.T. Klise, “Economics, Modeling and CO₂ Management: Developing Policy Insight with Data Uncertainty.” Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences, SAND2011-1718C, Long Beach, CA, March 21, 2011.
• Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T.A., Heath, J.E., Dwyer, B, Borns, D.J., McNemar, A. “Storing Carbon Dioxide in Saline Formations: Analyzing Extracted Water Treatment and Use for Power Plant Cooling.” 29^th USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, SAND2010-6821C, Calgary, Canada, October 14 – 16, 2010.
• Kobos, P.H., Roach, J.D., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T.A., Dwyer, B.P., Heath, J.E., Borns, D.J. and A. McNemar, “Saline Formations, Carbon Dioxide Storage, and Extracted Water Treatment: A National Assessment Tool.” 9^th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, DOE/NETL, SAND2010-2899C, Pittsburgh, PA, May 10 − 13, 2010.
• Kobos, P.H., Krumhansl, J.L., Dewers, T.A., Heath, J.E., Cappelle, M.A., Borns, D.J., Klise, G.T., Dwyer, B.P. and A. McNemar, “Combining Power Plant Water Needs and Carbon Storage using Saline Formation: An Assessment Tool.” 8^th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, DOE/NETL, SAND2009-2507C, Pittsburgh, PA, May 4 − 7, 2009.
• Aragon, M., Kobos, P.H., Krumhansl, J., Borns, D.J., Hightower, M. M. and A. McNemar, “Evaluating Saline Aquifers for Combined Carbon Sequestration and Power Plant Cooling Water Needs.” 7^th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture & Sequestration, SAND2008-2944C May 5 – 8, 2008.

Posters

• Roach, J.D., Kobos, P.H., Heath, J.E., Klise, G.T., Dewers, T.A., McKenna, S.A., Gutierrez, K.A., Borns, D.J., and McNemar, A., “Building a National Carbon Dioxide Storage Supply Curve: A Systems Approach Incorporating Geologic Uncertainty.” 11^th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration, DOE/NETL, SAND2012-3380C, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1 − 3, 2012.
• Heath, J.E., Dewers, T.A., McKenna, S.A., Roach, J.D. and P.H. Kobos, “Efficient Probabilistic Estimation of Well Injectivity for CO₂ Storage.” 10^th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, DOE/NETL, Poster SAND2011-2977C, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2 − 5, 2011.
• Roach, J.D., Kobos, P., Klise, G.T., Krumhansl, J.L. and A. McNemar, “New Demands, New Supplies: A National Look at the Water Balance of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Sequestration,” American Geophysical Union, Poster SAND2010-8624C, San Francisco, CA, December 13 – 16, 2010.

Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships

DOE has created a network of seven Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships (RCSPs) to help develop the technology, infrastructure, and regulations to implement large-scale CO2 sequestration in different regions and geologic formations within the Nation.http://fossil.energy.gov/programs/sequestration/partnerships/index.html

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