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CCS world projects: Alberta

Project Overview

Sour oil and gas are hydrocarbons that contain H2S and CO2, which have to be removed before the produced oil or gas is sent to markets. Many operators in the Alberta Basin inject acid gas into deep geological formations.

Project Type

Storage

Location

Alberta, Canada

Type of CO2 Storage Operation

Onshore saline aquifer depleted gas field

Major Stakeholders

Governmental organisations
Industrial partners
Academia

Project Scale

Pilot

Project Start Year: unknown

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2006  
 

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approx daily Unknown
approx annual 25 kt/a
total sequestration Unknown

  Additional Data  
  Depth of Injection Interval (average) Unknown
  Type of Reservoir Unknown
  Type of Seal Unknown
  Distance Source to Sink Unknown

Method of CO2 Delivery

Unknown

Injected Gas Composition

70% CO2/30% H2S

Project Cost

Unknown

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