SECARB-Central Appalachian Coal Seam Project

Project Overview

The Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership’s (SECARB) Central Appalachian Coal Seam Project field test partners have finalized indemnification and operating agreements to use a donated CNX Gas and Buckhorn Coal well for the field test in Russell County, Virginia. Design and implementation of the test are underway. The selection of the well was based on geologic considerations for the site, preliminary reservoir modeling, surface access and landowner and mineral owner negotiations. Injection was accomplished from January 15, 2009 to February 9, 2009, with monitoring activities at the site continuing.

Project Type

Storage

Location

Russell County, West Virginia, U.S.A

Type of CO₂ Storage Operation

Enhanced Coal Bed Methane

Major Stakeholders

DOE/NETL
SECARB
Alpha Natural Resources
AMVEST
Buckhorn Coal
CNX Gas
Dominion
GeoMet
McJunkin Appalachian
Natural Resource Partners
Penn Virginia
Piney Land and Pocahontas Land

Project Scale

Pilot Project

Project Start Year: unknown

	2009/2009

	Unknown
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	0.907 kt

Method of CO₂ Delivery

Unknown

Injected Gas Composition

Unknown

Project Cost

US DoE share = $2.17m
Private share = $0.54m

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