Fenn/Big Valley

Project Overview

The main objectives of this project are to reduce CO2 emissions by injecting CO2 into deep coal beds, and to investigate enhanced coal bed methane (ECBM) recovery factors and production rates as a result of CO2 injection. This project involves injecting CO2 (or CO2-rich gas) into deep coal beds, which will be adsorbed into the coal matrix, displacing the methane in the coal and creating a storage site for the CO2. This project, which is led by the Alberta Research Council, was initially divided into four phases, from an initial concept study, through to the design and implementation of a full-scale pilot project. The first four initial phases have been successfully completed, and the economics of ECBM have been assessed. The project is now into a fifth phase; the design and implementation of several multi-well ECBM projects covering a range of CO2 sources and coal bed formations.

Project Type

Storage.

Location

Fenn/Big Valley, Alberta, Canada

Type of CO₂ Storage Operation

Enhanced Coal Bed Methane.

Major Stakeholders

Alberta Research Council
Alberta Energy & Utilities Board
Sproule International Ltd.
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme
Alberta Department of Energy
Environment Canada
US Department of Energy
UK Department of Trade and Industry
Gulf Canada Resources
Burlington Resources
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.
Suncor Energy
Canadian Fracmaster
Air Liquide Canada
TransAlta Utilities
EPCOR Utilities
Western Economic Partnership Agreement
EnCana Corporation
Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience
Mobil Oil Canada

Project Scale

Micro Pilot Test Project.

Project Start Year: 1997

	1998

	50 t/d
	200 t/a
	200 t

Project Cost

Phase IIIA: Can$3,400,000.