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CCS world projects: Otway Project 2

Project Overview

CO2CRC plans to inject 10 kt of CO2 into a saline aquifer.

Project Type

Storage

Location

Otway Basin, Victoria, Australia

Type of CO2 Storage Operation

Onshore saline aquifer depleted gas field

Major Stakeholders

CO2CRC and CO2CRC partners

Project Scale

Pilot

Project Start Year: 2007

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2010/2010  
 

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approx daily Unknown
approx annual 10kt
total sequestration 10 kt

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  Additional Data  
  Depth of Injection Interval (average) 1330 m
  Type of Reservoir Heterogenous Sandstone (Paaratte)
  Type of Seal Shale
  Distance Source to Sink ~ 2km

Method of CO2 Delivery

Stainless pipleine from production well (Buttress-1) to injection well (CRC-1)

Injected Gas Composition

Mixed gas stream (80% CO2; 20% methane)

Project Cost

~ $13 M (estimated)

>> Project website



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