CCS world projects: Otway Project
Project Overview
The CO2CRC has developed a research project which involves extracting CO2 and methane gas from an existing well, separating these gases in a temporary surface separation plant and compressing the CO2 to a supercritical state in a compressor/refrigeration unit. This condensed CO2 will then be transported and injected into a depleted natural gas field where it will be monitored by the CO2CRC. A comprehensive monitoring program across the atmospheric, near surface and subsurface domains is being planned. It is estimated that 100,000 t of CO2 will be injected over 1-2 years and monitoring and modeling activities will continue post injection for several years.
Project Type
Storage
Location
Otway Basin, Victoria, Australia
Type of CO2 Storage Operation
Depleted gas field ![]()
Major Stakeholders
Project Scale
Pilot
Project Start Year: 2005
| 2008/2009 | |||
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| 160 t/d | |
| 50 kt/a | |
| 65.4 kt |
| Additional Data | ||
| Depth of Injection Interval (average) | 2056m | |
| Type of Reservoir | Sandstone (Waarre C) | |
| Type of Seal | Mudstone (Flaxman/Belfast) | |
| 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
~$30 M (fully funded)

CO2CRC ANNUAL REPORT
2010/2011 report is now available.
The science behind carbon storage
CO2CRC paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
CO2CRC Otway Project - Leading CO2 storage research
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