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CCS world projects: Teapot Dome

The Department of Energy's (DOE) "Teapot Dome" oil field in Wyoming will anchor a pioneering scientific venture that ultimately could prove one option of large-scale, region-wide carbon sequestration. The project will be managed by DOE's RMOTC, which operates the Teapot Dome oil field. In managing the project, RMOTC will link the concepts of carbon sequestration and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) through under-ground injection of CO2 into older fields to boost production that has declined. The potential carbon sequestration of the project is anticipated to be at least 2.6 million tonnes of CO2 annually with a concurrent rise in related oil production of about 30,000 barrels a day, almost six times the current production level. CO2 injection began in 2006 and is to continue for seven to 10 years.

Project Type

Storage

Location

Teapot Dome Oil Field , Wyoming, U.S.A.

Type of CO₂ Storage Operation

Enhanced Oil Recovery

Major Stakeholders

US Department of Energy (DOE) – Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Centre (RMOTC)
Anadarko
The University of Wyoming and Institute for Energy Research
University of Maryland
Colorado School of Mines
iReservoir.com
University of Colorado – British Petroleum Center for 3-D Visualisation
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratory
US Geological Survey
Carbon Mitigation Initiative (Princeton)

Project Scale

Demonstration

Project Start Year: unknown

	2006

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	2.6 Mt/a
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Method of CO₂ Delivery

Unknown

Injected Gas Composition

Unknown

Project Cost

Initial Baseline Assessment – $1.6 MM, 2003 & 2004
Subsequent site preparation, injection & study – approx $5 MM/yr