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Permalink Reply by Joe Aldridge on February 16, 2011 at 2:41

Sesport, I don't understand why someone would want to shoot the messenger over your post. This is a good development. CO2 can be used to maintain pressure in both oil and gas reservoirs. With the mandate from the Fed's to capture CO2 from any number of industries we will see an abundance of CO2 for use in maintaining pressure and aiding in secondary and tertiary production. Someone has to get it to the locations that need it and CO2 is definitely not compatible with current pipelines. Only in America will we see someone take lemons and make lemonade out of it. So enter the specialty pipelines. Very good post. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on February 16, 2011 at 3:08

Too bad they haven't come up with a way to use plants to break down CO2 that could be turned into alcohol..

Instead of companies being charged for producing CO2, perhaps government subsidies could be earned like they are with alcohol, huh?

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Permalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on February 16, 2011 at 4:02

Denbury Resources has a CO2 field near Jackson, MS which produces CO2 and the company has been active in using CO2 for enhanced recovery of old oil fields such as the Tinsley Field in Mississippi.  I believe they have to use stainless steel pipe.

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Permalink Reply by Max on February 16, 2011 at 6:01

Interesting read on pipeline corrosion;

 

http://www.touchoilandgas.com/corrosion-control-pipelines-a163-1.html

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Permalink Reply by Steve P on February 16, 2011 at 12:46

Good post.  There will be many opportunities for enterprising companies at some point in the future, and many of those could be in North Louisiana.  Regardless of whether we think its a good idea or not, the government is probably going to drive a carbon capture and sequestration industry.  the recession has put that on the back burner (pun intended), but it will emerge in another few years.  I say NoLa is a good prospect, because just in DeSoto Parish, you have a large lignite-fired power plant and a coal burning paper mill not 10 miles apart.  Both produce large amounts of CO2.  And there are a number of depleted oil and gas fields around that perhaps could be used for storage of that CO2. 

 

I have no idea if the technology/materials exist today to do any of the steps needed to carry out the capture, transport, and storage of that CO2.  But opportunity abounds, once the time comes.  I personally prefer to see markets drive innovation, but in this case, it will likely be the federal government action that is the driver.

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Permalink Reply by Steve P on February 16, 2011 at 19:04

very interesting report (okay, I just scanned through it).  I think the more interesting and complex issues will be associated with the "capture" part of the equation.  Stacks out of power plants are mixtures of many gases and particulants, and I would guess that each is its own unique mix.  Can you ship the whole mix through a pipeline and put it into storage or use it for EOR.  I doubt it, but don't know.   I see that the National Energy Technolgy Lab (Dept of Energy) funded many of the studies referenced in this report.  Maybe they have also been funding studies on the capture part.

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