A feasibility study of carbon capture and storage at Fort Nelson.

PHILOSOPHY OF THE BEST PRACTICES MANUAL DOE has established a process whereby information is conveyed to CCS stakeholders through the use of BPMs. These documents serve to provide specific information and lessons learned regarding key aspects of the characterization, development, and implementation phases of large-scale CCS projects. The information compiled here is intended to increase awareness of the steps required to use an iterative, adaptive management approach to determine the technical viability of commercially implementing a CCS project. Specifically, this BPM is a technical guide to conducting a feasibility study for storing CO2 in a deep carbonate saline formation. The target audience for this BPM includes project developers; regulatory officials; national, state/provincial, and local policymakers; and the CCS scientific and engineering community. The information in this BPM is intended to serve as a guide to other regions where deep carbonate formations may serve as targets for geological storage of CO2. The approach of this BPM is to present and describe the critical steps that must be taken prior to undertaking a large-scale CCS project, specifically, site characterization, modeling and simulation, risk assessment (RA), and planning for monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA). The approach and results of the work that was conducted by SET and the PCOR Partnership for the Fort Nelson project are presented as an example of the application of this iterative, adaptive management approach.