TGS has launched its CO2 Storage Atlas covering the southern US, in collaboration with consultancy firm Canadian Discovery.
TGS has launched its CO2 Storage Atlas covering the southern US, in collaboration with consultancy firm Canadian Discovery.
The CO2 Storage Atlas, Southern US Edition is a subsurface classification dataset designed as a prospecting and technical assessment tool for potential carbon dioxide (CO2) storage and enhanced oil recovery potential in depleted reservoirs. The Atlas is delivered in a convenient web interface with interactive browse and query capability, bringing together critical analytics about new storage volumes and CO2 emitters.
The Atlas encompasses an area of over 87,000 miles2 across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, assessing more than 7000 potential storage resources using TGS’s national well databases and proprietary subsurface interpretation products. The Southern US Edition provides consistent volumetrics with ranges and confidence at all productive stratigraphic levels across the region.
Katja Akentieva, vice-president of TGS New Energy Solutions, Western Hemisphere, said: ‘We are enabling further development of CCS infrastructure in the United States, ensuring that storage opportunities are assessed carefully and using the most comprehensive subsurface knowledge. Unlocking new storage capacity will be necessary in order to achieve a net-zero emissions world. We have identified and assessed over 2Gt of storage capacity which can be utilized by the emitting facilities, qualifying them for 45Q tax credit. Our solutions will provide stakeholders of the carbon capture value chain with significant time and cost savings.’
