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| February
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February 7, 2008 - GCCC researcher Becky Smyth hosted a planning meeting for the Southwest Regional Carbon Sequstration Partnership (SWP) SACROC site injection experiment that is scheduled to begin in June 2008. Attendees included Kinder Morgan industrial partners and researchers from BEG and the University of Pittsburg.
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February 9, 2008 - Joseph Essandoh-Yeddu, a new colleague at Bureau of Economic Geology was in Houston February 9 to attend the conference: Beyond Science: The Economics and Politics of Responding to Climate Change.
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| January
2008 |
January
2008 - SECARB Phase II field project at Cranfield includes observation
well preparation, construction of reservoir mode, and analysis
of a proprietary seismic data set.
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January
28, 2008 - Susan Hovorka is featured in the February 2008 issue
of Texas Monthly as one of the "Top 35
People Who Will Shape Our Future" because of her
role at the forefront of CO2 sequestration in Texas. The story
and an interview with Sue is at TexasMonthly.com.
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January
14-16, 2008 - The Groundwater Protection Council Meeting in
New Orleans was attended by JP Nicot, and Scott Anderson and
Susan Havorka presented a paper titled, "What to Verify." Click here for further details from the meeting.
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January
11, 2008 - Susan Hovorka presented a talk at
UT's Department of Chemical Engineering as part of the Luminant
(formerly TXU) Carbon Management Program. The presentation,
titled “Recent Progress and Big Ideas on Geologic
Sequestration: US/International Perspective,” can be viewed here.
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| January
9, 2008 - The GCCC 2007 Annual Review for Sponsors was held at the Bureau of Economic Geology in Austin. The GCCC
staff presented advancements to the GCCC multi-year plan. The
meeting was attended by first year GCCC sponsors ConocoPhillips,
Eastman Chemical, Shell, LCRA, Austin Energy and Luminant, by
new representatives of multi-year sponsors bp and NRG, and be
returning representatives of Kinder Morgan, Praxair, Schlumberger,
Chevron, and Marathon. Enviromental Defense continues to serve
as NGO liason. Sponsors from Entergy were updated by e-mail.
Presentations and notes from the meeting can be viewed in the members' area. |
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Research Scientist Sue Hovorka was recently interviewed
by Mason Jones, Videographer, UT Office of Public Affairs,
as part of a series of videos that will appear on a new OnCampus
website. Sue’s discussion of Bureau research on geologic
storage to reduce atmospheric emissions of CO2 will be part
of a segment on alternative energy. |
The Austin
Geological Society held its monthly meeting at the Bureau on
Monday, November 5. Bureau scientist Tip Meckel
spoke on “An Overview
of Current Carbon Dioxide Capture and Geologic Storage (Sequestration)
Activities in Texas,” in which he presented basic
aspects of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the context of
environmental, energy, and economic factors affecting deployment.
He focused on the role of the Bureau in DOE-funded field tests,
including the recent DOE award of $38 million for a large-volume
test in southwest Mississippi. Close to 50 were in attendance. |
GCCC research
as part of the Southeast
Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB)
is moving to the field in Cranfield, Mississippi as Phase 2
continues, while the writing of the Phase 3 proposal has been
accelerated. |
SWCARB
Phase 2 continues with the initiation of groundwater
sampling and the planning of the injection experiemant at the
SACROC (Scurry Area Canyon Reef Operators Committee) unitized
oil field, and the Phase 3 proposal is being prepared. |
The
Frio Brine Pilot is in the final stage of post-injection
monitoring for the second injection at this site. |
The
FutureGen Texas Team submitted their best and final
offer to the Alliance on July 31, 2007. |
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