UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 5 

77 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD 

CHICAGO, IL 60604-3590 

REPLY TO THE ATTENTION OF: 

CERTIFIED MAIL 7009 1680 0000 7674 5314 

RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 

Mr. Scott McDonald 

Project Manager 

Archer Daniels Midland Company 

4666 Faries Parkway 

Decatur, Illinois 62526 

WU-161 

Subject: Second Request for Information Regarding Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) 

Well CCS #2, United States Environmental Protection Agency Underground 

Injection Control (VIC) Permit Application #IL-115-6A-0001 

Dear Mr. McDonald: 

The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Branch has completed additional review of the permit 

application referenced above. Our comments and requests for additional information for 

Sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and a list ofrequired reference documents are enclosed. Please submit your 

answers within 30 days of your receipt of this letter. 

Inquiries concerning the contents of the enclosures may be directed to Dana Rzeznik of my staff 

by telephone at (312) 353-6492 or by email to rzeznik.dana@epa.gov. 

Sincerely yours, 

~~d-~~ Rebecca Harvey, Chief 

Underground Injection Control Branch 

cc: Mark Burau, ADM, with enclosures 

Stephen Nightingale, IEP A 

Enclosures 
Notes/Deficiencies, ADM Class VI Permit Application, Section 3-Injection, Verification 

and Geophysical Wells Design and Construction 

• According to 40 CFR 145.85 (B) Casing and cementing of Class VI Wells, it states "All well 

material must be compatible with fluids with which the materials may be expected to come into 

contact and must meet or exceed standards developed for such materials by the American 

Petroleum Institute, ASTM international or Comparable standards acceptable by the Director." 

Please provide a copy of such standards for reference. 

Notes/Deficiencies, ADM Class VI Permit Application, Section 4- Operation Program and 

Surface Facilities 

• Please provide the composition of the annulus fluid. 

Notes/Deficiencies, ADM Class VI Permit Application, Section 6- Monitoring and Testing 

Plan 

Section 6A.l.2- Please provide the rationale used to select the parameters to be analyzed in 

Appendix E. Please also address the corrosivity and toxicity of the injectate. 

Section 6A.2- More specific information to "other zones above the caprock, and the shallow 

groundwater zones" is needed as the geologic stratigraphy of the site is known. The type of 

"monitoring data" should be specified " ... to validate modeling techniques used in predicting the 

distribution of carbon dioxide." 

Section 6A.2.1 and 6A.2.2 -Please specify methods to be used or reference appropriate sections 

for more detailed infonnation about the monitoring methods and systems. 

Section 6A.2.5 -Please specify the type of acoustic measurements and provide reference that the 

acoustic methods could provide credible results in tracking the plume. Please specify the type of 

seismic survey to be used. 

Section 6A.6- In the discussion of semiarmual reports under monthly values, please change ii. 

Flow rate and volume to Flow rate and mass. 

Section 6B.3. I )b- Please explain how the " ... more than 100 feet" was selected. 

Section 6B.3.1 We could not locate Figure 6- please provide a copy. 
The groundwater monitoring wells that terminate in the Pennsylvanian are really quite shallow 

and serve the purpose to directly monitor any potential changes to the locally utilized USDW 

rather than monitoring for leakage through the primary confining zone. EPA Guidance says 

" .. the owner is required to construct monitoring wells perforated above the confining zone in a 

suitable formation for collection of ground water samples." The seemingly most economical 

solution would be if the Westbay system in the verification well could be perforated in the 

aquifer above the Eau Claire (to detect leak<tge through the confining zone) as well as in the St. 

Peter (to detect fluid movement into the lowest USDW). Please address this issue in your 

response. 

Notes/Deficiencies, ADM Class VI Permit Application, Section 7- Injection Fluid 

Characteristics 

• No comments 

Notes/Deficiencies, ADM Class VI Permit Application, Section 8-Injection, Verification 

and Geophysical Wells Plugging and Abandonment 

Section 8A- Injection well 

• With the proposed number of sacks of cement used for Plug #1 through #14, the 

calculated top of cement would be at 219', and an additional plug is required from 219' 

to the surface (requiring 84 sacks of cement). In addition, since the well will be plugged 

from the total depth to surface, a 20% excess cement should be used across the 

perforations. Please revise the P&A plan to account for these requirements. Please also 

verify that the cost estimate is based on the actual costs of contracting an independent 

third party to conduct the activities. 

Section 8B - Verification well 

• With the proposed number of sacks of cement used for Plug #1 through #14, the 

calculated top of cement would be at 171 ', and an additional plug is required from 171' 

to the surface (requiring 20 sacks of cement). In addition, since the well will be plugged 

from the total depth to surface, a 20% excess cement should be used across the 

perforations. Please revise the P&A plan to account for these requirements. Please also 

verify that the cost estimate is based on the actual costs of contracting an independent 

third party to conduct the activities. 

Section 8C - Geophysical well 

• Please provide the P&A plan (form 7520-14) for this well. Please include a cost estimate 

based on the actual costs of contracting an independent third party to conduct the 

plugging and abandonment activities of the plan. 
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