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Development Phase Field Projects

DOE supports large-scale field projects in different geological storage classes to confirm that CO2 capture, 

transportation, injection, and storage can be achieved safely, permanently, and economically at large 

scales. Results from these projects will provide a more thorough understanding of migration and permanent 

storage of CO2 within various reservoir classes of geologic storage formations, which will help support 

regulatory development and industry in commercialization and deployment of CCS. The storage types and 

formations being tested are considered regionally significant and are expected to have the potential to store 

hundreds of years of CO2 from stationary source emissions. As of November 2014, over 7.2 million metric 

tons of CO2 have been stored in various geologic formations via the large-scale field projects being 

developed by the RCSPs. Read more about Development Phase field projects.

DOE'S REGIONAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION PARTNERSHIPS INITIATIVE

Large-Scale Development Phase Field Projects 

CO2 Injected Volume to Date:

8,150,491 METRIC TONS

*As of June 15, 2015

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Map depicting location of the RCSP Development Phase project. 

Mouse over location numbers to get additional information. 

# Project Name Project Type Geologic Basin

Expected Total 

Injection of CO2

1 

Big Sky Carbon Sequestration 

Partnership – Kevin Dome 

Project

Saline Storage Kevin Dome 1,000,000 metric tons 

2 

Midwest Geological 

Sequestration Consortium – 

Illinois Basin Decatur Project

Saline Storage Illinois Basin 1,000,000 metric tons

3 

Midwest Regional Carbon 

Sequestration Partnership – 

Michigan Basin Project

Enhanced Oil 

Recovery 

Michigan Basin 1,000,000 metric tons 

4 

Plains CO2 Reduction 

Partnership – Bell Creek Field 

Project

Enhanced Oil 

Recovery 

Powder River Basin 1,000,000 metric tons 

per year 

5 

Plains CO2 Reduction 

Partnership – Ft. Nelson Field 

Project 

Saline Storage Alberta Basin 2,000,000 metric tons 

6 

Southeast Regional Carbon 

Sequestration Partnership – 

Citronelle Project

Saline Storage Interior Salt Basin, 

Gulf Coast Region 

Up to 300,000 metric 

tons 

7 

Southeast Regional Carbon 

Sequestration Partnership – 

Cranfield Project

Saline Storage Interior Salt Basin, 

Gulf Coast Region 

Greater than 

5,000,000 metric tons 

8 

Southwest Regional Carbon 

Sequestration Partnership – 

Farnsworth Unit – Ochiltree 

Project

Enhanced Oil 

Recovery 

Anadarko Basin 1,000,000 metric 

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Development Phase projects will result in a better understanding of technical and non-technical aspects for 

commercial-scale CCS projects, including regulatory, liability, and ownership issues associated with these 

projects, and will provide a firm foundation for commercialization of large-scale CCS. In addition, these 

efforts have contributed to establishing common assumptions, data requirements, and methodologies for 

determining geologic resource estimates for CO2 storage. Resulting resource estimates are presented in 

Atlas IV. The data provided by the RCSPs are included in the National Carbon Sequestration Database and 

Geographic Information System (NATCARB), a relational database and geographic information system (GIS) 

that integrates CCS data from the RCSPs and other sources.

In addition, these collaborations provide a means to encourage the transfer of technical lessons learned 

between industry and academia to facilitate the adoption of these technologies in the field. They will also 

prepare personnel in the United States and abroad for future careers in the CCS industry.

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