Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0695-0026
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2011-08-08T04:00Z

Memorandum to the Docket
From:		Ross Elliott, U.S. EPA, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
Subject:	Personal Communication with Doug McCurrey, Vice President Marketing and Business Development, Kinder Morgan
Date: 		14 June 2011

On 21 July, 2010, Kathryn Caballero of U.S. EPA's Office of Civil Enforcement spoke with Mr. Doug McCurrey, Vice-President for Marketing and Business Development, Kinder Morgan CO2 Development Company.  Ms. Caballero asked Mr. McCurrey how Kinder Morgan tests their CO2 pipelines to ensure that no undesirable contaminants are added or transported.  Mr. McCurrey responded that they take a supercritical sample from the pipeline, gasify it, and run it through the gas chromatograph to identify organic impurities.  He also stated that Kinder Morgan's greatest concerns are for CO2 water content, which they monitor closely.  They are also concerned about inert materials in the CO2 supply stream, not only because they reduce the effectiveness of CO2 transport, but because they tend to take up needed space.