Department of Energy Grant: Characterizing Promising Geologic Formations for CO2 Storage under the Recovery Act

Projects under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will be funded,
in
whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, (Recovery Act or Act). The
Recovery
Act¿s purposes are to stimulate the economy and to create and retain jobs.
The
Act gives preference to activities that can be started and completed
expeditiously. Accordingly, special consideration will be given to
projects
that promote and enhance the objectives of the Act, especially job
creation,
preservation and economic recovery, in an expeditious manner.

YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH FEDCONNECT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN

AWARD. The following paragraphs are for informational purposes ONLY. ALL
questions must be submitted through FedConnect. Application preparation
instructions, additional programmatic background information, merit review
criterion, etc. are included in the Body of the FOA which can be located in
the
upper right hand corner of the FedConnect Home Page for this specific FOA
(DE-FOA-0000033). YOU MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE BODY OF
THE
FOA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN AWARD.

The purpose of this FOA is to focus on regional site characterization of a
minimum of 10 distinct ¿high-potential¿ (described in the next paragraph)
geologic formations. Geologic storage formations can be saline formations,

depleting/depleted oil fields, or coals seams. Each application submitted
in
response to this FOA should focus on a minimum of one specific site,
formation,
or area not previously characterized with public data, unless a strong case
can
be made for further characterization for deficiencies in the available data

sets. It is anticipated that a minimum of 10 awards will be made, for a
total
site characterization of a minimum of 10 distinct ¿high-potential¿ geologic

formations. It is expected that these characterization projects will
increase
our understanding of the potential for these formations to safely and
permanently store CO2.

To be a distinct ¿high-potential¿ geologic formation, the target formation
should be representative of the regional geology that could be used to
store
CO2 emissions from sources where CO2 could be captured and economically
transported. The site should have the potential to store at least 30
million
tons of CO2 and should be able to accept CO2 from a large commercial source

over the lifetime of the source. The formation should represent a
significant
storage opportunity in the region with appropriate structure and geology
(seals) to protect against adverse impacts on the overlying formation or
risks
to Underground Sources of Drinking Water (USDW) and the surface. The
Applicant
must demonstrate to DOE that the formation is a significant CO2 storage
site
(sink) in the region that could be developed commercially in the future.
The
Applicant will be required to provide a description of the sink, seals, and
the
expected capacity. If stacked reservoirs (where multiple oil reservoirs,
brine-filled formations, and/or coal seams are available for storage) are
planned to be characterized for the project, the regional potential
estimates
should include a discussion of the extent and representativeness of the
stacked
geology.

The objectives of this FOA are to develop comprehensive data sets of
formation
characteristics (porosity, permeability, injectivity, mineralogy,
saturations
(if applicable), reservoir architecture, cap rock integrity, etc.); to
determine usefulness of potential geologic storage sites; to augment
existing
data sets and refine best practices for approving storage site selection;
and
to characterize a minimum of 10 distinct ¿high-potential¿ geologic
formations
or reservoirs. Geologic formations to be evaluated may include saline
formations, depleting/depleted oil fields (but not specifically or
primarily
for the purpose of Enhanced Oil Recovery), or coal seams. The formation
selected for characterization should represent a significant storage
opportunity in the region with adequate seals to protect against adverse
impacts on the overlying formation or risks to Underground Sources of
Drinking
Water (USDW) and the surface. The projects will also support the
President¿s
Energy Goals: develop and deploy near zero emission coal technologies; make
the
U.S. a leader on climate change; transfer Carbon Capture and Sequestration
(CCS) technology globally; reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent
by
2050; and increase CCS technology funding.

YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH FEDCONNECT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN

AWARD. The following paragraphs are for informational purposes ONLY. ALL
questions must be submitted through FedConnect. Application preparation
instructions, additional programmatic background information, merit review
criterion, etc. are included in the Body of the FOA which can be located in
the
upper right hand corner of the FedConnect Home Page for this specific FOA
(DE-FOA-0000033). YOU MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE BODY OF
THE
FOA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN AWARD.

The purpose of this FOA is to focus on regional site characterization of a
minimum of 10 distinct ¿high-potential¿ (described in the next paragraph)
geologic formations. Geologic storage formations can be saline formations,

depleting/depleted oil fields, or coals seams. Each application submitted
in
response to this FOA should focus on a minimum of one specific site,
formation,
or area not previously characterized with public data, unless a strong case
can
be made for further characterization for deficiencies in the available data

sets. It is anticipated that a minimum of 10 awards will be made, for a
total
site characterization of a minimum of 10 distinct ¿high-potential¿ geologic

formations. It is expected that these characterization projects will
increase
our understanding of the potential for these formations to safely and
permanently store CO2.

To be a distinct ¿high-potential¿ geologic formation, the target formation
should be representative of the regional geology that could be used to
store
CO2 emissions from sources where CO2 could be captured and economically
transported. The site should have the potential to store at least 30
million
tons of CO2 and should be able to accept CO2 from a large commercial source

over the lifetime of the source. The formation should represent a
significant
storage opportunity in the region with appropriate structure and geology
(seals) to protect against adverse impacts on the overlying formation or
risks
to Underground Sources of Drinking Water (USDW) and the surface. The
Applicant
must demonstrate to DOE that the formation is a significant CO2 storage
site
(sink) in the region that could be developed commercially in the future.
The
Applicant will be required to provide a description of the sink, seals, and
the
expected capacity. If stacked reservoirs (where multiple oil reservoirs,
brine-filled formations, and/or coal seams are available for storage) are
planned to be characterized for the project, the regional potential
estimates
should include a discussion of the extent and representativeness of the
stacked
geology.

The objectives of this FOA are to develop comprehensive data sets of
formation
characteristics (porosity, permeability, injectivity, mineralogy,
saturations
(if applicable), reservoir architecture, cap rock integrity, etc.); to
determine usefulness of potential geologic storage sites; to augment
existing
data sets and refine best practices for approving storage site selection;
and
to characterize a minimum of 10 distinct ¿high-potential¿ geologic
formations
or reservoirs. Geologic formations to be evaluated may include saline
formations, depleting/depleted oil fields (but not specifically or
primarily
for the purpose of Enhanced Oil Recovery), or coal seams. The formation
selected for characterization should represent a significant storage
opportunity in the region with adequate seals to protect against adverse
impacts on the overlying formation or risks to Underground Sources of
Drinking
Water (USDW) and the surface. The projects will also support the
President¿s
Energy Goals: develop and deploy near zero emission coal technologies; make
the
U.S. a leader on climate change; transfer Carbon Capture and Sequestration
(CCS) technology globally; reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent
by
2050; and increase CCS technology funding.

YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH FEDCONNECT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN

AWARD. The following paragraphs are for informational purposes ONLY. ALL
questions must be submitted through FedConnect. Application preparation
instructions, additional programmatic background information, merit review
criterion, etc. are included in the Body of the FOA which can be located in
the
upper right hand corner of the FedConnect Home Page for this specific FOA
(DE-FOA-0000033). YOU MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE BODY OF
THE
FOA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN AWARD.

The purpose of this FOA is to focus on regional site characterization of a
minimum of 10 distinct ¿high-potential¿ (described in the next paragraph)
geologic formations. Geologic storage formations can be saline formations,

depleting/depleted oil fields, or coals seams. Each application submitted
in
response to this FOA should focus on a minimum of one specific site,
formation,
or area not previously characterized with public data, unless a strong case
can
be made for further characterization for deficiencies in the available data

sets. It is anticipated that a minimum of 10 awards will be made, for a
total
site characterization of a minimum of 10 distinct ¿high-potential¿ geologic

formations. It is expected that these characterization projects will
increase
our understanding of the potential for these formations to safely and
permanently store CO2.

To be a distinct ¿high-potential¿ geologic formation, the target formation
should be representative of the regional geology that could be used to
store
CO2 emissions from sources where CO2 could be captured and economically
transported. The site should have the potential to store at least 30
million
tons of CO2 and should be able to accept CO2 from a large commercial source

over the lifetime of the source. The formation should represent a
significant
storage opportunity in the region with appropriate structure and geology
(seals) to protect against adverse impacts on the overlying formation or
risks
to Underground Sources of Drinking Water (USDW) and the surface. The
Applicant
must demonstrate to DOE that the formation is a significant CO2 storage
site
(sink) in the region that could be developed commercially in the future.
The
Applicant will be required to provide a description of the sink, seals, and
the
expected capacity. If stacked reservoirs (where multiple oil reservoirs,
brine-filled formations, and/or coal seams are available for storage) are
planned to be characterized for the project, the regional potential
estimates
should include a discussion of the extent and representativeness of the
stacked
geology.

The objectives of this FOA are to develop comprehensive data sets of
formation
characteristics (porosity, permeability, injectivity, mineralogy,
saturations
(if applicable), reservoir architecture, cap rock integrity, etc.); to
determine usefulness of potential geologic storage sites; to augment
existing
data sets and refine best practices for approving storage site selection;
and
to characterize a minimum of 10 distinct ¿high-potential¿ geologic
formations
or reservoirs. Geologic formations to be evaluated may include saline
formations, depleting/depleted oil fields (but not specifically or
primarily
for the purpose of Enhanced Oil Recovery), or coal seams. The formation
selected for characterization should represent a significant storage
opportunity in the region with adequate seals to protect against adverse
impacts on the overlying formation or risks to Underground Sources of
Drinking
Water (USDW) and the surface. The projects will also support the
President¿s
Energy Goals: develop and deploy near zero emission coal technologies; make
the
U.S. a leader on climate change; transfer Carbon Capture and Sequestration
(CCS) technology globally; reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent
by
2050; and increase CCS technology funding.