Other Phase II Projects...

• Madison Core Study: Situated in western Wyoming, the Madison Formation is a reactive carbonate reservoir and includes regions within the Moxa Arch that have contained naturally occurring CO₂ for millions of years. The objective of the Madison Core Study is to determine the effect of CO₂ exposure to rock properties and to further identify the region’s geologic structural character for large-scale carbon sequestration. By comparing pre-existing, CO₂ sampling cores from the Moxa Arch with non-exposed control units from the larger Madison Formation, changes in the analytical and structural property of the exposed CO₂ rock can be assessed. Results from the analysis will be used to establish MMV protocols for future large-scale sequestration projects.

• Enhanced Coal Bed Methane Recovery and CO₂ Sequestration:
  Research efforts by the BSCSP in this area have been directed towards demonstrating and evaluating the effects of CO₂ sequestration in deep unmineable coal seams. Understanding the practical and economical feasibility of injecting CO₂ into a coal seam is a main objective during this aspect of Phase II. Additionally, assessing the effects of coal swelling and permeability changes due to gas adsorption is important in the technical evaluation of carbon sequestration in coal reservoirs.

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