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Carbon Sequestration Research conducted by the Division of Geological Survey

Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in Ohio [1.2 MB PDF]

Current Projects

Conceptual diagram of a power plant utilizing CO2 sequestration technology. Click to enlarge.

• Better Defining the Sequestration Options in Eastern Ohio and the Appalachian Basin
• Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP): 
  • Geologic Sequestration Opportunities in the MRCSP Region—Phase I Task Report
    [22 MB PDF]
  • Phase II Evaluations
  • Geologic Storage Field Demonstrations of the MRCSP (poster)
    [8 MB PDF]

Recent Projects

• Reservoir Characterization of the Silurian "Clinton" Sandstone in the East Canton Oil Field:
  • Open-File Report 2011-2 [154 MB PDF]—Due to its large file size, OFR 2011-2 also is available for purchase on CD-ROM for $25. Click here to order.
  • Two-panel Poster [19 MB PDF]
• Ohio's Deep-CO₂ Sequestration Test Well, Tuscarawas County:
  • Open-File Report 2011-3—Due to its large file size, OFR 2011-3 also is available for purchase on CD-ROM for $75. Click here for ordering information.
    • Primary report [107 MB]
    • Appendices [54 MB]
  • Ohio's Deep CO₂ Sequestration Well (poster) [6.2 MB PDF]
  • Press Release [28 KB PDF]
  • Fact Sheet [976 KB PDF]
• Geologic Assessment of the Burger Power Plant—Open-File Report 2008-1 [6.3 MB PDF]
• Ohio River Clean Fuels/Baard Energy Wellsville, Ohio, Site Evaluation for CO₂ Sequestration
• Preliminary Assessment of Potential Injection Strata for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration at New Haven, West Virginia—Open-File Report 2002-02 [24 MB PDF]

Further Information

• U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Reports and data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Carbon Sequestration—Information from the U.S. Department of Energy
• National Energy Technology Lab Carbon Sequestration Program 
• U.S. DOE, Office of Fossil Energy Carbon Sequestration Programs