Poster
06-29-2004, 12:45 PM
Science researchers at the University of Alberta have proved that storing carbon dioxide gases underground, in a process known as carbon dioxide sequestration, is better for the environment than releasing the gas into the air. In their project CO2 gas came from the United States and was compressed into pipelines, stored underground and released into a Canadian reservoir. Oil companies are also benefiting from this gas treatment because they can pump CO2 into oil wells, resulting in greater oil production. This new treatment could drastically reduce the effects of global warming due to concentrated CO2 in the atmosphere.
“The oil companies have seen incremental production close to what they predicted and from the scientists’ point-of-view, we’ve been able to see a response to our techniques and been able to monitor it very, very closely,” said Dr. Ben Rostron, the hydrogeology coordinator on the project. “Everything we’ve done has shown us this is a good place to store carbon dioxide.
"It's one thing to say that underground is a great place to store carbon dioxide, but it's another thing to be able to prove it as we have done," said Rostron.
For more information see: http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/expressnews/articles/news.cfm?p_ID=5906&s=0
“The oil companies have seen incremental production close to what they predicted and from the scientists’ point-of-view, we’ve been able to see a response to our techniques and been able to monitor it very, very closely,” said Dr. Ben Rostron, the hydrogeology coordinator on the project. “Everything we’ve done has shown us this is a good place to store carbon dioxide.
"It's one thing to say that underground is a great place to store carbon dioxide, but it's another thing to be able to prove it as we have done," said Rostron.
For more information see: http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/expressnews/articles/news.cfm?p_ID=5906&s=0