USGS Report Released: National Assessment of Geologic Carbon Dioxide Storage Resources—Methodology Implementation

Recently, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a report titled National Assessment of Geologic Carbon Dioxide Storage Resources—Methodology Implementation (USGS Open-File Rep. 2013-1055). The 35-page report available here, authored by Madalyn S. Blondes et al, discusses the following:

[i]n response to the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a national assessment of potential geologic storage resources for carbon dioxide (CO2). Storage of CO2 in subsurface saline formations is one important method to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and curb global climate change. This report provides updates and implementation details of the assessment methodology of Brennan and others (2010, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1127/) and describes the probabilistic model used to calculate potential storage resources in subsurface saline formations.