Environmental and Operational Performance of CO2-EOR as a CCUS Technology: A Cranfield Example with Dynamic LCA Considerations

This study evaluates the potential of carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without compromising oil production goals. A novel, dynamic carbon lifecycle analysis (d-LCA) was developed and used to understand the evolution of the environmental impact (CO2 emissions) and mitigation (geologic CO2 storage) associated with an expanded carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) system, from start to closure of operations.

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Citation "Núñez-López, V.; Gil-Egui, R.; Hosseini, S.A. Environmental and Operational Performance of CO2-EOR as a CCUS Technology: A Cranfield Example with Dynamic LCA Considerations. Energies 2019, 12, 448. "
Is NETL associated "Yes"
NETL Point of Contact "Mary Sullivan"
NETL Point of Contact's Email "mary.sullivan@netl.doe.gov"
NETL program or project "Carbon Life Cycle Analysis of CO2-EOR for Net Carbon Negative Oil (NCNO) Classification"
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  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • carbon-balance
  • ccs
  • ccus
  • ckan
  • co-optimization
  • co2-eor
  • dynamic-lca
  • edx
  • energy
  • energy-data-exchange
  • geo
  • geoss
  • global
  • lca
  • ncno
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notes This study evaluates the potential of carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without compromising oil production goals. A novel, dynamic carbon lifecycle analysis (d-LCA) was developed and used to understand the evolution of the environmental impact (CO2 emissions) and mitigation (geologic CO2 storage) associated with an expanded carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) system, from start to closure of operations.
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title Environmental and Operational Performance of CO2-EOR as a CCUS Technology: A Cranfield Example with Dynamic LCA Considerations