First geosequestration project launched
Posted: 2 April 2008
The first injection and storage of carbon dioxide into deep geological structures in Australia was launched today with the CO2CRC Otway Project in Nirranda South.
The CO2CRC Otway Project situated near Warrnambool south-western Victoria will demonstrate the safety and security of the transport, injection and storage of carbon dioxide storage, the world’s most common greenhouse gas, in the deep subsurface.
Melbourne-based Process Group developed the overall method for the geosequestration (carbon capture) facility and supplied the gas processing equipment for the project, which exploits a novel technology that prevents the formation of solids and allows the re-injection of carbon dioxide in its supercritical state.
Process Group’s Managing Director Mr Craig Dugan believes that this is the first time the specific technology has been used anywhere.
"This process could substantially reduce the cost of future geosequestration projects thereby improving the competitiveness of carbon capture," Mr Dugan said.
The geosequestration package is designed to process CO2-rich gas from the Buttress Wellhead and compress the gas to up to 137 bara before re-injection into the depleted Naylor reservoir, located approximately two kilometres away.
Process Group, is a supporting participant to the CO2CRC. The package was fully designed and fabricated at Process Group’s Melbourne (Australia) facilities and comprises the following main items:
- Inlet separator
- Wet gas filter coalescer
- Produced liquids handling system
- Water bath heater
- Single-stage reciprocating compressor
- Air-cooled compressor after cooler
Posted by Richard Price, Editor, EnergyME.com
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