Mary Ann Moody / Earth & Environmental Sciences / Faculty Mentor: Majie Fan
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is essential for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial activities. Within the last decade, carbon emissions have seen large increases in Texas due to the growing energy demand, driven by population growth. While the sedimentary basins in Texas have large potential for CCS, detailed site screening and characterization are necessary to determine favorable units and sections to ascertain secure and long-term storage of CO2. This project aims to determine the CCS potential of the Fort Worth Basin in North Central Texas. This study uses a modified assessment method of geologic units in five different areas of the Fort Worth Basin based on local geologic and economic factors. The geologic units include the Cambrian and Ordovician, Mississippian, and Pennsylvanian and lowermost Permian. These five areas, including the northeastern, eastern, southern, western and Bend Arch regions, are divided based on the Paleozoic tectonic and subsidence history. Our results show that the Pennsylvanian and lowermost Permian units in the northeastern basin have the highest suitability and the Mississippian, Cambrian and Ordovician units throughout the basin have lower suitability values. CCS potential of the Northeastern part of the basin with be examined further to estimate the CCS Potential.
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