Presentation to the

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Presentation to the West Coast Regional Carbon
Sequestration Partnership October 28,
2004 Portland, OR Michael S. Bruno, Ph.D.,
PE Terralog Technologies USA, Inc. www.terralog.c
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• Not a hazardous waste
• Not a criteria pollutant
• Can be either a product or waste depending on
  usage or classification

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Red storage or disposal in Coal bed methane,
geologic and depleted reservoirs
Green Enhanced oil gas recovery
Blue conventional oil and gas recovery
Source USGS Fact Sheet 26-03, March 2003
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CO2 Geologic Sequestration Regulatory
Framework Applicable Legislation Federal
Regulation (SDWA, RCRA) - UIC program State
Regulations (CEQA) - ARB, RWQCB Local
Regulations (zoning laws) Primary
Motivation Protect Health, Safety, Environment
(air, water)
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• EOR well Class II classified product in 6
  states
• Definition of CO2 as waste or product to be
  decided by EPA State !!
• Storage well --- AZ Class II
• AK Class II or V
• CA Class II
• WA Class V
• OR May not allow
• NV Class V if meet certain conditions
• Waste disposal - AZ Class I
• AK Class IID
• CA Class I MOU w/EPA review w/H20 Board
• WA Class V
• OR Class I or V (lt100ft deep)
• NV Class V (mostly shallow wells)

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• Any injection well will trigger all or some of
  the following
• State agency permit if state has primacy, or EPA
  UIC permit
• NPDES if have waste water disposal
• Aquifer Protection Permit
• DOT, Fire Marshall, PUC, OSHA during
  transportation of CO2 via pipeline

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• Injection Permit Process and Requirements
• 1. Geologic Review
• 2. Injection Simulation
• Well Review
• Operating Plan
• Monitoring Plan

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Terrestrial Sequestration Storage Management

• Afforestation
• Reforestation
• Urban forestry
• Agroforestry
• Natural regeneration
• Biomass enrichment
• Forest product management

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• Any change or ground disturbance will trigger all
  or some of the following
• Permit from State Forest and Fire Dept
• State Dept of Fish Wildlife review
• US Fish Wildlife review
• Water Right Permit, NPDES or water usage
  evaluation
• Conditional Use Permit zoning code
• US Army Corps of Engineers review
• Division of State Lands, BLM, Local Indian
  Tribunal or County/City Planning Dept review
• CEQA or SEPA evaluation
• Local Air District Permit, new source review

Source Oregon Forest Protection Laws, An
Illustrated Manual, 2002
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Land Management

• Federal Land
• US Dept of Agriculture Forest Services
• US Dept of Interior BLM, National Park
  Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs
• State Land
• Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection
• Private Land

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Oregon Example
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Oregon Federal Land Regulations
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CO2 Sequestration Ranking Options West Coast
Regional Partnership
Increasing difficulty