Analysis of the Devonian Shale in Kentucky for Potential CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Natural Gas Production

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Table of Contents

  1. Analysis of the Devonian Shale in Kentucky for Potential CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Natural Gas Production
  2. Vostok Ice Core Data
  3. Changing Global Temperature
  4. Kentucky CO2 Emissions
  5. Mitigate Atmospheric CO2
  6. CO2 Sequestration Strategies
  7. CO2 Sequestration Strategies
  8. CO2 Sequestration Strategies
  9. Basic Goals
  10. Why Black Shales?
  11. Black Shale Distribution
  12. Geology of Kentucky
  13. W–E Cross Section
  14. N–S Cross Section
  15. Shale Nomenclature
  16. Structure on Top of Shale
  17. Shale Isopach
  18. Devonian Shale in Kentucky
  19. Gas Production
  20. Organic Content
  21. Production: Decline
  22. Production: Flat
  23. Production: Incline
  24. Gas Atlas and TORIS
  25. Estimate Storage Capacity
  26. Assumptions for Missing Data
  27. Preliminary CO2 Capacity
  28. Work Plan: Year 1
  29. Work Plan: Year 2
  30. Work Plan: Year 3
  31. Conclusion
 Author: Brandon Nuttall

Email: bnuttall@uky.edu

Home Page: www.uky.edu/kgs
© 2002 Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Created 7-Jun-2002