Geologic Evaluation of the Safford Basin for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Potential

Gootee, B.F.

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dc.contributor.author	Gootee, B.F.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-10T01:05:31Z
dc.date.available	2018-11-10T01:05:31Z
dc.date.issued	2012-02-21
dc.identifier.citation	Gootee, B.F., 2012, Geologic Evaluation of the Safford Basin for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Potential. Arizona Geological Survey OFR-12-01, 71 p.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/630657
dc.description	The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its National Energy Technology Laboratory, established a national program to evaluate the feasibility of separating carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial sources and pumping it underground for long-term storage or disposal. This program was established in response to concerns that CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel combustion, and from other industrial processes such as cement production from limestone, are increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration and solar-energy absorption, thereby causing global warming. Carbon dioxide removal from industrial sources and storage in geologic reservoirs is known as “geologic sequestration.” A major aspect of the DOE program is to evaluate subsurface geology to determine the potential of underground rock formations for long-term CO2 sequestration. The West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB) is a consortium of seven western U.S. States and one Canadian Province that is one of seven regional North American partnerships established to evaluate technical aspects of high-volume CO2 capture and sequestration. Collaborative WESTCARB research programs have included more than 90 public agencies, private companies, and non-profit organizations. The Arizona Geological Survey began work in 2010 on WESTCARB Phase III – Arizona Geological Characterization. This report represents an initial WESTCARB assessment of CO2 storage potential in the first of ten identified Cenozoic basins in Arizona (Spencer, 2011), the Safford basin, and is part of Tasks 2 and 3 of Arizona WESTCARB Phase III (California Energy Commission Agreement Number 500-10-024). A supporting document and interactive PDF of the Safford Basin provided by Brian Conway (Arizona Dept. of Water Resources).
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Arizona Geological Survey (Tucson, AZ)
dc.relation.ispartofseries	OFR-12-01
dc.relation.url	https://library.azgs.arizona.edu/item/AOFR-1552427479469-875
dc.rights	Arizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
dc.subject	Arizona Geological Survey Open File Reports
dc.subject	Neogene
dc.subject	San Simon Valley
dc.subject	Pueblo Valley
dc.subject	Pinal County
dc.subject	Graham County
dc.subject	Cochise County
dc.subject	Basin and Range
dc.subject	Coolidge Dam
dc.subject	Safford Basin
dc.subject	geologic cross-section
dc.subject	stratigraphic seals
dc.subject	groundwater
dc.subject	well logs
dc.subject	Gila River
dc.subject	Subsurface Geology
dc.subject	Westcarb
dc.subject	carbon sequestration
dc.subject	Tertiary
dc.subject	Quaternary
dc.title	Geologic Evaluation of the Safford Basin for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Potential
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csdgm.bounding.south	31.4484
dc.description.note	This document includes a contributed interactive graphic, Safford Basin Bedrock 3D GeoPDF provided by Brian Conway, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources. The GeoPDF was included as a digital file on 18 April 2013.
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refterms.dateFOA	2018-11-10T01:05:31Z