Facts:

This project is designed to build public assurance about the use of underground carbon sequestration to reduce atmospheric emissions. The SECARB region emits 1.1 billion tons of CO2 per year and this project will test the capacity of the Tuscaloosa Formation to hold large volumes of CO2.

SECARB (South East Regional Partnership) is part of the US regional partnerships. SECARB recently received a $38 Million US award from DOE (Oct 2007).
SECARB is managed by the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB).

This project has 2 phases: Phase 1: EOR, Phase 2: Storage in saline aquifer below the Oil-Water contact at the same site.

Homepage:

http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/pro