NATCARB Map Team, US Dept. of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
20150415
NATCARB_Saline_Poly (v1501)
v1501
vector digital data
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/natcarb
The National Carbon Sequestration Database and Geographic Information System (NATCARB) Saline spatial database is a small-scale (large-area) overview of carbon dioxide (CO2) geologic storage potential in saline formations across the USA and parts of Canada. Saline formations are composed of brine-saturated porous rock and capped by one or more regionally extensive, low-permeability rock formations.Only saline formations containing formation fluid with total dissolved solids (TDS) greater than 10,000 ppm merited evaluation for potential CO2 storage. A saline storage resource can include one named geologic stratigraphic unit or be defined as only a part of a stratigraphic unit.This data layer reflects the best available knowledge regarding the location of carbon sequestration potential in the USA and Canada, both onshore and offshore.
Version Log:
v1101 - Initial release for Atlas III;
v1103 - Metadata revised;
v1104 - No changes to Saline layer;
v1204 - Initial release for Atlas IV. New data submitted by all regional partnerships;
v1302 - No changes to Saline layer. Metadata revised.
v1303 - No changes to Saline layer. Metadata revised.
v1403 - Initial release for Atlas V. New data submitted by BSCSP, MGSC, PCOR, and the Cambro-Ordovician site characterization project.
v1501 - No changes to Saline layer.
NATCARB is administered by the US Dept. of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and contains data provided by several Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships (RCSP). RCSPs orginally developed the data per individual geologic storage resource, or as continuous surface models, and then converted these data into a 10 km X 10 km vector "grid". The NATCARB Team at the Kansas Geological Survey compiled the regional datasets into a single, seamless layer.
This dataset provides a single, seamless spatial database of carbon storage potentials for saline formations across the USA and parts of Canada compiled from regional datasets created by the RCSPs and site characterization projects. Storage resource estimates are based on physically accessible CO2 storage pore volume within subsurface geologic formations, and on the assumption that the storage reservoirs are open systems in which in situ fluids will either be displaced from the injection zone or managed accordingly. Economic and regulatory constraints are not considered. These data are intended to be used as an initial assessment of potential geologic storage and are not a substitute for site-specific assessment, testing, and geologic investigation. This spatial data layer provides carbon capture and storage (CCS) project developers a starting point for further inquiry into CCS technologies aimed at reducing CO2 emissions and is intended for use by RCSPs, project developers, and governmental entities for regional- and national-scale assessments of potential CO2 storage resources in the United States and parts of Canada.
For a detailed methodology of storage resource estimates refer to Appendix B of The United States 2014 Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas - Fifth Edition (Atlas V). For data access please contact the US DOE-NETL NATCARB Map Team - NatCarb.Maps@netl.doe.gov For questions regarding how the data were assembled, contact the KGS NATCARB Team - natcarb@kgs.ku.edu
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US Department of Energy
Energy
Carbon Sequestration
NATCARB
Saline
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
environment
geoscientificInformation
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Canada
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NATCARB Map Team, US Dept. of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
mailing and physical
3610 Collins Ferry Road M/S F04
Morgantown
West Virginia
26507
US
304-285-2006
304-285-1354
NatCarb.Maps@netl.doe.gov
Version 1501 (first quarter release of 2015) of the NATCARB Saline spatial database was created by the NATCARB Team at the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS). The following Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships (RCSP) contributed data to the national dataset:
Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership (BSCSP);
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC);
Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP);
Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership (PCOR);
Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB);
Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration (SWP);
West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB).
Several site characterization project teams also contributed data through the RCSPs to be included in the national dataset:
Black Warrior Basin - University of Alabama;
Cambro-Ordovician Strata of the Illinois and Michigan Basins - University of Illinois;
Gulf of Mexico Miocene - University of Texas;
Triassic Newark Basin of New York and New Jersey - Sandia Technologies;
Ozark Plateau Study Area - University of Kansas;
Rocky Mountain Region - University of Utah;
South Georgia Rift Basin - South Carolina Research Institution;
Two Elk Energy Park - North American Power Group;
Wilmington Graben, Offshore Los Angeles - Terralog Technologies USA;
Wyoming - University of Wyoming.
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552
Questions regarding accuracy of the data (spatial and attribute) should be directed to the individual RCSPs. Except for certain cases of inter-partnership overlap, NATCARB did not make any changes to the data except for corrections to values in text fields (spelling, capitalization, etc.) when errors were noticed.
All RCSPs provided carbon storage data in accordance with common standards developed by the RCSPs and the NATCARB project teams. (See Sources for more information on methodologies). Discrepancies and overlaps occur at the boundaries of some adjacent partnerships and DOE-NETL is the final authority on the handling of these issues (see data fields OVERLAP and DUPLICATE in Entity Attributes section of this document for details).
This dataset reflects the best available knowledge regarding the location of potential carbon sequestration potential in the USA and Canada, both onshore and offshore. However, not all areas of the United States and Canada have been assessed (e.g., offshore New England). Not all RCSPs provided data for all attribute fields in the database (indicated by <Null>). Values of "0" represent actual measurements. Not all RCSPs provided low (VOL_LOW), medium (VOL_MED) and high (VOL_HIGH) estimates of carbon storage capacity. In cases where only medium estimates (VOL_MED) were provided, the medium capacities were copied into the VOL_LOW and VOL_HIGH attribute fields. If the RCSP provided low and high estimates of capacity but not medium, the VOL_MED field was calculated as the natural log mean of VOL_LOW and VOL_HIGH.
University of Illinois
Illinois State Geological Survey
An Evaluation of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Cambro Ordovician Strata of the Illinois and Michigan Basins
vector digital data
http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/factsheets/project/FE0002068.pdf
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/arrasitechar.html
None
CAMBRO ORDOVICIAN
The Illinois Geological Survey contributed data for portions of the St Peter Sandstone saline resource in Illinois and Michigan.
University of Alabama
Site Characterization for CO2 Storage from Coal-fired Power Facilities in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama
vector digital data
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/arrasitechar.html
http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/factsheets/project/FE0001910.pdf
None
BLACK WARRIOR
The University of Alabama contributed data for multiple saline resources in the Black Warrior Basin in Alabama.
West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
California Energy Commission
WESTCARB Carbon Sequestration Potential
vector digital data
http://www.westcarb.org/
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/rcsp.html
None
WESTCARB
West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership provided data for the Western United States and Canada (Alaska, Western Arizona, Western British Columbia, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Western Oregon and Western Washington).
Big Sky Sequestration Partnership
Montana State University
BSCSP Carbon Sequestration Potential
vector digital data
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/rcsp.html
http://www.bigskyco2.org/
None
BSCSP
Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership provided data for the Innermountain West region of the Northwestern United States (Idaho, Eastern Montana, Eastern Oregon, Western South Dakota, Eastern Washington and Wyoming).
US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) NATCARB Team
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/natcarb/
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DOE-NETL
As the responsible authority for the National Carbon Sequestration Database and Geographic Information System (NATCARB), the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) NATCARB Team provided data, methodological guidance and expertise in handling issues specific to creation of the composite NATCARB data layers.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration
SWP Carbon Sequestration Potential
vector digital data
http://www.southwestcarbonpartnership.org
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/rcsp.html/
None
SWP
Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration provided data for the Southwestern United States (Eastern Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Western Texas and Utah).
University of Utah
Characterization of Most Promising Sequestration Formations in the Rocky Mountain Region
vector digital data
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/arrasitechar.html
http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/factsheets/project/FE0001812.pdf
None
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
The University of Utah contributed data for the Weber Sandstone saline resource in Colorado.
The United States 2014 Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas
Fifth
3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV, 26507-0880, US
US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/refshelf/atlasV/
onLine
Atlas V
The United States 2014 Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas - Fifth Edition (Atlas V) provides updated information regarding carbon dioxide storage potential in the US and Canada and includes maps, summary tables and, in Appendices A and B, detailed methodologies.
Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) NATCARB Team
None
KGS
As the primary entity responsible for compiling the NATCARB layers, the Kansas Geological Survey NATCARB Team worked closely with the DOE-NETL NATCARB Team to develop rules and methods for assembling the composite datasets.
University of North Dakota, Energy andEnvironmental Research Center
The Plains CO2 Reduction Parthership
PCOR Carbon Sequestration Potential
vector digital data
http://www.undeerc.org/pcor/
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/rcsp.html
None
PCOR
The Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership provided data for the upper Midwest and Central Canada (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Eastern Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Eastern South Dakota, Wisconsin, Eastern Wyoming, Alberta, Northeastern British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan).
Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
Batelle Memorial Institute
MRCSP Carbon Sequestration Potential
vector digital data
http://www.mrcsp.org/
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/rcsp.html
None
MRCSP
Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership provided data for the Ohio Valley and Northeastern United States (Eastern Indiana, Eastern Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia).
University of Kansas
Kansas Geological Survey
Modeling CO2 Sequestration in a Saline Reservoir and Depleted Oil Reservoir to Evaluate The Regional CO2 Sequestration Potential of The Ozark Plateau Aquifer System, South-Central Kansas
vector digital data
http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/factsheets/project/FE0002056.pdf
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/arrasitechar.html
None
OZARK PLATEAU
The University of Kansas contributed data for the Arbuckle saline resource in Kansas.
Illinois State Geological Survey
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium
MGSC Carbon Sequestration Potential
vector digital data
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/rcsp.html
http://www.sequestration.org/
None
MGSC
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium provided data for Illinois, Western Indiana and Western Kentucky.
Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
Southern States Energy Board
SECARB Carbon Sequestration Potential
vector digital data
http://www.secarbon.org/
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/infrastructure/rcsp.html
None
SECARB
Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership provided data for the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Eastern Texas, West Virginia and Virginia).
The NATCARB Group at the Kansas Geological Survey assembled GIS datasets from the regional partnerships (and other sources where necessary) into a single layer using ESRI's ArcInfo (v10.2.2) software in the Summer and Fall of 2014. All partnerships provided data in 10 km by 10 km vector "cells" and simple polygon outlines of resource boundaries. Not all partnerships provided low, medium and high capacity estimates. Where only medium capacities were provided, KGS made the low and high capacity fields (VOL_LOW and VOL_HIGH, respectively) equal to the medium capacity (VOL_MED). Where only low and high estimates were provided, medium values were calculated as the natural log mean of the low and high volumes. Other alterations to the data include identifying overlapping and duplicate data submitted by adjacent partnerships and making corrections to values in text fields (spelling, capitalization, etc.) when errors were noticed.
GIS Support Section, Kansas Geological Survey
NatCarb Team
mailing and physical
1930 Constant Ave
Lawrence
KS
66047-3726
US
785-864-3965
natcarb@kgs.ku.edu
8 am - 5 pm M-F
Metadata updated.
20130329
GIS Support Section, Kansas Geological Survey
NATCARB Team
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NATCARB_Saline_Poly_v1501
Vector polygon features representing saline storage resources in the USA and Canada
NATCARB
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
SHAPE
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
PARTNERSHIP
Abbreviation for RCSP.
Atlas IV
SWP
Southwest Regional Partnership on Carbon Sequestration
PCOR
The Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership
BSCSP
Big Sky Sequestration Partnership
MRCSP
Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
SECARB
Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
WESTCARB
West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
MGSC
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium
ARRA_PROJECT
Name of the site characterization study project.
DOE-NETL
GOM MIOCENE
Gulf of Mexico Miocene - U. of Texas at Austin
NEWARK BASIN
Triassic Newark Basin of NY and NJ - Sandia Technologies
BLACK WARRIOR
Black Warrior Basin - U. of Alabama
WILMINGTON GRABEN
Wilmington Graben, Offshore Los Angeles - Terralog Technologies USA
TWO ELK
Two Elk Energy Park - North American Power Group
WYOMING
U. of Wyoming
OZARK PLATEAU
Ozark Plateau Study Area - U. of Kansas
SOUTH GEORGIA
South Georgia Rift Basin - South Carolina Research Institution
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Rocky Mountain Region - U. of Utah
CAMBRO ORDOVICIAN
Cambro-Ordovician Strata of the Illinois and Michigan Basins - U. of Illinois
RESOURCE_NAME
Name of the geologic storage resource.
BASIN_NAME
Name of geologic basin
Not all partnerships submitted basin information.
ASSESSED
Flag defining whether storage resource has been assessed for carbon storage potential
DOE-NETL/KGS
0
Storage resource has not been assessed. Capacities must be <Null>.
1
Storage resource has been assessed. Capacities may be "0".
OVERLAP
Flag indicating an overlapping resource with another partnership.
KGS
0
No overlap
1
Overlap exists with adjacent partnership
DUPLICATE
Flag indicating data is a duplicate of data from another partnership. Data was not used to calculate summaries in the Atlas.
KGS
0
Not a duplicate
1
Duplicate data with adjacent partnership
CYCLE_OF_LAST_UPDATE
Last time data was updated by the partnership or site characterization project.
SHAPE_Length
Length of feature in internal units.
ESRI
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
SHAPE_Area
Area of feature in internal units squared.
ESRI
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
NATCARB Map Team, US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technoloy Laboratory (NETL)
mailing and physical
3610 Collins Ferry Road M/S F04
Morgantown
West Virginia
26507
US
304-285-2006
304-285-1354
NATCARB.Maps@NETL.DOE.GOV
See access and use constraints information.
ESRI File Geodatabase
10.2.2
zip
http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/natcarb/download.html
None
GIS datasets in ESRI file geodatabase format are available online. Please contact NATCARB Map Team for custom requests.
20150413
GIS Support Section, Kansas Geological Survey
NATCARB Team
mailing and physical
1930 Constant Ave
Lawrence
Kansas
66047-3726
US
785-864-3965
natcarb@kgs.ku.edu
8 am - 5 pm M-F
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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