Assessing the CO2 Sequestration Potential of the Paleogene Wilcox Group, Onshore Texas, USA

This one-hour lecture presents a comprehensive subsurface assessment evaluating the CO2 sequestration potential of the Wilcox Group across a 590 km transect from southwest Texas to the Louisiana border. Learn how Research Scientist Associate Carlos A. Uroza from the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin conducted a multi-faceted analysis including well-log correlation, 2D seismic interpretation, structural and sand mapping, sedimentological analysis, salinity analysis, petrophysical evaluation, and CO2 storage capacity estimations. Discover the research findings demonstrating the feasibility of the Wilcox Group for carbon storage, particularly in central and eastern areas where the Underground Source of Drinking Water (USDW) is shallow enough to avoid contact with potential storage sections. Explore the review of the Wilcox depositional system that identifies main sand depocenters for storage consideration, while understanding why trend capacity estimation is limited due to regions with numerous legacy wells that may present leakage risks for project developers.