Carbon Sequestration in Basalts: Sidewall Core Characterization Data
from the Wallula Basalt Pilot Project
Abstract
Carbon sequestration in geologic formations is a promising strategy that
enables long-term storage of CO2. Continental flood basalts are an
attractive storage option, primarily due to their reactivity. In 2009 a
Basalt Pilot study was initiated in the Columbia River Basalt where
~1000 MT of CO2 was injected ~850 m into
the subsurface. Two years later, 50 sidewall cores were collected from
the injection zone and characterized for evidence of CO2 mineralization.
This effort summarizes those key findings associated with seven sidewall
cores