The well was designed to help researchers evaluate southwestern Wyoming’s Rock Springs Iplift as a potential geological carbon dioxide (CO2) storage site.
CMI recovered 912ft of core from the well, significantly more than the planned 720ft.
The researcher of WY-CUSP will perform additional analysis once the core has been logged and photographed, paying special attention to any fractures in the rock formations.
The project scientists will study a comprehensive wireline log suite from the test well, fluid samples collected from the potential CO2 storage reservoirs and results of microfrac testing of the storage reservoirs and primary sealing formation.
According to the preliminary data from prior research the Rock Springs Uplift can store 26 billion tons of CO2 over 50 years.
