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Geologic and infrastructure factors for delineating areas for clean coal: examples in Texas, USA

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Texas has a wide variety of areas that can be targeted for new clean-coal facilities. These areas are delineated by mapping spatial linkages between coal- and lignite-bearing formations, groundwater and surface-water resources, and CO2 sinks in brine formations for long-term CO2 storage or in mature oil fields with potential for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). However, a variety of infrastructure factors make it feasible to also target numerous areas outside coal and lignite basins in Texas. These infrastructure factors include pipelines for delivery of CO2 to subsurface sinks and delivery of coal-produced hydrogen to refineries, ease of connection to existing transmission lines, distribution of nonattainment areas where new clean-coal facilities could be constructed and be compliant with strict air-quality standards, and railroads that can transport coal and other feedstock to new clean-coal facilities. Primary regions in Texas where favorably co-located CO2 source-sink factors related to coal and lignite trends include the Gulf Coast, the Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin, and the Fort Worth Basin. However, areas outside coal and lignite basins, particularly the Permian Basin where a new clean-coal facility is being planned, also have clean-coal potential because of existing CO2 pipelines and proximity to EOR fields that can economically sustain new clean-coal facilities.

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The Gulf Coast Carbon Center at the Bureau of Economic Geology acknowledges support of this research by Austin Energy, BP America, Chevron, Entergy, Exxon-Mobil Corp., KinderMorgan, Luminant, the Lower Colorado River Authority, Marathon, NRG, Praxair, Schlumberger, Shell, and the John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences. The Gulf Coast Carbon Center also acknowledges valuable insights from Environmental Defense. John Ames, under the supervision of Joel Lardon in the Media Information Technology Group, prepared the illustrations. Lana Dieterich edited the manuscript. Publication was authorized by the Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin.

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  4. Chevron Corporation, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA, 94583-2348, USA

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Ambrose, W.A., Breton, C., Hovorka, S.D. et al. Geologic and infrastructure factors for delineating areas for clean coal: examples in Texas, USA. Environ Earth Sci 63, 513–532 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0720-2

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