Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership

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The Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership is a diverse group of public and private sector stakeholders working together to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from stationary sources in the Northern Great Plains and adjacent areas. The PCOR Partnership is coordinated by the Energy & Environment Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota and includes the states of Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming as well as a broad range of project sponsors.

PCOR will conduct four technology validation field trials and two investigations of carbon sequestration concepts. The field trials will involve storage and comprehensive monitoring of CO2 in depleted oil reservoirs, unmineable coal seams, and wetlands. Two of three geologic field tests will evaluate enhanced oil recovery and CO2 sequestration in carbonate systems, while the third geologic project will examine enhanced coalbed methane recovery and CO2 sequestration in unmineable lignite seams. The Partnership's terrestrial effort will use a Northern Great Plains wetlands complex to demonstrate carbon offsets market development.