Image of the Effective Porosity property from the Arbuckle geocellular model constructed for the Oneok Bushton CCS evaluation.

KGS CUSP-West

The CCS (carbon capture and storage) Hub 2.0 Concept for ONEOK is focused on the states of Kansas and Oklahoma. The Kansas Geological Survey leads the project, in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma; the Oklahoma Geological Survey; Sandia, Pacific Northwest, and Los Alamos national laboratories; Carbon Solutions; and industrial partner ONEOK—a leading U.S.-based midstream energy company. 

ONEOK has several gas processing plants that emit around 1 million metric tons of CO2 each year, and it plans to install hydrogen generation facilities that will generate another 300,000 tons per year. If successful, this study will support a hub concept that will allow for co-utilization of various hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gasses and products. To accomplish this goal, the CCS Hub 2.0 concept has a wide range of objectives:

  • Identify CO2 reservoirs for long-term saline storage or enhanced oil recovery around ONEOK’s natural gas liquids fractionation plants near Bushton, Kansas, and Medford, Oklahoma, as well as several gas processing plants in Oklahoma.
  • Develop economic feasibility and business models for the carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects for suitable storage candidates.
  • Prepare necessary information and guidance for permitting, monitoring, reporting, and verification programs.
  • Explore feasibility of CO2 use in unconventional reservoirs in Kansas, Oklahoma, or beyond.
  • Review co-utilization of additional gaseous products along with novel CO2 capture concepts.
  • Consider on-site hydrogen generation with CO2 capture.
  • Explore temporary storage of H2, CO2, or other gaseous products in salt caverns.
  • Quantify the feasibility of augmenting ONEOK CO2 capture systems to ensure sufficient CO2 volume output to qualify for 45Q tax credits or other incentives.
  • Investigate centralized CO2 capture/processing facilities for process units that leverage existing pipeline networks.