Containment and Monitoring Innovation

Carbon storage monitoring

CMC injects CO₂ underground to test and demonstrate accurate, cost-effective measurement and verification technologies. We partner with industry, tech developers and researchers from around the world to test and develop technologies that accurately track CO₂ plumes underground.

This research done at the Newell County FRS informs best practices in CO₂ storage monitoring protocols and helps government, industry and the public know that operators have stored CO₂ safely and securely.

The site is also a training facility for collaborating on leading-edge research to solve complex storage challenges. Researchers who work at the site include academic faculty members, research scientists, research associates, post-doctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students. Students benefit from working with the world’s experts in carbon storage and get an understanding of best practices for CO₂ monitoring.

Joint Industry Partnership

Our Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) program provides industry and tech developers with access to world-leading expertise, data, research and projects happening at the Newell County FRS. At the 200-hectare site, our experts advance the development of monitoring technologies and protocols for storing CO₂. We work to refine monitoring technologies for enhanced oil recovery and understand the movement of fluids underground so carbon storage can be safe and secure.

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