U of C's Contribution

The U of C’s expertise in this area includes world-class geophysicists, geologists and reservoir engineers from the departments of Geology and Geophysics and Chemical and Petroleum Engineering who have been engaged in a variety of CO₂ sequestration research projects.

This team has unique laboratory facilities such as specialized equipment for studies of high-pressure gas floods, hydrates and enhanced oil recovery/production methods.

To further strengthen this area, the university has recruited exceptional researchers from Canada, the U.S. and abroad, who include:

	Dr. David Keith from Carnegie Mellon University (Canada Research Chair in Energy and the Environment Tier 1)
	Dr. Stephen Larter from the University of Newcastle (Canada Research Chair in Petroleum Geology Tier 1)
	Dr. Pedro Pereira-Almao from PDVSA-Intevep in Venezuela (Alberta Ingenuity Scholar for the Development of a Centre for Innovation in Catalytic Processes for Coupled Bitumen Upgrading/Hydrogen Generation)

The U of C team has the expertise and is ideally suited to further the Alberta Energy Research Institute’s “triple-win” strategy to utilize CO2 injection as a method to improve recovery of oil, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce consumption of freshwater water in hydrocarbon recovery.