Geologic Carbon Sequestration Program

Education & Outreach

Please contact Curt Oldenburg (510-486-7419) or Larry Myer (510-486-6456) for more information about geological storage of CO₂.

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Visit the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum for links to other sequestration community resources.

Geological storage is a four-step process:

first, a pure or nearly pure stream of CO₂ is captured from flue gas or other process stream;
next it is compressed to about 100 atmospheres;
it is then transported by pipeline to the injection site;
and finally, it is injected deep underground into a geological formation such as an oil and gas reservoir where it can be safely stored for thousands of years or longer.