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IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. has completed field testing for its independent study to determine what caused the events on the Kerr farm, 170 km Southeast of Regina, Saskatchewan near the hamlet of Goodwater.
Details are being finalized on how the final report on the Kerr investigation will be communicated with key audiences.
The peer review panel, comprised of experts from Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, will receive the draft report on November 1.
IPAC-CO2 is planning to hold a news conference on Monday, Dec. 12, in Regina to share the results of the Kerr investigation with the public through the media.
The following afternoon, Tuesday, December 13, members of the IPAC-CO2 research team will share their findings at a community meeting in either the hamlet of Goodwater, Sask. or the nearby city of Weyburn.
A free technical webinar will be conducted by IPAC-CO2 on Wednesday, December 14.
The full technical report as well as an Executive Summary will be posted on our website.
IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. is assembling a team of international experts to conduct an independent inquiry into events at the Kerr farm located at SW30-5-13-W2M southeast of Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
“This will be a fact-based review,” explained Carmen Dybwad, IPAC-CO2’s Chief Executive Officer.
“The object is not to determine fault or point fingers. It is simply an analysis of whether there is leakage and, if so, to discover its root cause. Results of this independent study will help establish the “best practices” for future CCS projects that include an Enhanced Oil Recovery component.
Dr. Jerry Sherk, who joined IPAC-CO2 last fall as Chief Operating Officer, is heading up the Kerr investigation. Prior to joining IPAC-CO2, Sherk had been Managing Director of the Colorado Energy Research Institute (CERI) at the Colorado School of Mines. A detailed list of the independent team members will be released once all of the international experts have been confirmed.
Dr. Katherine Romanak of The University of Texas at Austin's Bureau of Economic Geologyis the principal investigator of the study.·She is an internationally-recognized expert who has conducted geochemical analyses of soil gas samples at a number of sites including a carbon sequestration project in Cranfield, Mississippi. She designed a field experiment to test a laser-based sensor for detecting carbon dioxide underground at the Brackenridge Field Laboratory in Austin.
Carbon Management Canada Ltd., a network of 22 Canadian universities researching large-scale ways to reduce carbon emissions in the fossil fuel industry, will assemble a group of scientists who will review the methodology for sampling before field work begins on the Kerr farm in June.
Cameron and Jane Kerr held a news conference on January 11 in Regina demanding a full public investigation of problems at their farm located near the Cenovus Energy enhanced oil recovery operations. The Cenovus operation is a major portion of the IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project.
The Kerrs said they had first noticed changes in surface water and well water on their property in 2004, one year after carbon dioxide injection in the area had begun.
IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. announced Jan. 16 it would conduct an independent study into the incidents on the Kerr farm.
Carmen Dybwad, Chief Executive Officer of IPAC-CO2, provided more background and context of the independent study within an Open Letter to Stakeholders on the day the independent study was announced.
IPAC-CO2 has refined the Terms of Reference it will follow for the independent study.
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