Application of Canadian Standards Association guidelines for geologic storage of CO2 toward the development of a monitoring, verification, and accounting plan for a potential CCS project at Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

The feasibility of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Fort Nelson Gas Plant in British Columbia, Canada, has been conducted. The feasibility study included the collection of baseline characterization data, static and dynamic modelling efforts, two rounds of risk assessment, and the development of a draft monitoring, verification, and accounting (MVA) plan. Those activities have been compared to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standard for geologic storage of carbon dioxide. Although the remote location, difficult terrain, and extreme climate of the potential injection site make MVA challenging, cost- effective MVA that meets or surpasses the CSA standards is achievable.