CCS HUBStorage

Shell Polaris capture + Atlas storage hub

Shell / ATCO EnPower · 650 kt/yr capture; start-up ≈end 2028

FID June 2024; 22 km pipeline to two injection wells.

RESOURCE CONTEXT

≈79 Gt capacity in Alberta (WCSB ≈360 Gt); >18 Mt stored to date

Roughly 79 Gt of saline-aquifer capacity, and the precondition for every other decarbonized product in the province.

Alberta deep saline storage capacity79 Gt CO2 · Resource estimate · 2024Clean Prosperity / Pathways ↗

GEOLOGICAL SETTING

Industrial Heartland Basal Cambrian SandstoneProducing / drill-proven
Deep saline aquifer storage (Basal Cambrian Sandstone, Leduc, Nisku)
Cold Lake–Athabasca Pathways corridorFavourable
Deep saline Basal Cambrian / Devonian carbonate storage under the oil sands

Tenure: Crown-owned pore space; Carbon Sequestration Tenure Regulation — Evaluation Agreement then Carbon Sequestration Agreement awarded by competitive hub process.
Royalty: No royalty; revenue is TIER credits, federal CCUS ITC (50 % capture, 37.5 % T&S to 2035) and ACCIP 12 % grant.

DATASETS TO STACK HERE

Bedrock geology polygons (DIG 2013-0018, queryable)Alberta Geological SurveyAttribute-level bedrock mapping for screening host lithologies; heavy, so it loads only when zoomed in.
3D Provincial Geological Framework: Precambrian subcrop zonesAlberta Geological SurveyEntry point to the provincial 3D framework: which Paleozoic zone sits on basement controls helium traps, brine aquifers and storage seals.
Alberta earthquake catalogue (incl. induced)Alberta Geological SurveyInduced-seismicity hazard zones (Fox Creek, Red Deer) constrain hydraulic fracturing and injection.
Seismic / forestry cutlines (oil sands region)Alberta Environment and Protected Areas – OSIPWhere 2D/3D seismic has been shot; legacy data may be purchasable from brokers.
AGS prospective areas for mineral explorationAlberta Geological SurveyThe survey's own view of where each commodity is prospective; compare with the Atlas knowledge-driven envelopes.
NRCan Map 900A: producing mines, mineral areas, oil & gas fieldsNatural Resources CanadaOfficial federal view of producing operations to cross-check the Atlas mine inventory.
Carbon sequestration agreementsAlberta Energy and MineralsPore-space tenure that may conflict with helium and lithium rights in the same formations.
Non-Crown mineral ownershipAlberta Energy and MineralsFreehold minerals need private deals and carry freehold mineral tax instead of Crown royalty.

NEARBY OPERATIONS

Sil Industrial Minerals — BruderheimSilica sand · Sil Industrial Minerals · ≈6 kmOperating
Quest CCS (Scotford)CCS hub · Shell (operator) / Canadian Natural · ≈10 kmOperating
Dow Path2Zero (Fort Saskatchewan)Hydrogen · Dow / Linde · ≈13 kmConstruction
Fort Saskatchewan brine & cavern fieldsSalt / brine · Dow, ATCO Energy Solutions, Keyera · ≈13 kmOperating
Air Products Edmonton net-zero hydrogen complexHydrogen · Air Products · ≈32 kmConstruction
Dodds Coal Mine (Ryley)Coal mine · Dodds Coal Mining · ≈64 kmOperating