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David A. Barnes

Professor Sedimentology, Michigan Subsurface Geology 1135 Rood Hall (269) 387-5493 MGRRE Office Phone (269) 387-8617 FAX (269) 387-5513

Education

Ph.D. 1982, Univ. California Santa Barbara, Dept. Geological Sciences
B.A. 1974, San Francisco State University, Department of Geosciences

Courses Taught

GEOS 4350 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
GEOS 3220 - Ocean Systems
GEOS 3010 - Minerals and Rocks

Various other Graduate/Seminar Courses including:
Numerical and Spatial Data Analysis, Clastic Sedimentary Petrology, Clastic Depositional Systems

Research

• Sedimentology; Characterization of Petroleum, CO₂ , and Water Reservoirs in the Michigan subsurface
• Applications of GIS/Software Technologies in the Geosciences

My research activities range from regional, paleotectonic and basin analysis studies through more conventional subsurface sedimentology/sedimentary petrology and reservoir characterization, to coastal geology and coastal change studies in the Michigan Great Lakes. These research activities all revolve around the use of sedimentary geology in a wide range of applied research problems. I am currently interested in: Application of conventional, oil field reservoir characterization methodology to the determination of geological carbon sequestration potential in the Michigan basin subsurface; Investigation of fracture related, hydrothermal mineralization and the formation of dolostone hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Michigan basin; and Pennsylvanian bedrock aquifer delineation in the context of groundwater resource assessment and contmainant hydrogeology. My research activities have also lead to the integration of computer systems technologies (especially GIS and related software) to subsurfacce stratigraphy, coastal change, and water resources problems.

Recent Research Funding:

1. 2010-2011 : USGS COSTA study; US Geological Survey; D. Barnes, Co-PI with W.B. Harrison.
2. 2010-2011 : Midwest Region Carbon Sequestration Partnership; Phase III. Subcontract to Battelle Memorial/, US-DOE/NETL; D. Barnes, Co-PI with W.B. Harrison.
3. 2010-2012 : Simulation Framework for Regional Geologic CO2 Storage Infrastructure along Arches Province of Midwest United States; Battelle Memorial Institute, Prime Contractor; US Department of Energy/National Energy Technology Laboratory; Co-P.I. with W.B. Harrison, and D. H. Hampton
4. 2010-2012 : An Evaluation of the Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Cambro-Ordovician Strata of the Illinois and Michigan Basins; Illinois State Geological Survey/University of Illinois, Prime Contractor, US-DOE/NETL; D. Barnes, PI
5. 2010:Wolverine Carbon Capture And Storage Project: Wolverine Power Cooperative, Prime Contractor; D. Barnes, PI.
6. 2009-2011 :Establishing MICHCARB, a geological carbon sequestration research and education center for Michigan/ US Department of Energy/Office of Biological and Environmental Research; D. Barnes, W.B. Harrison, Co-P.I.’s
7. 2009 : Geological Characterization of the Mount Simon Sandstone Saline Reservoir CO2 Sequestration Target, Holland, MI. Research Subcontract for Battelle Memorial, D. Barnes, PI
8. 2008-09 :Development of multidimensional analysis capabilities for modeling subsurface flow and transport phenomena, especially dynamic reservoir simulation modeling for CO 2 injection. NTH Consultants; D. Barnes, PI with Tony Clark , Graduate Research Associate
9. 2007-2008 :Strategic Planning for Carbon Geostorage I & II; Subconsultant Agreement with Burns and Rowe Consultants; D. Barnes, PI
10. 2008 : Central Michigan Basin CO2/EOR Assessment, Subconsultant Agreement with NTH Consultants; D. Barnes PI
11. 2007 :Strategic Planning for Carbon Geostorage; Subconsultant Agreement with NTH Consultants; D. Barnes PI
12. 2005-2009 : Midwest Region Carbon Sequestration Partnership; Phase II. Subcontract to Battelle Memorial/ Department of Energy/National Energy Technology Laboratory; D. Barnes, P.I.

Total Research Support: $1.8 million

Recent Publications/Presentations

1. C. R. Medina, Rupp, J.A., and Barnes, D.A., in press, Effects of reduction in porosity and permeability with depth on storage capacity and injectivity in deep saline aquifers: A case study from the Mount Simon Sandstone aquifer,International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

2. Barnes , D. A., W. B. Harrison III, and A. Wahr, 2009, Assessment of regional geological carbon sequestration potential in Upper Silurian to Middle Devonian strata of the Michigan Basin, in M. Grobe, J. C. Pashin, and R. L. Dodge, eds., Carbon dioxide sequestration in geological media—State of the science: AAPG Studies in Geology 59, p. 99–124.

3. Grammer, G. M., D. A. Barnes, W. B. Harrison III, A. E. Sandomierski, and R. G. Mannes, 2009, Practical synergies for increasing domestic oil production and geological sequestration of anthropogenic CO2: An example from the Michigan Basin, in M. Grobe, J. C. Pashin, and R. L. Dodge, eds., Carbon dioxide sequestration in geological media—State of the science: AAPG Studies in Geology 59, p. 689–706.

4. Barnes DA , Bacon, DH, and. Kelley, SR, (2009), Geological Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in the Cambrian Mount Simon Sandstone: Regional Storage Capacity, Site Characterization, and Large Scale Injection Feasibility; Michigan Basin, USA. Environmental Geosciences, v. 16, no. 3 (September 2009), pp. 163–183.

5. Kirschner, J.P. and Barnes , D.A., (2009); Geological Sequestration Capacity of the Dundee Limestone, Michigan Basin, USA. Environmental Geosciences, v. 16, no. 3 (September 2009), pp. 127–138.

6. Harrison, WB, III, Grammer, GM, and Barnes, DA, (2009) Reservoir Characteristics of the Bass Islands Dolomite in Otsego Co., Michigan – Results for a Saline Reservoir CO2 Sequestration Demonstration. Environmental Geosciences, v. 16, no. 3 (September 2009), pp. 139–151

7. Rock, Farsheed and Barnes, D.A*.; Spatial Variability of Reservoir Properties in a Stratigraphically Complex Geological Sequestration Target: The Devonian Sylvania Sandstone, Michigan Basin USA. Rocky Mountain Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Durango, CO, June 14, 2010.

8. Barnes, D.A ., Bacon, D, and Kelley, S.;AAPG/SEG/SPE Hedburg Research Conference on Geological Carbon Sequestration: Prediction and Verification in Vancouver, BC, Canada on August 16-19, 2009

9. S.R. Kelley, K.J. Patterson*, D.A. Barnes: Geological Controls on Mount Simon Sandstone Reservoir Quality and Geological Carbon Sequestration Potential in the Michigan Basin, USA: Conventional Core, Petrographic, and Petrophysics Analysis. AAPG Nation Meeting, April 11-14, 2010, New Orleans, LA.

10. Farsheed Rock, Tony E. Clark, David A. Barnes, and Duane R. Hampton; Spatial Variability of Injectivity and Storage Capacity in a Geologically Complex Sequestration Target: The Devonian Sylvania Sandstone, Michigan Basin USA; Ninth Annual Conference on Carbon Capture & Sequestration, May 10 - 13, 2010 -- Pittsburgh, PA