ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,529, issued on Feb. 3.
"Subsurface carbon dioxide analysis methods" was invented by Michael Smith (Tulsa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are new methods for assessing carbon dioxide rock volatile contents of subterranean sites to identify changes in the carbon dioxide content of sites, such an assessment then applied to the evaluation of such sites for possible use as carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) sites, carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) sites, and for other applications. Further provided herein are methods for identifying geological features which may compromise a site's ability to s...