Pelican Sequestration

The Pelican Renewables Project, developed by Pelican Renewables, LLC, will capture CO₂ from a new corn-based ethanol plant at the Port of Stockton, California, and transport it to Rindge Tract Island in the San Joaquin Delta for permanent storage. The project includes a capture and processing facility at the ethanol plant, barge-based transport of liquefied CO₂ along the San Joaquin River, and injection through two wells (Rindge Tract CCS #1 and #2) located on Rindge Tract Island. Injection will target the Mokelumne River Formation, a thick Upper Cretaceous fluvial-deltaic sandstone located about 5,500 feet below ground surface, sealed by the Capay Shale and low-permeability Meganos Gorge Fill above, and the H&T Shale below. The project is designed to inject about 2 million metric tons of CO₂ per year (1.25 MMT/yr via CCS #1 and 0.75 MMT/yr via CCS #2), for a total of nearly 40 million metric tons stored over 20 years. Long-term trapping mechanisms include structural (~25 MMT), capillary (~5 MMT), and solubility (~10 MMT) sequestration. The Area of Review incorporates 3D seismic, core data, and modeling to confirm storage capacity and integrity, while comprehensive monitoring and corrective action plans will ensure safe containment.