Carbon Capture & CO₂ Compression Equipment worked example
Field Commissioning Cost at 58% equipment scope share: a worked example in carbon capture & co₂ compression equipment
This worked example runs the field commissioning cost numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 58% equipment scope share instead of the typical 80%. Estimate site commissioning cost for carbon capture or CO₂ compression equipment using commissioning days, crew or vendor cost, scope share, and mobilization adders.
The inputs for this scenario
- Commissioning field days: 100 days (held at the documented default)
- Commissioning cost per day: 45 $ / day (held at the documented default)
- Equipment scope share: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
- Fixed mobilization and test cost: 250 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable commissioning cost = commissioning field days × commissioning cost per day × equipment scope share.
- Total field commissioning cost works out to 2,860 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Commissioning cost per field day works out to 28.6 $ / piece at these inputs.
- Variable commissioning cost works out to 2,610 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed mobilization and test cost works out to 250 $ at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where equipment scope share sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
- Use it when budgeting the startup phase of a capture or compression project, or allocating commissioning cost to a specific equipment package. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Total field commissioning cost: 2,860 $ (headline result)
- Commissioning cost per field day: 28.6 $ / piece
- Variable commissioning cost: 2,610 $
- Fixed mobilization and test cost: 250 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Field Commissioning Cost calculator, set equipment scope share to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.