Reservoir Characterization from Pressure Monitoring during CO2 Injection into a Depleted Pinnacle Reef – MRCSP Commercial-scale CCS Demonstration Project

Kelley, Mark; Abbaszadeh, Maghsood; Mishra, Srikanta; Mawalkar, Sanjay; Place, Matt; Gupta, Neeraj; Pardini, Rick

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.524

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“…Baseline monitoring included a vertical seismic profile (VSP) survey, microseismic monitoring, pulse neutron wireline logging, satellite radar monitoring, borehole gravity survey, fluid and gas sampling, and pressure monitoring. An overview of these monitoring techniques and how they are being applied to improve current geologic understanding is presented in Gerst et al [9] and Kelley et al [10].…”

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Testing for Large-scale CO2-enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Storage in the Midwestern USA

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The Midwestern Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP, www.mrcsp.org) is improving understanding of potential carbon dioxide (CO2) utilization and storage resources within a nine-state region of the United States that relies heavily on fossil energy. This paper describes two milestones achieved: completion of 10 years of carbon capture and storage (CCS) research, and the start of a large-scale injection test in conjunction with CO2-enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Lessons learned from regional characterization and small-scale field tests, as well as the approach that is being followed for the large-scale injection test (including characterization, monitoring, and modeling), are presented.

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“…As of August 2014, approximately 244,000 metric tons have been injected. A significant amount of pressure data, including three episodes of pressure fall-off, has been collected and analyzed [10].…”

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“…Rich pressure data sets allow not only traditional calibration of model time steps (Doughty and Freifeld, 2012;Hosseini and Nicot, 2012) but also analysis of high frequency variability such as pressure falloff (Kelley et al, 2014), cross-well isolation communication , earth tides, and other types of innovative measurements. For example, Hosseini et al (in review) have developed a method for time lapse harmonic pressure testing to assess changes in fluid compressibility that would allow discrimination between ambient brine and introduced CO 2 in the area probed.…”

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The state of the art in monitoring and verification—Ten years on

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Chadwick

Hovorka

2015

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

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a b s t r a c tIn the ten years since publication of the IPCC Special Report on CCS, there has been considerable progress in monitoring and verification (M&V). Numerous injection projects, ranging from small injection pilots to much larger longer-term commercial operations, have been successfully monitored to the satisfaction of regulatory agencies, and technologies have been adapted and implemented to demonstrate containment, conformance, and no environmental impact. In this review we consider M&V chiefly from the perspective of its ability to satisfy stakeholders that these three key requirements are being met. From selected project examples, we show how this was done, and reflect particularly on the nature of the verification process. It is clear that deep-focussed monitoring will deliver the primary requirement to demonstrate conformance and containment and to provide early warning of any deviations from predicted storage behaviour. Progress in seismic imaging, especially offshore, and the remarkable results with InSAR from In Salah are highlights of the past decade. A wide range of shallow monitoring techniques has been tested at many sites, focussing especially on the monitoring of soil gas and groundwater. Quantification of any detected emissions would be required in some jurisdictions to satisfy carbon mitigation targets in the event of leakage to surface: however, given the likely high security of foreseeable storage sites, we suggest that shallow monitoring should focus mainly on assuring against environmental impacts. This reflects the low risk profile of well selected and well operated storage sites and recognizes the over-arching need for monitoring to be directed to specific, measureable risks. In particular, regulatory compliance might usefully involve clearer articulation of leakage scenarios, with this specificity making it possible to demonstrate "no leakage" in a more objective way than is currently the case. We also consider the monitoring issues for CO 2 -EOR, and argue that there are few technical problems in providing assurance that EOR sites are successfully sequestering CO 2 ; the issues lie largely in linking existing oil and gas regulations to new greenhouse gas policy. We foresee that, overall, monitoring technologies will continue to benefit from synergies with oil and gas operations, but that the distinctive regulatory and certification environments for CCS may pose new questions. Overall, while there is clearly scope for technical improvements, more clearly posed requirements, and better communication of monitoring results, we reiterate that this has been a decade of significant achievement that leaves monitoring and verification well placed to serve the wider CCS enterprise.Crown

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“…Such reefs have typically undergone primary production and, in some cases, secondary recovery . CO 2 has been injected into a small number of reefs that have the potential capacity for supporting CO 2 sequestration . Reefs along the Northern Pinnacle Reef Trend developed in a shallow shelf carbonate depositional system Figure 1(a).…”

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“…The modeling analysis was conducted based on a carbonate reef located in northern Michigan, which is one of many Silurian‐age pinnacle reefs in the Michigan basin. Such reefs underwent primary production and subsequently secondary recovery via CO 2 ‐Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) . We built a rectangular prism shape model for the reservoir confined by the sideburden and overburden layers to represent the reef system and the surrounding rock.…”

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Statistical based hydromechanical models to estimate poroelastic effects of CO₂ injection into a closed reservoir

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Mishra

2020

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In this study, a statistical‐based methodology is used to evaluate the poroelastic effects of injection during CO2 geologic sequestration in a closed reservoir. We constructed a series of hydromechanical models to evaluate the poroelastic effect of injection by quantifying total stress changes inside the reservoir, reservoir displacement, and surface uplift. The models are representative of closed carbonate reef reservoirs of the Michigan basin. A combination of experimental design for seven independent parameters (depth, caprock and reservoir Young's modulus, caprock and reservoir Poisson's ratio, pressure, and Biot's coefficient) and response surface modeling was used to develop statistical‐based reduced‐order models. We performed 147 numerical simulations to develop simplified models. The poroelastic model responses were captured using a standard quadratic model with full interaction terms, as well as a reduced model with only statistically significant coefficients. The interpretation of reduced‐order models, using R2 loss method, shows that while surface uplift depends mainly on the depth of the reservoir, stress increase depends mainly on Biot's coefficient. The developed statistical‐based models provide a quick tool to evaluate the poroelastic effect of injection into the closed carbonate reservoirs of the Michigan basin. Reduced‐order models were then combined with a Monte Carlo simulation to perform poroelastic uncertainty analyses and achieve a better understanding of the poroelastic performance of CO2 storage in the closed carbonate system of the Michigan basin. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Reservoir Characterization from Pressure Monitoring during CO2 Injection into a Depleted Pinnacle Reef – MRCSP Commercial-scale CCS Demonstration Project

Cited by 23 publications

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Testing for Large-scale CO2-enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Storage in the Midwestern USA

Testing for Large-scale CO2-enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Storage in the Midwestern USA

The state of the art in monitoring and verification—Ten years on

Statistical based hydromechanical models to estimate poroelastic effects of CO₂ injection into a closed reservoir

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Reservoir Characterization from Pressure Monitoring during CO2 Injection into a Depleted Pinnacle Reef – MRCSP Commercial-scale CCS Demonstration Project

Cited by 23 publications

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Testing for Large-scale CO2-enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Storage in the Midwestern USA

Testing for Large-scale CO2-enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Storage in the Midwestern USA

The state of the art in monitoring and verification—Ten years on

Statistical based hydromechanical models to estimate poroelastic effects of CO2 injection into a closed reservoir

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