Rewards and Challenges of Seismic Monitoring for CO2 Storage: A Fluid Substitution Study in the Gippsland Basin, Victoria, Australia

Gendrin, A.; Fiah, Norzita Mat; Poupeau, Francois; Pekot, Lawrence J.; Garnett, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.316

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“…Seismic technology provides a key advantage in monitoring CO2 injection sites by covering a large acreage in a single survey. However, the application of 4D seismic for CO2 plume tracking has always been hampered by several different factors (Gendrin et al, 2013;Ivanova et al, 2012;Roach et al, 2016). One challenge is the depth of the formation of interest.…”

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Validating compositional fluid flow simulations using 4D seismic interpretation and vice versa in the SECARB Early Test—A critical review

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International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

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This paper discusses strengths and weaknesses of 4D seismic interpretation as a technique for monitoring carbon dioxide that was injected as part of a large scale test associated with commercial enhanced oil recovery (EOR) at Cranfield Field, Mississippi, USA. The goals of the monitoring effort are 1) to make measurements to verify that the CO2 is contained in the reservoir according to operational designs and model predictions, and 2) that if there are deviations, to provide data which can be used to update the earth models and determine if any mitigation is needed. The current work uses a compositional numerical simulation to model CO2 flow in the reservoir and compares the results with estimates of changes in seismic properties between a pre-injection and a survey after more than 2 million metric tons injected. The complicated physics of the problem in Cranfield field present challenges to seismic interpretations. Our results show partial agreement between the results of the numerical simulation and the seismic interpretations. Possible causes of discrepancies among the fluid flow model and multiple interpretations of the same seismic data sets performed with different work flows illuminates the types of uncertainties that should be considered to achieve the goals of monitoring.

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Validating compositional fluid flow simulations using 4D seismic interpretation and vice versa in the SECARB Early Test—A critical review

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Hosseini

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Experimental Studies on Gas Hydrate‐Based CO₂ Storage: State‐of‐the‐Art and Future Research Directions

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Fossil fuels have been used as the main source of energy in society; therefore, the atmospheric CO 2 concentration has increased by approximately 30% since the Industrial Revolution. [1] It is believed that CO 2 emissions play a major role in global warming, which may cause irreversible climate changes and hazards to humans. [2][3][4] Although renewable energy is the world's fastest growing energy, fossil fuels will most likely remain the world's main source of energy until 2050. [5] Therefore, there is an urgent need to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions in the long term. [6] CO 2 capture and storage is considered to be an effective method of reducing the CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere, and many techniques have been proposed in this regard. [7,8] CO 2 storage via mineral carbonation, geological storage, and ocean storage have been studied and implemented in some industrial fields. [9][10][11][12][13][14] Mineral carbonation is used to transfer CO 2 to solid inorganic carbonates through chemical reactions. However, owing to the high energy penalty, environmental impact, and availability of rocks for mineral carbonation, mineral carbonation is excluded for large-scale implementation. [10,11] Ocean storage refers to the injection of CO 2 into the bottom of the ocean to dissolve it, [15] and this method may result in unpredictable environmental issues. For instance, if a large amount of CO 2 is injected into the ocean, it will reduce the seawater pH and adversely impact the marine ecosystem. This will result in an unmeasurable influence on the ocean environment and life, as well as a high cost and major technical skill requirements to address this issue. [16] Therefore, CO 2 storage via CO 2 dissolution into the ocean is not a suitable method and is forbidden by the terms specified in international agreements such as the "OSPAR Convention" [12,13,16,17] and "London Convention." [18] CO 2 storage in deep geological sites has been demonstrated to be economically feasible under specific conditions, which has been developed by the oil and gas industries. [19,20] Oil and gas reservoirs, deep saline formations, and unminable coal beds are suitable reservoir types for CO 2 storage. [12] These reservoirs can be found in sedimentary basins that can confine CO 2 and impede their lateral migration or vertical leakage. Generally, CO 2 in oil and gas reservoirs or deep saline formations is stored in the form of a liquid or supercritical fluid [21] because its density ranges from 50% to 80% of water density and is close to that of

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GipNet – Baseline Environmental Data Gathering and Measurement Technology Validation for Nearshore Marine Carbon Storage

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Rewards and Challenges of Seismic Monitoring for CO2 Storage: A Fluid Substitution Study in the Gippsland Basin, Victoria, Australia

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Validating compositional fluid flow simulations using 4D seismic interpretation and vice versa in the SECARB Early Test—A critical review

Validating compositional fluid flow simulations using 4D seismic interpretation and vice versa in the SECARB Early Test—A critical review

Experimental Studies on Gas Hydrate‐Based CO₂ Storage: State‐of‐the‐Art and Future Research Directions

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Rewards and Challenges of Seismic Monitoring for CO2 Storage: A Fluid Substitution Study in the Gippsland Basin, Victoria, Australia

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Validating compositional fluid flow simulations using 4D seismic interpretation and vice versa in the SECARB Early Test—A critical review

Validating compositional fluid flow simulations using 4D seismic interpretation and vice versa in the SECARB Early Test—A critical review

Experimental Studies on Gas Hydrate‐Based CO2 Storage: State‐of‐the‐Art and Future Research Directions

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Experimental Studies on Gas Hydrate‐Based CO₂ Storage: State‐of‐the‐Art and Future Research Directions