The potential of borehole seismic monitoring techniques at the field scale for leakage and well integrity assessment in CO2 injection projects

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Authors

  • Nicolás D. Barbosa
  • Michael Jordan
  • Marcin Ireneusz Duda
  • Bastien Dupuy
  • Amir Ghaderi
  • Peder Eliasson

Organisational units

External Organisational units

  • SINTEF Industri.

Abstract

In this study, we explore the use of different wavefields recorded in VSP surveys to conduct time-lapse seismic monitoring of CO2 migration in the subsurface. To do so, we perform a series of VSP experiments employing a surface source and an array of borehole hydrophones to establish correlations between the recorded wavefields (e.g., direct, reflected, and guided waves) and the presence of heterogeneities in the formation surrounding the borehole, which may be affected by the presence of CO2. We then analyze the changes in those seismic signals by comparing data recorded before and during a CO2 injection experiment carried out at the Svelvik CO2 Field Laboratory. We focus on VSP attributes typically employed for seismic characterization (e.g., arrival time shifts and amplitude decay of direct waves) as well as on wave types which are not commonly used (e.g., tube waves) but may provide additional information regarding the presence of CO2 in the vicinity of the borehole.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFourth International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy
ISBN (electronic)1949-4645
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Aug 2024
EventFourth International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy - Houston, United States
Duration: 26 Aug 202429 Aug 2024

Conference

ConferenceFourth International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHouston
Period26/08/2429/08/24