A feasibility study of time-lapse seismic monitoring of CO 2 sequestration in a layered basalt reservoir

  • Murari Khatiwada
  • , Ludmila Adam
  • , Michael Morrison
  • , Kasper van Wijk

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Abstract

We investigate the potential of scattered seismic waves to remotely sense geological sequestration of CO 2 in basalt. Numerical studies in horizontally layered models suggest that strong scattering quickly complicates the wave fields, but also provides a sensitive tool to monitor physical changes in and around the reservoir. These results go hand-in-hand with recent laboratory work and rock-physics modeling that has shown significant changes in the seismic properties of a reservoir undergoing CO 2 sequestration, due to fluid substitution and mineral precipitation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)145-152
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Applied Geophysics
Volume82
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2012

Keywords

  • Basalts
  • CO sequestration
  • Time-lapse monitoring
  • Velocity perturbation
  • Wave scattering

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