Geophysical monitoring technology for CO2 sequestration
Ma Jin-Feng1, Li Lin1, Wang Hao-Fan1, Tan Ming-You2, Cui Shi-Ling2, Zhang Yun-Yin2, Qu Zhi-Peng2, Jia Ling-Yun1, and Zhang Shu-Hai3
1. State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
2. SINOPEC Shengli Geophysical Research Institute, Dongying 257022, China.
3. SINOPEC Zhongyuan Geophysical Research Institute, Puyang 457001, China.
Abstract Geophysical techniques play key roles in the measuring, monitoring, and verifying the safety of CO2 sequestration and in identifying the efficiency of CO2-enhanced oil recovery. Although geophysical monitoring techniques for CO2 sequestration have grown out of conventional oil and gas geophysical exploration techniques, it takes a long time to conduct geophysical monitoring, and there are many barriers and challenges. In this paper, with the initial objective of performing CO2 sequestration, we studied the geophysical tasks associated with evaluating geological storage sites and monitoring CO2 sequestration. Based on our review of the scope of geophysical monitoring techniques and our experience in domestic and international carbon capture and sequestration projects, we analyzed the inherent difficulties and our experiences in geophysical monitoring techniques, especially, with respect to 4D seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation.
This work was supported by National 863 Program Grant 2012AA050103 and Grant 2011KTCQ03-09.
Cite this article:
. Geophysical monitoring technology for CO2 sequestration[J]. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 2016, 13(2): 288-306.
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