Detection threshold of a shallow CO2 plume with VSP data from the CaMI Field Research Station
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Abstract
Reliable geophysical monitoring is needed for effective Measurement, Monitoring and Verification (MMV) of geological CO2 sequestration. The Containment and Monitoring Institute’s Field Research Station (CaMI.FRS) provides unique field data relevant to shallow injection and shallow leak detection for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) operations in sedimentary basins. CO2 injection at the FRS simulates a shallow leak from a deeper reservoir. VSP data were collected between 2017 and 2021 using geophones and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS). Monitor surveys provided snapshots of the reservoir after injection of 7 t, 15 t, and 33 t of CO2. Permanently installed seismic sensors and repeated shot locations allowed for highly repeatable time- lapse surveys. Dissimilarity between baseline and monitor data was principally caused by seasonal variations in surface conditions and in near-surface filtering. A time-lapse compliant processing workflow was developed to detect the subtle amplitude effects of a small amount of CO2. The 10 Hz – 150 Hz field data required cautious processing, relying on deterministic deconvolution to properly scale and balance amplitudes across most of the 10 Hz – 150 Hz frequency bandwidth. Remaining spectral differences caused by near- surface filtering were removed with high-cut filters. The CO2 plume was confidently detected with geophone VSP data after 33 t of injection. Equivalent DAS VSP data was collected with different interrogator units for baseline and monitor surveys. This led to greater dissimilarity between datasets and ambiguous time-lapse results. Establishing a detection threshold of 33 t of CO2 approaches the limit of detectability in the geological setting at CaMI.FRS. These results provide insight into the challenges and capabilities of shallow reservoir monitoring and shallow leak detection for CO2 sequestration operations.
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
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