continuous passive-seismic monitoring of co2 geologic
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Continuous passive-seismic monitoring of CO2 geologic sequestration projects
Biondo Biondi, Stanford University
with
Sjoerd de Ridder and Jason Chang, Stanford University
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CCS monitoring
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www.e-education.psu.edu/meteo469/node/223
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“Volumetric” monitoring by 3D seismic
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www.e-education.psu.edu/meteo469/node/223
Active sources Surface receivers
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Volumetric monitoring by passive 3D seismic
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www.e-education.psu.edu/meteo469/node/223
Surface receivers
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History of interferometric seismic imaging
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Jon Claerbout (1968)
Geophysics
Invented on Earth
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History of interferometric seismic imaging
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Stanford/NASA
soi.stanford.edu/results
Jon Claerbout (1968)
Geophysics
Invented on Earth Apllied on the Sun
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History of interferometric seismic imaging
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Stanford/NASA
soi.stanford.edu/results
Jon Claerbout (1968)
Geophysics
Shapiro et al. (2005)
Geophysics
Invented on Earth Applied on the Sun Back to Earth
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Ambient seismic noise Virtual seismic source Correlations
Seismic interferometry - Step 1 Record data at two receivers
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Ambient seismic noise Virtual seismic source Correlations
Seismic interferometry - Step 1 Record data at two receivers at the surface
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Seismic interferometry – Step 2 Cross-correlate recorded traces
Ambient seismic noise Virtual seismic source Correlations
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Ambient seismic noise Virtual seismic source
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Seismic interferometry – Step 3 Synthesize ”virtual events” – Interface waves
Correlations
Surface waves (transmission)
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Seismic interferometry – Step 2 Cross-correlate recorded traces
Ambient seismic noise Virtual seismic source Correlations
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Seismic interferometry – Step 3 Synthesize ”virtual events” – Body waves
Ambient seismic noise Virtual seismic source Correlations
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Body waves (reflections)
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2x real-time
Ambient seismic noise
Distance (km)
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Ambient noise (time slice) Ambient noise (time vs. distance)
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2x real-time
Ambient seismic noise
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Ambient noise (time slices) Virtual source (time slices)
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Monitor CO2 reservoir by reflections?
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CO2 reservoir
Surface waves
Reflections
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Sleipner - Active seismic monitoring of CCS
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Andy Chadwick (2009) - www.bgs.ac.uk/staff/profiles/0130.html
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Sleipner - Monitoring by reflection images
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Andy Chadwick (2009) - www.bgs.ac.uk/staff/profiles/0130.html
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Direct detection of CO2 plumes before they reach the surface?
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CO2 reservoir
Surface waves
Reflections
CO2 plume
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Indirect detection of CO2 plumes deep in the subsurface?
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CO2 reservoir
CO2 plume Upward migrating CO2
acts as a pressure
conduit and changes
stress field close to the
surface
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Salha (Algeria) CCS project
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Allan Mathieson et al. (2010) – Energy Procedia
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Salha (Algeria) CCS project - SAR monitoring
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Allan Mathieson et al. (2010) – Energy Procedia
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``Moore’s law’’ for seismic acquisition Number of channels for one active source
23 credit: David Monke (Apache) &Tim Keho (Aramco)
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Valhall - Life Of Field Seismic array (LOFS)
24 credit: Olav Barkved (BP)
• 120 km seismic cables
• 2500 groups of 4C sensors
• 50 m receiver spacing
• 300 m cable spacing
• 15 Hz geophones, but they
record down to ≈.5 Hz
signals
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Other datasets from (semi)permanent arrays
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credit: Ali Tura (CP)
4,000 4C Fiber optic sensors
Ekofisk Long Beach 3,000 autonomous MEM sensors
credit: Dan Hollis
(Nodal Geophysical)
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Other datasets from (semi)permanent arrays
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4,000 4C Fiber optic sensors
Ekofisk Long Beach 3,000 autonomous MEM sensors
credit: Dan Hollis
(Nodal Geophysical)
credit: Ali Tura (CP)
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Other datasets from (semi)permanent arrays
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4,000 4C Fiber optic sensors
Ekofisk Long Beach 3,000 autonomous MEM sensors
credit: Dan Hollis
(Nodal Geophysical)
credit: Ali Tura (CP)
2.7 TB/day .5 TB/day
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Spectrum of ambient seismic field at Valhall
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Valhall - Virtual seismic source
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Monitor CO2 reservoir by reflections?
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CO2 reservoir
Surface waves
Reflections
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Monitor CO2 reservoir by reflections? Not yet
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CO2 reservoir
Surface waves
Reflections
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Direct detection of CO2 plumes before they reach the surface?
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CO2 reservoir
Surface waves
Reflections
CO2 plume
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1.50-1.75Hz
Identifying velocity anomalies Validation with active-data images at ≈ 80 m
60-105m
Full Waveform Inversion on active data Ambient seismic noise tomography
Landes et al, 2007 De Ridder, 2011 33
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0.50-0.75Hz
Identifying velocity anomalies Validation with active-data images at ≈ 170 m
150-195m
Full Waveform Inversion on active data Ambient seismic noise tomography
Landes et al, 2007 De Ridder, 2011 34
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Direct detection of CO2 plumes before they reach the surface? Most likely!
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CO2 reservoir
Surface waves
Reflections
CO2 plume
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Indirect detection of CO2 plumes deep in the subsurface?
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CO2 reservoir
CO2 plume Upward migrating CO2
acts as a pressure
conduit and changes
stress field close to the
surface
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Subsidence-related stress changes in subsurface
contraction
extension extension
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Gas Pocket
Barkved, 2012
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Detecting changes in stress field
credit: Barkved, BP Norge
• Shear wave splitting maps
• Polarization of fast split shear wave
and lag size
• Production related subsidence
• Input for geomechanical inversion
• Can be monitored over time
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Indirect detection of CO2 plumes deep in the subsurface? Will test on Valhall and Ekofisk
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CO2 reservoir
CO2 plume Upward migrating CO2
acts as a pressure
conduit and changes
stress field close to the
surface
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What about land data? Preliminary results from Long Beach data
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Long Beach 3,000 autonomous MEM sensors
Ambient noise (time slices)
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What about land data? Preliminary results from Long Beach data
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Ambient noise (time slices) Virtual source (time slices)
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Ongoing and future investigations
• Analyze Long Beach for time-lapse effects
• Analyze Ekofisk and Valhall data for anisotropy
• Look for reflections in all three datasets by
performing longer correlations to improve SNR
at high frequencies
• Record data on an actual CCS project
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Ongoing and future investigations
• Analyze Long Beach for time-lapse effects
• Analyze Ekofisk and Valhall data for anisotropy
• Look for reflections in all three datasets by
performing longer correlations to improve SNR
at high frequencies
• Record data on an actual CCS project
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Ackowedgements
• GCEP for financial support
• SEP affiliate companies for financial support
• Joe Dellinger and Olav Barkved at BP for data,
ideas, and help
• Dan Hollis at Nodal Geophysical and Signal
Petroleum for Long Beach data
• Ali Tura at ConocoPhillips for Ekofisk data
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