Monitoring and volumetric estimation of injected CO 2 using 4D seismic, petrophysical data, core measurements and well logging: A case study at Ketzin, Germany

More than 50 000 tons of CO 2 have been injected at Ketzin into the Stuttgart Formation, a saline aquifer, at approximately 620 m depth, as of summer 2011. We present here results from the 1 st repeat 3D seismic survey that was performed at the site in autumn 2009, after about 22 000 tons of CO 2 ha...

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Main Authors: Ivanova, A., Kashubin, A., Juhojuntti, N., Kummerow, J., Henninges, J., Juhlin, Christopher, Lüth, S., Ivandic, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10638
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author Ivanova, A.
Kashubin, A.
Juhojuntti, N.
Kummerow, J.
Henninges, J.
Juhlin, Christopher
Lüth, S.
Ivandic, M.
author_facet Ivanova, A.
Kashubin, A.
Juhojuntti, N.
Kummerow, J.
Henninges, J.
Juhlin, Christopher
Lüth, S.
Ivandic, M.
author_sort Ivanova, A.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description More than 50 000 tons of CO 2 have been injected at Ketzin into the Stuttgart Formation, a saline aquifer, at approximately 620 m depth, as of summer 2011. We present here results from the 1 st repeat 3D seismic survey that was performed at the site in autumn 2009, after about 22 000 tons of CO 2 had been injected. We show here that rather complex time-lapse signatures of this CO 2 can be clearly observed within a radius of about 300 m from the injection well. The highly irregular amplitude response within this radius is attributed to the heterogeneity of the injection reservoir. Time delays to a reflection below the injection level are also observed. Petrophysical measurements on core samples and geophysical logging of CO 2 saturation levels allow an estimate of the total amount of CO 2 visible in the seismic data to be made. These estimates are somewhat lower than the actual amount of CO 2 injected at the time of the survey and they are dependent upon the choice of a number of parameters. In spite of some uncertainty, the close agreement between the amount injected and the amount observed is encouraging for quantitative monitoring of a CO 2 storage site using seismic methods. © 2012 European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-106382023-02-22T06:24:19Z Monitoring and volumetric estimation of injected CO 2 using 4D seismic, petrophysical data, core measurements and well logging: A case study at Ketzin, Germany Ivanova, A. Kashubin, A. Juhojuntti, N. Kummerow, J. Henninges, J. Juhlin, Christopher Lüth, S. Ivandic, M. More than 50 000 tons of CO 2 have been injected at Ketzin into the Stuttgart Formation, a saline aquifer, at approximately 620 m depth, as of summer 2011. We present here results from the 1 st repeat 3D seismic survey that was performed at the site in autumn 2009, after about 22 000 tons of CO 2 had been injected. We show here that rather complex time-lapse signatures of this CO 2 can be clearly observed within a radius of about 300 m from the injection well. The highly irregular amplitude response within this radius is attributed to the heterogeneity of the injection reservoir. Time delays to a reflection below the injection level are also observed. Petrophysical measurements on core samples and geophysical logging of CO 2 saturation levels allow an estimate of the total amount of CO 2 visible in the seismic data to be made. These estimates are somewhat lower than the actual amount of CO 2 injected at the time of the survey and they are dependent upon the choice of a number of parameters. In spite of some uncertainty, the close agreement between the amount injected and the amount observed is encouraging for quantitative monitoring of a CO 2 storage site using seismic methods. © 2012 European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10638 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2012.01045.x unknown
spellingShingle Ivanova, A.
Kashubin, A.
Juhojuntti, N.
Kummerow, J.
Henninges, J.
Juhlin, Christopher
Lüth, S.
Ivandic, M.
Monitoring and volumetric estimation of injected CO 2 using 4D seismic, petrophysical data, core measurements and well logging: A case study at Ketzin, Germany
title Monitoring and volumetric estimation of injected CO 2 using 4D seismic, petrophysical data, core measurements and well logging: A case study at Ketzin, Germany
title_full Monitoring and volumetric estimation of injected CO 2 using 4D seismic, petrophysical data, core measurements and well logging: A case study at Ketzin, Germany
title_fullStr Monitoring and volumetric estimation of injected CO 2 using 4D seismic, petrophysical data, core measurements and well logging: A case study at Ketzin, Germany
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring and volumetric estimation of injected CO 2 using 4D seismic, petrophysical data, core measurements and well logging: A case study at Ketzin, Germany
title_short Monitoring and volumetric estimation of injected CO 2 using 4D seismic, petrophysical data, core measurements and well logging: A case study at Ketzin, Germany
title_sort monitoring and volumetric estimation of injected co 2 using 4d seismic, petrophysical data, core measurements and well logging: a case study at ketzin, germany
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10638