Multi-scale stratigraphic forward modelling of the Surat Basin for geological storage of CO2

Underground geological storage of CO2 (GSC) requires a high level of subsurface understanding that is often hindered by a lack of data. This study demonstrates the use of stratigraphic forward modelling (SFM) in generating and characterising a static reservoir model using limited well data, with mul...

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Main Authors: Ravestein, J., Griffiths, Cedric, Dyt, C., Michael, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53624
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author Ravestein, J.
Griffiths, Cedric
Dyt, C.
Michael, K.
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Griffiths, Cedric
Dyt, C.
Michael, K.
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description Underground geological storage of CO2 (GSC) requires a high level of subsurface understanding that is often hindered by a lack of data. This study demonstrates the use of stratigraphic forward modelling (SFM) in generating and characterising a static reservoir model using limited well data, with multiple potential applications within the GSC workflow. Sedsim SFM software was used to create a static model of the Surat Basin, including a high-resolution nested model of the EPQ-7 GSC tenement within the basin. Deposition and burial of the Jurassic Precipice Sandstone, Evergreen Formation and Hutton Sandstone were simulated. Modelling results show a close match with gamma-ray well logs in the tenement area, and the model can be considered a credible model of the subsurface. The Sedsim-predicted formation thicknesses and porosity and permeability distributions meet criteria set for GSC, suggesting that the EPQ-7 tenement may be a prospective GSC location.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-536242017-10-13T04:55:38Z Multi-scale stratigraphic forward modelling of the Surat Basin for geological storage of CO2 Ravestein, J. Griffiths, Cedric Dyt, C. Michael, K. Underground geological storage of CO2 (GSC) requires a high level of subsurface understanding that is often hindered by a lack of data. This study demonstrates the use of stratigraphic forward modelling (SFM) in generating and characterising a static reservoir model using limited well data, with multiple potential applications within the GSC workflow. Sedsim SFM software was used to create a static model of the Surat Basin, including a high-resolution nested model of the EPQ-7 GSC tenement within the basin. Deposition and burial of the Jurassic Precipice Sandstone, Evergreen Formation and Hutton Sandstone were simulated. Modelling results show a close match with gamma-ray well logs in the tenement area, and the model can be considered a credible model of the subsurface. The Sedsim-predicted formation thicknesses and porosity and permeability distributions meet criteria set for GSC, suggesting that the EPQ-7 tenement may be a prospective GSC location. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53624 10.1111/ter.12166 Blackwell Publishing Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Ravestein, J.
Griffiths, Cedric
Dyt, C.
Michael, K.
Multi-scale stratigraphic forward modelling of the Surat Basin for geological storage of CO2
title Multi-scale stratigraphic forward modelling of the Surat Basin for geological storage of CO2
title_full Multi-scale stratigraphic forward modelling of the Surat Basin for geological storage of CO2
title_fullStr Multi-scale stratigraphic forward modelling of the Surat Basin for geological storage of CO2
title_full_unstemmed Multi-scale stratigraphic forward modelling of the Surat Basin for geological storage of CO2
title_short Multi-scale stratigraphic forward modelling of the Surat Basin for geological storage of CO2
title_sort multi-scale stratigraphic forward modelling of the surat basin for geological storage of co2
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53624