2012
DOI: 10.1190/geo2011-0075.1
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Fracture mapping using seismic amplitude variation with offset and azimuth analysis at the Weyburn CO2 storage site

Abstract: Cap rock integrity is an essential characteristic of any reservoir to be used for long-term CO 2 storage. Seismic AVOA (amplitude variation with offset and azimuth) techniques have been applied to map HTI anisotropy near the cap rock of the Weyburn field in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada, with the purpose of identifying potential fracture zones that may compromise seal integrity. This analysis, supported by modeling, observes the top of the regional seal (Watrous Formation) to have low levels of HTI anisotropy… Show more

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“…In producing oilfields, changes in the travel time above the reservoir have been used to infer stress transfer into the overburden (31,32). Similarly, azimuthal variations in seismic attributes (59) and/or S-wave splitting (60) have been used to image the creation and reactivation of fracture networks due to reservoir deformation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In producing oilfields, changes in the travel time above the reservoir have been used to infer stress transfer into the overburden (31,32). Similarly, azimuthal variations in seismic attributes (59) and/or S-wave splitting (60) have been used to image the creation and reactivation of fracture networks due to reservoir deformation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Fluid substitution is a technique used to predict P-, S-wave velocities and density based on the analyses of their porosity and dry rock moduli [22][23][24][25]. The elastic moduli of dry rock could be obtained from the rock physics experiments, well logging or numerical modeling [26,27]. Benson and Wu predicted dry rock bulk modulus, rigidity modulus and reflection coefficients with the application of laboratory rock samples and well logs [28].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Notable instances include the utilization of this approach in projects such as Sleipner (Arts et al, 2004), Snøhvit (Hansen et al, 2013), and Weyburn (Verdon et al, 2010). Time-lapse variations in seismic amplitude and time shifts can be systematically observed and correlated with subsurface measurements and multi-physical simulations, enabling the identification of distinct layers (White, 2013), discontinuities (Iding and Ringrose, 2009;Duxbury et al, 2012), CO2 saturation (Arts et al, 2004), and pressure changes (Hansen et al, 2013). Permanently deployed fiber optic sensors present a non-intrusive methodology for monitoring the movement of near-wellbore CO2 plumes by capturing deformation-thermal variations (Vilarrasa and Rutqvist, 2017).…”
Section: In Situ Monitoring and Characterizationmentioning
confidence: 99%