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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GREENHOUSE GAS CONTROL
Volume 105, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103206
Keywords
Microseismic Events; Geologic CO2 Storage; Stochastic Prediction; Data Assimilation; Coupled Flow and Geomechanics; Ensemble Filtering
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- United States Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory through NETL-Penn State University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research (UCFER) [DE-FE0026825]
- Energi Simulation
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This paper focuses on assimilating microseismic data for dynamic characterization of storage formations during CO2 injection, using stochastic simulation models to forecast and estimate the microseismic response of geologic formations.
Monitoring microseismic activities during CO2 injection into geologic formations is important for ensuring the safety of the storage operations. The resulting data provide insight into the response of the storage formation to CO2 injection and can be used to infer the underlying rock flow and mechanical properties. In this paper, assimilation of microseismic data is performed for dynamic characterization of the storage formation by using a stochastic simulation model to forecast the microseismic response of a geologic formation during CO2 injection. Two modeling approaches are adopted to predict the space-time distribution of the injection-induced microseismicity. The first model is based on pore pressure relaxation assumption, while the second model uses coupled flow and geomechanics simulation to establish the complex physical relation between the storage formation properties and the corresponding microseismic responses during CO2 injection. The stochastic predictive models in each case are used in ensemble data assimilation frameworks to estimate rock properties from the observed microseismic data. Two data assimilation methods are considered: (i) a new ensemble-based stochastic point process filter (EnPPF) that can directly integrate discrete microseismic events, and (ii) a variant of ensemble smoother, known as the ensemble smoother with multiple data assimilation (ES-MDA), which requires continuous representation of microseismic events for assimilation. The two methods are successfully applied to a geologically realistic model of the Farnsworth Field in Texas, with complex geologic flow units and interacting fault systems.
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