Early detection of brine and CO2 leakage through abandoned wells using pressure and surface-deformation monitoring data: Concept and demonstration

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 555-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoojin Jung ◽  
Quanlin Zhou ◽  
Jens T. Birkholzer
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Co2 Leakage ◽  
Abandoned Wells

scholarly journals A retrospective study of the pre-eruptive unrest on El Hierro (Canary Islands): implications of seismicity and deformation in the short-term volcanic hazard assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1759-1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Bartolini ◽  
Carmen López ◽  
Laura Becerril ◽  
Rosa Sobradelo ◽  
Joan Martí
Keyword(s):  
Canary Islands ◽  
Hazard Assessment ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Volcanic Hazard ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Volcanic System ◽  
El Hierro

Abstract. The correct identification and interpretation of unrest indicators is useful for forecasting volcanic eruptions, delivering early warnings, and understanding the changes occurring in a volcanic system prior to an eruption. Such indicators play an important role in upgrading previous long-term volcanic hazard assessments and help explain the complexities of the preceding period of eruptive activity. In this work, we present a retrospective analysis of the 2011 unrest episode on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, that preceded a submarine eruption. We use seismic and surface deformation monitoring data to compute the susceptibility analysis (QVAST tool) and to study the evolution over time of the unrest (ST-HASSET tool). Additionally, we show the advantages to be gained by using continuous monitoring data and hazard assessment e-tools to upgrade spatiotemporal analyses and thus visualize more simply the development of the volcanic activity.

scholarly journals A retrospective study of the pre-eruptive unrest on El Hierro (Canary Islands): implications of seismicity and deformation in the short-term volcanic hazard assessment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Bartolini ◽  
Carmen López ◽  
Laura Becerril ◽  
Rosa Sobradelo ◽  
Joan Martí
Keyword(s):  
Hazard Assessment ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Volcanic Hazard ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Volcanic System ◽  
El Hierro ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Abstract. The correct identification and interpretation of unrest indicators are useful for forecasting volcanic eruptions, delivering early warnings, and understanding the changes occurring in a volcanic system prior to an eruption. Such indicators play an important role in upgrading previous long-term volcanic hazard assessments and help grasp the complexities of the preceding period of eruptive activity. In this work, we present a retrospective analysis of the 2011 unrest episode on the island of El Hierro that preceded a submarine eruption. We use seismic and surface deformation monitoring data to compute the susceptibility analysis (QVAST tool) and to study the evolution over time of the unrest (ST-HASSET tool). Additionally, we show the advantages to be gained by using continuous monitoring data and hazard assessment e-tools to upgrade spatio-temporal analyses and thus visualize more simply the development of the volcanic activity.

scholarly journals Semi-Analytical Solution to Assess CO2 Leakage in the Subsurface through Abandoned Wells

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2452
Author(s):  
Tian Qiao ◽  
Hussein Hoteit ◽  
Marwan Fahs
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Solution ◽  
Storage Site ◽  
Co2 Leakage ◽  
Transient Pressure ◽  
Flow Paths ◽  
Abandoned Wells ◽  
Diffusivity Equation ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Good Agreement

Geological carbon storage is an effective method capable of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at significant scales. Subsurface reservoirs with sealing caprocks can provide long-term containment for the injected fluid. Nevertheless, CO2 leakage is a major concern. The presence of abandoned wells penetrating the reservoir caprock may cause leakage flow-paths for CO2 to the overburden. Assessment of time-varying leaky wells is a need. In this paper, we propose a new semi-analytical approach based on pressure-transient analysis to model the behavior of CO2 leakage and corresponding pressure distribution within the storage site and the overburden. Current methods assume instantaneous leakage of CO2 occurring with injection, which is not realistic. In this work, we employ the superposition in time and space to solve the diffusivity equation in 2D radial flow to approximate the transient pressure in the reservoirs. Fluid and rock compressibilities are taken into consideration, which allow calculating the breakthrough time and the leakage rate of CO2 to the overburden accurately. We use numerical simulations to verify the proposed time-dependent semi-analytical solution. The results show good agreement in both pressure and leakage rates. Sensitivity analysis is then conducted to assess different CO2 leakage scenarios to the overburden. The developed semi-analytical solution provides a new simple and practical approach to assess the potential of CO2 leakage outside the storage site. This approach is an alternative to numerical methods when detailed simulations are not feasible. Furthermore, the proposed solution can also be used to verify numerical codes, which often exhibit numerical artifacts.

Estimates of CO2 leakage along abandoned wells constrained by new data

2019 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 164-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom J.W. Postma ◽  
Karl W. Bandilla ◽  
Michael A. Celia
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Leakage ◽  
Abandoned Wells

Ultrasonic Transceiver-Based Structural Deformation Monitoring with Location Ability

2014 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
pp. 442-445
Author(s):  
Wei Zheng ◽  
Chun Xian Wu ◽  
Rong Rong Cui
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Structural Deformation ◽  
Monitoring Method ◽  
Regional Monitoring ◽  
Space Deformation ◽  
Structural Surface

Regional coverage monitoring for structural deformation remains a challenge for current technologies. A coverage regional monitoring method based on dual ultrasonic transceivers and exhibiting deformation location ability is presented. The spatial projecting model of dual ultrasonic beams is established to determine the monitoring scope of the structural surface in space. Deformation location principles are induced by analyzing the spatial relations of the monitoring data of dual ultrasonic transceivers. Finally, an experiment is proposed to illustrate the method.

Deformation Monitoring and Data Analysis for Metro Construction with Mining Method in Dalian

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 1604-1608
Author(s):  
Guang Bin Bai ◽  
Jie Zhao ◽  
Li Sheng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Construction Method ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Ground Subsidence ◽  
Tunnel Construction ◽  
Mining Method ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Subway Tunnel ◽  
The Future

Based on a subway tunnel construction, the construction method was introduced. The ground subsidence, crown settlement and convergence displacement caused by the cut tunnel are monitored during the tunneling construction and the results of monitoring data for them are analyzed. This technology wells to guide the tunnel-entering construction effectively and avoid the tunnel-entering construction process prone to landslides, thus ensuring the safety of the tunnel construction and will guiding the future construction.

scholarly journals Copernicus Sentinel-1 MT-InSAR, GNSS and Seismic Monitoring of Deformation Patterns and Trends at the Methana Volcano, Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 6445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodoros Gatsios ◽  
Francesca Cigna ◽  
Deodato Tapete ◽  
Vassilis Sakkas ◽  
Kyriaki Pavlou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Ground Deformation ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Seasonal Fluctuation ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Persistent Scatterers ◽  
Geothermal Activity ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite

The Methana volcano in Greece belongs to the western part of the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, where the African and Eurasian tectonic plates converge at a rate of approximately 3 cm/year. While volcanic hazard in Methana is considered low, the neotectonic basin constituting the Saronic Gulf area is seismically active and there is evidence of local geothermal activity. Monitoring is therefore crucial to characterize any activity at the volcano that could impact the local population. This study aims to detect surface deformation in the whole Methana peninsula based on a long stack of 99 Sentinel-1 C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images in interferometric wide swath mode acquired in March 2015–August 2019. A Multi-Temporal Interferometric SAR (MT-InSAR) processing approach is exploited using the Interferometric Point Target Analysis (IPTA) method, involving the extraction of a network of targets including both Persistent Scatterers (PS) and Distributed Scatterers (DS) to augment the monitoring capability across the varied land cover of the peninsula. Satellite geodetic data from 2006–2019 Global Positioning System (GPS) benchmark surveying are used to calibrate and validate the MT-InSAR results. Deformation monitoring records from permanent Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) stations, two of which were installed within the peninsula in 2004 (METH) and 2019 (MTNA), are also exploited for interpretation of the regional deformation scenario. Geological, topographic, and 2006–2019 seismological data enable better understanding of the ground deformation observed. Line-of-sight displacement velocities of the over 4700 PS and 6200 DS within the peninsula are from −18.1 to +7.5 mm/year. The MT-InSAR data suggest a complex displacement pattern across the volcano edifice, including local-scale land surface processes. In Methana town, ground stability is found on volcanoclasts and limestone for the majority of the urban area footprint while some deformation is observed in the suburban zones. At the Mavri Petra andesitic dome, time series of the exceptionally dense PS/DS network across blocks of agglomerate and cinder reveal seasonal fluctuation (5 mm amplitude) overlapping the long-term stable trend. Given the steepness of the slopes along the eastern flank of the volcano, displacement patterns may indicate mass movements. The GNSS, seismological and MT-InSAR analyses lead to a first account of deformation processes and their temporal evolution over the last years for Methana, thus providing initial information to feed into the volcano baseline hazard assessment and monitoring system.

scholarly journals CO2 Injection Deformation Monitoring Based on UAV and InSAR Technology: A Case Study of Shizhuang Town, Shanxi Province, China

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Tian Zhang ◽  
Wanchang Zhang ◽  
Ruizhao Yang ◽  
Dan Cao ◽  
Longfei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Shanxi Province ◽  
Co2 Injection ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
Measurement Technology ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Integrated Monitoring ◽  
Migration Pathway

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, also referred to as Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS), is one of the novel climate mitigation technologies by which CO2 emissions are captured from sources, such as fossil power generation and industrial processes, and further either reused or stored with more attention being paid on the utilization of captured CO2. In the whole CCUS process, the dominant migration pathway of CO2 after being injected underground becomes very important information to judge the possible storage status as well as one of the essential references for evaluating possible environmental affects. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technology, with its advantages of extensive coverage in surface deformation monitoring and all-weather traceability of the injection processes, has become one of the promising technologies frequently adopted in worldwide CCUS projects. In this study, taking the CCUS sequestration area in Shizhuang Town, Shanxi Province, China, as an example, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photography measurement technology with a 3D surface model at a resolution of 5.3 cm was applied to extract the high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM) of the study site in coordination with InSAR technology to more clearly display the results of surface deformation monitoring of the CO2 injection area. A 2 km surface heaving dynamic processes before and after injection from June 2020 to July 2021 was obtained, and a CO2 migration pathway northeastward was observed, which was rather consistent with the monitoring results by logging and micro-seismic studies. Additionally, an integrated monitoring scheme, which will be the trend of monitoring in the future, is proposed in the discussion.

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