Introduction to this special section: CO2 in the subsurface

Vanessa Nunez-Lopez; Laura Chiaramonte; Kyle T. Spikes

doi:10.1190/tle39010015.1

Introduction to this special section: CO2 in the subsurface

The Leading Edge ◽

10.1190/tle39010015.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 15-15

Author(s):

Vanessa Nunez-Lopez ◽

Laura Chiaramonte ◽

Kyle T. Spikes

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Enhanced Recovery ◽

Special Section ◽

Time Lapse ◽

Good Picture ◽

Formation Evaluation ◽

Injection Practices

The topic of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the subsurface relates to enhanced recovery efforts and the fate of CO2 in injection and sequestration scenarios. The papers in this special section address those situations from the perspectives of formation evaluation, injection practices, and time-lapse monitoring. The fields under study in these papers all drastically differ from one another in geologic complexity, so no standard workflow suffices to characterize all of them. These papers paint a good picture of the range of issues associated with the understanding of CO2 in the subsurface.

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Introduction to this special section: Reservoir monitoring

The Leading Edge ◽

10.1190/tle39070462.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 39 (7) ◽

pp. 462-463

Author(s):

David H. Johnston

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Enhanced Recovery ◽

Special Section ◽

Time Lapse ◽

Thermal Recovery ◽

Seismic Profiles ◽

Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage ◽

Vertical Seismic Profiles ◽

Wide Range ◽

Reservoir Monitoring

The papers submitted to this special section demonstrate that the topic of reservoir monitoring is extremely diverse. This diversity is reflected in the wide range of geologic settings covered by these papers — deepwater unconsolidated clastics, more cemented sandstones in onshore fields, and carbonates. Diversity is seen in the range of production scenarios described by these papers — water sweep of oil and gas, thermal recovery using steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), and enhanced recovery using CO2 injection. Moreover, the papers in this section cover much more than time-lapse 3D seismic. Although about half of the submitted papers use 4D surface seismic data to monitor reservoirs, the remainder cover a diversity of methods that include time-lapse vertical seismic profiles (VSPs), repeat well logging using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), and muon tomography. Even the concept of the “reservoir” is expanded to include monitoring microseismicity that might result from production activity.

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The Use of Real-Time and Time-Lapse Logging-While-Drilling Images for Geosteering and Formation Evaluation in the Breitbrunn Field, Bavaria, Germany

SPE Drilling & Completion ◽

10.2118/89016-pa ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 19 (03) ◽

pp. 133-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hendrik Rohler ◽

Ted Bornemann ◽

Alexis Darquin ◽

John Rasmus

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Time Lapse ◽

Formation Evaluation ◽

Logging While Drilling

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Time-lapse carbon dioxide monitoring with pulsed neutron logging

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control ◽

10.1016/s1750-5836(07)00071-0 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 456-472 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Nadja Müller ◽

T.S. Ramakrishnan ◽

Austin Boyd ◽

Shinichi Sakruai

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Time Lapse ◽

Carbon Dioxide Monitoring ◽

Pulsed Neutron

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Reciprocal velocity-porosity general linear form provides consistent and systematic industry-wide applications

Interpretation ◽

10.1190/int-2018-0214.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. T751-T759

Author(s):

Killian Ikwuakor

Keyword(s):

Linear Form ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Rock Physics ◽

Time Lapse ◽

General Linear ◽

S Wave ◽

Rock Property ◽

Formation Evaluation ◽

Clastic Rocks ◽

Universal Applicability

Velocity is an important rock property that is required and used in different applications in petrophysics, rock physics, and seismic. The published literature shows a plethora of equations and models that relate velocity and porosity, a critical reservoir property. Attempts to account for the presence of shale in the formation invariably lead to more complicated relations. The inability of the industry to streamline these relations handicaps advancements in rock physics and formation evaluation, complicates the application of best practices in time-lapse seismic and fluid substitutions, and jeopardizes the integration of petrophysical, geologic, and seismic characteristics of oil and gas reservoirs. I have considered the following criteria to grade some of the different velocity-porosity relations in use today: (1) the significance of effective stress, (2) usefulness for interpreting geology, (3) predictive capability, and (4) universal applicability. Judging by these criteria, the general linear form, first prescribed by the late George R. Pickett, is the clear winner. The general linear form is a linear relationship between the reciprocal velocity and porosity. It passes theoretical and empirical justification. It is also valid for P- and S-wave velocities, yields easily to mathematical manipulation, and satisfies carbonate as well as clastic rocks for porosities encountered in everyday subsurface investigations. I evaluate practical examples in which the general linear form is the basis for multiple rock-typing criteria, comparative formation evaluation, and interpretive use of the [Formula: see text] ratio. Appropriate integration of the general linear form with other rock property relations provides avenues to redefine the [Formula: see text] ratio and acoustic impedance, and it expands the understanding and applications of reservoir elastic properties, as well as it constrains and streamlines rock physics models and applications.

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Overview of Researches and Development about Enhanced Recovery Methods Using Carbon Dioxide for Methane Hydrate as Domestic Natural Gases

The Review of High Pressure Science and Technology ◽

10.4131/jshpreview.24.288 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 288-294

Author(s):

Yojiro IKEGAWA

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Methane Hydrate ◽

Enhanced Recovery ◽

Natural Gases ◽

Recovery Methods

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Enhanced Recovery From Organic-Rich Shales through Carbon Dioxide Injection: Molecular-Level Investigation

Energy & Fuels ◽

10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c03126 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (12) ◽

pp. 16089-16098 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Saad Alafnan ◽

Yusuf Falola ◽

Osamah Al Mansour ◽

Khalid AlSamadony ◽

Abeeb Awotunde ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Molecular Level ◽

Enhanced Recovery ◽

Carbon Dioxide Injection

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An introduction to this special section: Time lapse or time elapse?

The Leading Edge ◽

10.1190/1.1437854 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 17 (10) ◽

pp. 1386-1386 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gene Sparkman

Keyword(s):

Special Section ◽

Time Lapse

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President's Page

The Leading Edge ◽

10.1190/tle39010006.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 6-7

Author(s):

Maria Angela Capello

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Footprint ◽

Current Issue ◽

Special Section ◽

Leading Edge ◽

Specific Step

I look forward to New Year's resolutions. They challenge me to shape the year ahead, hopefully as a better one than the last. For 2020, I included in my list specific step changes to reduce my own carbon footprint, and there is no better opportunity to discuss this than in the current issue of The Leading Edge, with its special section dedicated to carbon dioxide (CO2).

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