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http://dx.doi.org/10.7582/GGE.2016.19.1.037

Monitoring of Fracture Occurrence During Carbon Dioxide Injection at the Meruap Oil Reservoir, Indonesia  

Kim, Dowan (Dept. of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang Univ.)
Byun, Joongmoo (Dept. of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang Univ.)
Kim, Kiseog (Heesong Geotek Co., Ltd)
Ahn, Taewoong (Korea Institute Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
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Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration / v.19, no.1, 2016 , pp. 37-44 More about this Journal
Abstract
$CO_2$-EOR (Carbon Dioxide-Enhanced Oil Recovery), one of the enhanced oil recovery methods, helps to not only enhance the production of oil, but also store carbon dioxide in underground. However, if micro fractures occur when during the injection of $CO_2$, it is difficult to make permanent storage of $CO_2$ in reservoir and can cause contamination of groundwater and soil. Therefore, in this study, we performed microseismic monitoring to investigate the occurrence of fractures during the $CO_2$ injection at the Meruap oil reservoir, Indonesia. To pick the first arrivals of microseismic events, Improved MER (Modified Energy Ratio) method was used. After picking the first arrivals, hodogram analysis was carried out by using the data recorded at three component geophones to calculate the back azimuth of events. Finally, locations of microseismic events were decided by using the results of first arrival picking and hodogram analysis. Estimated locations showed that all microseismic events were occurred at surface and any fracture did not occur around the reservoir. Moreover, by analyzing noise characteristic, we confirmed that almost of picked first arrivals were due to the repetitive mechanical noise.
Keywords
$CO_2$-EOR; Microseismic monitoring; Event location;
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