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http://dx.doi.org/10.7474/TUS.2013.23.1.013

Case Study on Stability Assessment of Pre-existing Fault at CO2 Geologic Storage  

Kim, Hyunwoo (KIGAM)
Cheon, Dae-Sung (KIGAM)
Choi, Byung-Hee (KIGAM)
Choi, Hun-Soo (KIGAM)
Park, Eui-Seob (KIGAM)
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Tunnel and Underground Space / v.23, no.1, 2013 , pp. 13-30 More about this Journal
Abstract
Increase of pore fluid pressure resulting from injection of $CO_2$ may reactivate pre-existing faults, and the induced seismic activities can raise the safety issues such as seal integrity, restoration of storage capacity, and, in the worst case, removal of previously injected $CO_2$. Thus, fault stability and potential for $CO_2$ leakage need to be assessed at the stage of site selection and planning of injection pressure, based on the results of large-scale site investigations and numerical modeling for various scenarios. In this report, studies on the assessment of fault stability during injection of $CO_2$ were reviewed. The seismic activities associated with an artificial injection of fluids or a release of naturally trapped high-pressure fluids were first examined, and then site investigation methods for the magnitude and orientation of in situ stresses, the distribution and change of pore fluid pressure, and the location of faults were generally summarized. Recent research cases on possibility estimation of fault reactivation, prediction of seismic magnitude, and modeling of $CO_2$ leakage through a reactivated fault were presented.
Keywords
$CO_2$ storage; fault reactivation; stability assessment; case study; modeling;
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