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Generating Anisotropic Seismic Models Based on Geomechanical Simulation

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Microseismic Monitoring and Geomechanical Modelling of CO2 Storage in Subsurface Reservoirs

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Seismic waves provide a means of remotely sensing the subsurface over a range of length scales. Information from time-lapse (4-D) surveys and microseismic monitoring will compliment information from bore-hole logging, flow rate measurements and pressure tests that will allow us to locate zones of \(\hbox{CO}_{2}\) saturation, map out reservoir flow compartments and identify regions of high stress and fracturing. Commonly, it is assumed that observed time-lapse variations are simply a factor of varying fluid content.

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Verdon, J.P. (2012). Generating Anisotropic Seismic Models Based on Geomechanical Simulation. In: Microseismic Monitoring and Geomechanical Modelling of CO2 Storage in Subsurface Reservoirs. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25388-1_6

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