Study on Microseismic Monitoring Technology in Borehole in a CCUS-EOR Project

Authors

  • Bo Liu BGP Inc., CNPC, Zhuozhou 072751, China https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9775-8349
  • Jianguo Xu Jilin Oilfield Company, CNPC, Songyuan 138006, China
  • Fei Wang BGP Inc., CNPC, Zhuozhou 072751, China
  • Ruosheng Pan Jilin Oilfield Company, CNPC, Songyuan 138006, China
  • He Lin BGP Inc., CNPC, Zhuozhou 072751, China
  • Yuchi Zhou Jilin Oilfield Company, CNPC, Songyuan 138006, China
  • Tongyun Yao College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China

Abstract

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is a large-scale greenhouse gas emission reduction technology that can both enhance oil recovery and sequester carbon in the petroleum industry. However, issues such as unclear main direction of oil and gas migration and unknown causes of gas channeling exist in the CO2 flooding process. With increasing global demand for safe operation of CO2 geological storage, improving safety monitoring technology is crucial. The study adopted downhole microseismic monitoring technology to monitor the CO2 flooding process in real-time, combined with dynamic characteristics of microseismic events, and utilized data such as regional 3D seismic fracture attributes and injection-production parameters to evaluate the geological integrity and gas channeling issues in CCUS. Microseismic monitoring technology can assess the integrity of geological layers and caprocks, identify main oil and gas migration paths, determine causes of gas channeling, and optimize injection-production parameters. In mature well areas, there is a dilemma between ensuring CO2 storage and maintaining oil production in well replacement schemes. The study provides key data support for optimizing CO2 geological storage strategies, contributes to environmental protection and sustainable development, and discusses the challenges and future prospects in this field.

Article type:  Research article

Cited as:

Liu B, Xu JG, Wang F, et al. 2025. Study on microseismic monitoring technology in borehole in a CCUS-EOR project. GeoStorage, 1(2), 125-136. https://doi.org/10.46690/gs.2025.02.03

Keywords:

CCUS-EOR, CO2, microseismic monitoring, borehole, integrity of geological bodies, leakage

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