Microseismic Monitoring and Geomechanical Modelling of CO2 Storage in Subsurface Reservoirs

1. Introduction
James P. Verdon

2. The Weyburn CO2 Injection Project
James P. Verdon

3. Inverting Shear-Wave Splitting Measurements for Fracture Properties
James P. Verdon

4. A Comparison of Microseismic Monitoring of Fracture Stimulation Due to Water Versus CO2 Injection
James P. Verdon

5. Geomechanical Simulation of CO2 Injection
James P. Verdon

6. Generating Anisotropic Seismic Models Based on Geomechanical Simulation
James P. Verdon

7. Forward Modelling of Seismic Properties
James P. Verdon

8. Linking Geomechanical Modelling and Microseismic Observations at Weyburn
James P. Verdon

9. Conclusions
James P. Verdon

Keywords: Earth Sciences, Geophysics/Geodesy, Geology, Environmental Monitoring/Analysis, Climate Change