Geophysics and geosequestration

"Geosequestration involves the deep geological storage of carbon dioxide from major industrial sources, providing a potential solution for reducing the rate of increase of atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and mitigating climate change. This volume provides an overview of the major geophysical techniques and analysis methods for monitoring the movement and predictability of carbon dioxide plumes underground. Comprising chapters from eminent researchers, the book is illustrated with practical examples and case studies of active projects and government initiatives, and discusses their successes and remaining challenges. A key case study from Norway demonstrates how governments and other stake-holders could estimate storage capacity and design storage projects that meet the requirements of regulatory authorities. Presenting reasons for embracing geosequestration, technical best practice for carbon management, and outlooks for the future, this volume provides a key reference for academic researchers, industry practitioners and graduate students looking to gain insight into subsurface carbon management."

Part I. Introduction -- Climate change and the role of carbon capture and storage in mitigation / John Gale and Malcolm Wilson -- The role of geophysics in carbon capture and storage / David Lumley -- Goals of CO₂ monitoring : why and how to assess the subsurface changes associated with carbon capture and storage / Thomas M. Daley and William Harbert -- Part II. Geophysical techniques -- Rock physics of CO₂ storage monitoring in porous media / Thomas M. Daley -- Multicomponent seismic monitoring / Tom Davis and Martin Landrø -- Monitoring the deformation associated with the geological storage of CO₂ / Donald W. Vasco, Alessandro Ferretti, Alessio Rucci, Sergey V. Samsonov, and Don White -- Gravity : surface and borehole / Ola Eiken -- Estimating saturation and density changes caused by CO₂ injection at Sleipner / Martin Landrø and Mark Zumberge -- Electrical and electromagnetic methods / Erika Gasperikova and Michael Commer -- Microseismic imaging of CO₂ injection / Shawn Maxwell -- Well logging / Zaki Bassiouni -- Part III. Case studies -- Offshore storage of CO₂ in Norway / Eva K. Halland -- Twenty years of monitoring CO₂ injection at Sleipner / Ola Eiken -- Case studies of the …