Abstract
The In Salah Joint Venture carbon capture and storage project at Krechba, Algeria began injecting CO2 in 2004. This study makes use of microseismic event data recorded by a single geophone. Information from shear waves enables fracture directions and densities to be inferred and we find fractures striking N145°E, in agreement with the regional direction of maximum horizontal stress. There is no evidence for any temporal change in shear-wave splitting parameters in the time frame studied. This implies that CO2 injection is reactivating pre-existing fractures. We are able to obtain only very approximate event locations which suggest that events occur at or below the reservoir level, with no change over time.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Sustainable Earth Sciences, SES 2013: Technologies for Sustainable Use of the Deep Sub-Surface |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2013 |
Event | 2nd Sustainable Earth Sciences Conference and Exhibition: Technologies for Sustainable Use of the Deep Sub-Surface, SES 2013 - Pau, France Duration: 30 Sept 2013 → 4 Oct 2013 |
Conference
Conference | 2nd Sustainable Earth Sciences Conference and Exhibition: Technologies for Sustainable Use of the Deep Sub-Surface, SES 2013 |
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Country/Territory | France |
City | Pau |
Period | 30/09/13 → 4/10/13 |