Shear Wave Velocity Applications in Geomechanics with Focus on Risk Assessment in Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

Mitra Khalilidermani and Dariusz Knez ()
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Mitra Khalilidermani: Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil, and Gas, AGH University of Krakow, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Dariusz Knez: Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil, and Gas, AGH University of Krakow, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-27

Abstract: Shear wave velocity (Vs) has significant applications in geoengineering investigations. With the ongoing rise in carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives, the role of Vs in monitoring the CO 2 sequestration sites is escalating. Although many studies have been conducted to assess CCS-induced risks, no inclusive research has been conducted integrating those investigations. This study strives to collate and integrate the applications of Vs in geoscience with an emphasis on CCS risk assessment. Based on this research, major CCS-induced risks were detected: induced seismicity, caprock failure, groundwater contamination, fault reactivation, and reservoir deformation. These risks were inclusively described, and the mathematical formulations incorporating the Vs parameter in risk analysis were elaborated. It was concluded that Vs applications can be further extended in monitoring CO 2 plume migration, optimizing CO 2 injection pressures, preventing shallow water contamination, and predicting CCS-induced seismic events. All these applications require fully coupled hydromechanical analysis based on poroelasticity theory. Hence, various factors including pore pressure, in situ stresses, faults distribution, and poroelastic parameters must be carefully determined before the CO 2 injection phase. The mathematical formulations presented in the present study are quite applicable for granting the safety and long-term success of subsurface carbon sequestration.

Keywords: CCS; underground storage; risk assessment; seismic exploration; wave propagation; geomechanics; poroelasticity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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