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Experimental Study on Microseismic Monitoring of Depleted Reservoir-Type Underground Gas Storage Facility in the Jidong Oilfield, North China

Yuanjian Zhou, Cong Li, Hao Zhang (), Guangliang Gao (), Dongsheng Sun, Bangchen Wu, Chaofeng Li, Nan Li, Yu Yang and Lei Li
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Yuanjian Zhou: Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Cong Li: PetroChina Jidong Oilfield Company, Tangshan 063200, China
Hao Zhang: Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Guangliang Gao: PetroChina Jidong Oilfield Company, Tangshan 063200, China
Dongsheng Sun: Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Bangchen Wu: Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Chaofeng Li: PetroChina Jidong Oilfield Company, Tangshan 063200, China
Nan Li: PetroChina Jidong Oilfield Company, Tangshan 063200, China
Yu Yang: PetroChina Jidong Oilfield Company, Tangshan 063200, China
Lei Li: School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 14, 1-17

Abstract: The Jidong Oilfield No. 2 Underground Gas Storage (UGS), located in an active fault zone in Northern China, is a key facility for ensuring natural gas supply and peak regulation in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region. To evaluate the effectiveness of a combined surface and shallow borehole monitoring system under deep reservoir conditions, a 90-day microseismic monitoring trial was conducted over a full injection cycle using 16 surface stations and 1 shallow borehole station. A total of 35 low-magnitude microseismic events were identified and located using beamforming techniques. Results show that event frequency correlates positively with wellhead pressure variations instead of the injection volume, suggesting that stress perturbations predominantly control microseismic triggering. Events were mainly concentrated near the bottom of injection wells, with an average location error of approximately 87.5 m and generally shallow focal depths, revealing limitations in vertical resolution. To enhance long-term monitoring performance, this study recommends deploying geophones closer to the reservoir, constructing a 3D velocity model, applying AI-based phase picking, expanding array coverage, and developing a microseismic-injection coupling early warning system. These findings provide technical guidance for the design and deployment of long-term monitoring systems for deep reservoir conversions into UGS facilities.

Keywords: microseismic monitoring; underground gas storage; weak event detection; hypocenter location accuracy (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: 2025
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