Comparison of the Time-Lapse 4D Seismic Characteristics in MMV Between Carbonate and Clastic Reservoirs as CO2 Storage in Malay and Sarawak Basins, Malaysia

There are many gas fields associated with large amount of CO2 concentrations (>50 mol%) in offshore Malaysia. Development of the contaminated gas fields is only possible if a geologically safe storage site is identified for the storage of produced CO2. The critical component of CCS project field development plan is monitoring of the storage site for the long-term containment and conformance security. 4D time-lapse seismic is key in monitoring, measurement, and verification (MMV) plan. The time-lapse 4D seismic has been traditionally used to identify the potential threats associated with reservoirs with enhanced oil recovery plan. The application of 4D seismic would benefits CCS project for monitoring CO2 plume migration along existing or induced fractures. The study was conducted on identified CO2 storage sites in both depleted carbonate gas reservoir and clastic saline aquifer. It highlights two methods applied in the 4D AVO analysis, that quantifies the changes in CO2 saturation within reservoir during injection. The Aki and Richards’ approximation were analyzed for the effect of changes in gas saturations on the seismic amplitudes and the Smith and Gidlow's approximation for the reflection coefficient relationship between the AVO gradient/intercept attributes and reservoir fluid/properties. The application of 4D seismic would benefits CCS project for monitoring CO2 plume migration along existing or induced fractures. The study was conducted on identified CO2 storage sites in both depleted carbonate gas reservoir and clastic saline aquifer. It highlights two methods applied in the 4D AVO analysis, that quantifies the changes in CO2 saturation within reservoir during injection. The Aki and Richards’ approximation were analyzed for the effect of changes in gas saturations on the seismic amplitudes and the Smith and Gidlow's approximation for the reflection coefficient relationship between the AVO gradient/intercept attributes and reservoir fluid/properties. This study focuses on the different characteristics on 4D seismic attributes for carbonate and clastic reservoirs and discusses to effectively utilize for MMV.

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