@article {21751, title = {Constraints on the in situ density of CO2 within the Utsira formation from time-lapse seafloor gravity measurements}, journal = {International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control}, volume = {1}, number = {2}, year = {2007}, note = {n/a}, month = {Apr}, pages = {198-214}, type = {Article; Proceedings Paper}, abstract = {

At Sleipner, CO2 is being separated from natural gas and injected into an underground saline aquifer for environmental purposes. Uncertainty in the aquifer temperature leads to uncertainty in the in situ density of CO2. In this study, gravity measurements were made over the injection site in 2002 and 2005 on top of 30 concrete benchmarks on the seafloor in order to constrain the in Situ CO2 density. The gravity measurements have a repeatability of 4.3 mu Gal for 2003 and 3.5 mu Gal for 2005. The resulting time-lapse uncertainty is S.3 mu Gal. Unexpected benchmark motions due to local sediment scouring contribute to the uncertainty. Forward gravity models are calculated based on both 3D seismic data and reservoir simulation models. The time-lapse gravity observations best fit a high temperature for-ward model based on the time-lapse 3D seismics, suggesting that the average in Situ CO2 density is about to 530 kg/m(3). Uncertainty in determining the average density is estimated to be 65 kg/m(3) (95\% confidence), however, this does not include uncertainties in the modeling. Additional seismic surveys and future gravity measurements will put better constraints on the CO2 density and continue to map out the CO2 flow. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {co2, geologic, reservoir monitoring, seafloor gravity, seismic velocities, sleipner, storage, Utsira}, isbn = {1750-5836}, doi = {10.1016/s1750-5836(07)00018-7}, url = {://WOS:000256440700008}, author = {Nooner, S. L. and Eiken, O. and Hermanrud, C. and Sasayawa, G. S. and Stenvold, T. and Zumberge, M. A.} }