Klinger, J., Clark, S. J., Coleman, M. et al. (9 more authors) (2015) Simulation of muon radiography for monitoring CO2 stored in a geological reservoir. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 42. pp. 644-654. ISSN 1750-5836
Abstract
Current methods of monitoring subsurface CO2, such as repeat seismic surveys, are episodic and require highly skilled personnel to acquire the data. Simulations based on simplified models have previously shown that muon radiography could be automated to continuously monitor CO2 injection and migration, in addition to reducing the overall cost of monitoring. In this paper, we present a simulation of the monitoring of CO2 plume evolution in a geological reservoir using muon radiography. The stratigraphy in the vicinity of a nominal test facility is modelled using geological data, and a numerical fluid flow model is used to describe the time evolution of the CO2 plume. A planar detection region with a surface area of 1000 m2 is considered, at a vertical depth of 776 m below the seabed. We find that 1 year of constant CO2 injection leads to changes in the column density of ≲1%, and that the CO2 plume is already resolvable with an exposure time of less than 50 days.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015/Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Muon radiography; CCS; Carbon capture monitoring; Carbon capture; Cosmic-ray muons |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number PREMIER OIL CCS LIMITED UNSPECIFIED DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE UNSPECIFIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL ST/K001337/1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL ST/K001841/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2016 16:28 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2017 05:31 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.09.010 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.09.010 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:106991 |