InSAR Monitoring to Evaluate Surface Changes with CO₂ Storage in a Depleted Oil Field in Northern Michigan

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1755395· OSTI ID:1755395

Place, Matthew ^[1]; Banwell, Marie-Josée ^[1]; Falorni, Giacomo ^[1]; Gupta, Neeraj ^[1]

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1. Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)

Battelle evaluated the potential use of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for monitoring the outcome of injected CO₂ at the Dover 33 reef near Gaylord, Michigan. InSAR is a satellite-based technology that provides high-precision information on the movement of ground surface in areas with high radar coherence (e.g., roads, buildings, bare soils). Depending on the setting, this technique may provide a useful tool for characterizing reservoirs by measuring surface deformations from activities such as brine water disposal; production of water, oil, and/or gas; and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States); National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); Core Energy, LLC; Ohio Development Services Agency
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-05NT42589
• OSTI ID: 1755395
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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