A discrete element model to link the microseismic energies recorded in caprock to geomechanics

C Khazaei, J Hazzard, R Chalaturnyk - Acta Geotechnica, 2016 - Springer
A discrete element model is presented to study slip-induced microseismic events along
weak planes and crack-induced microseismic events within the intact rock for a …

A reservoir–Geomechanical model to study the likelihood of tensile and shear failure in the caprock of Weyburn CCS project with regard to interpretation of …

C Khazaei, R Chalaturnyk - Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2017 - Springer
According to poroelastic theory and also field observations, an increase in reservoir pore
pressures can result in a decrease in horizontal stresses in the seal layers. This reduction is …

Stochastic history matching to time-lapse seismic of a CO2-EOR project sector model

O Leeuwenburgh, S Meekes, V Vandeweijer… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
A stochastic seismic history matching workflow has been applied to a single well pattern
sector from the Phase 1A development area of the Weyburn CO 2-EOR project. Several …

Transitioning of Existing CO2-EOR Projects to Pure CO2 Storage Projects

A Jafari, J Faltinson - SPE Canada Unconventional Resources …, 2013 - onepetro.org
The fundamental distinction between a CO2-EOR project and a CO2 Storage (CCS) project
is that the former aims to maximize oil production while minimizing CO2 retention until the oil …

Microseismic response of rock masses for assessment of caprock integrity

C Khazaei - 2016 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Two major applications of microseismic (MS) monitoring in petroleum engineering are
hydraulic fracturing operations and caprock integrity assurance. With respect to caprock …

A hybrid flac3d-PFC3D model to study the microseismic response of caprock

C Khazaei, JF Hazzard, RJ Chalaturnyk - ISRM Congress, 2015 - onepetro.org
Various measurement, monitoring and verification (MMV) techniques are used to ensure the
safety of operations in petroleum projects. One of these techniques is microseismic (MS) …