Research Article

Zero-Offset VSP Monitoring of CO2 Storage: Impedance Inversion and Wedge Modelling at the Ketzin Pilot Site

Table 1

Timeline of 3D surface seismic and zero-offset VSP measurements in Ketzin with correspondent tons of CO2 injected.

Event Run Date Injected CO2

3D surface seismicBaselineAutumn 2005
Zero-offset VSPBaselineNovember/December 2007
Start of injection 30 June 2008
Breakthrough in Ktzi202 20 March 2009, after 263 days 11 kt
3D surface seismic1st repeatAutumn 200922 kt–25 kt
Zero-offset VSP1st repeatFebruary 201146 kt
3D surface seismic2nd repeatAutumn 201261 kt