Affordable high-density seismic for CO2 geological storage

Geothermal and CCUS are technologies used for many decades to support and complement the energy industry and are considered today essential technologies to realistically achieve a net zero carbon future. Good knowledge of the subsurface is an important requirement for both industries to make sure the subsurface conditions are right and to monitor the field through its life. However, having access to the latest seismic acquisition and processing technologies at an affordable price is a real challenge for these industries which don’t have the budget nor the resources to run a complex seismic program and derive all the subsurface attributes needed. We discuss how the latest seismic technologies can make seismic more affordable and accessible to these industries using the example of an Ultra-high-density (UHD) seismic acquisition acquired over a CCUS test storage site in Canada.