Improved delineation of the Gassum Formation reservoir zones using seismic impedance inversions: implications for exploiting the Stenlille aquifer gas storage facility as a CO 2 storage demonstration site, onshore Denmark

Abstract

A quantitative seismic interpretation of the Gassum Formation at the onshore aquifer gas storage near the Danish town of Stenlille is presented with its implications for exploiting the gas storage facility as a potential CO 2 demonstration site. Our objective was to better outline the reservoir heterogeneity of the Gassum Formation based on a 3D seismic volume and 20 wells available from the Stenlille gas storage facility. We derived new absolute and relative P-impedance inversion products, which are useful for delineating lithological distributions of thin sandstone reservoirs and shaly beds within the Gassum Formation. Our results broadly agree with previously published seismic interpretations, and build upon these by the identification of deviations in parts of the Gassum interval that should be considered in any subsequent development of a static reservoir model. Hence, this work is an important contribution to the planning of drilling new CO 2 injection wells as part of the development and management of the Stenlille CO 2 storage demonstration site. Nevertheless, we also recommend a modern seismic reprocessing of the 3D seismic data combined with newly acquired 2D data from the Stenlille structure as input into further quantitative seismic interpretation studies to refine reservoir characterization and reduce associated uncertainties. Supplementary material: video is available at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6662413