Static Earth Modeling of Diverse Michigan Niagara Reefs and the Implications for CO2 Storage

Abstract

The northern Michigan Niagara reef trend has more than 700 reefs at various stages of the production lifecycle. Five reefs were selected for static earth modeling that display differences in abundance of limestone and dolomite, salt plugging, and compartmentalized, separate pod scenarios. These resulting static earth models demonstrate the efficacy of a new, integrated approach to reservoir evaluation, as well as illustrating the diversity of the geology and diagenesis, and how this complexity influences reservoir potential and behaviour. The developed geologic modeling approaches will be generalized to implement a regional assessment of CO2 storage across the reef complex.