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This can be achieved with time lapse wireline logging, but this approach requires well intervention and is not always possible. If the well is permanently instrumented with an optical fibre, it can be used as a distributed seismic receiver array to detect gas behind the casing by monitoring changes in amplitude of the seismic waves generated by active or passive seismic sources. Previous research showed the efficacy of this technique using continuous seismic sources. The Stage 3 Otway Project presented an opportunity to test this technique using passive seismic recording, as downhole fibre-optic arrays recorded numerous regional earthquakes over the period of nearly 2 years before, during, and after CO2 injection. Analysis of P-wave amplitudes extracted from these downhole gathers shows a consistent amplitude anomaly at the injection level, visible in all events that occurred after the start of injection. This indicates that the anomaly is caused by changes in elastic properties in the reservoir caused by CO2 saturation. However, extracted amplitudes show significant variability between earthquakes even without subsurface changes; thus, multiple events are required to distinguish the time-lapse anomaly from time-lapse noise. Ubiquity of these events even in a tectonically quiet region (such as Australia) makes this technique a viable and cost-effective option for downhole monitoring.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22207863","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,17]],"date-time":"2022-10-17T03:43:58Z","timestamp":1665978238000},"page":"7863","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Monitoring Injected CO2 Using Earthquake Waves Measured by Downhole Fibre-Optic Sensors: CO2CRC Otway Stage 3 Case Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1484-6405","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pavel","family":"Shashkin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Exploration Geophysics, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2752-3528","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Boris","family":"Gurevich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Exploration Geophysics, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9345-8517","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sinem","family":"Yavuz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Exploration Geophysics, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia"}]},{"given":"Stanislav","family":"Glubokovskikh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, Berkley, CA 94720, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2555-6860","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roman","family":"Pevzner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Exploration Geophysics, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"995","DOI":"10.1190\/tle36120995.1","article-title":"4D DAS VSP as a tool for frequent seismic monitoring in deep water","volume":"36","author":"Mateeva","year":"2017","journal-title":"Lead. 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