Session 7A: Designing Effective CCS Monitoring Systems: Seismic Innovation, Gravity Data, and Risk-Driven Approaches
Tracks
Track 1
| Wednesday, September 16, 2026 |
| 3:20 PM - 4:40 PM |
Speaker
Dr Hadi Nourollah
Subsurface Lead
CO2CRC Ltd
Risk-Based Monitoring Design for CO₂ Storage in Faulted Formations-Insights from a Controlled Field Experiment
3:20 PM - 3:40 PMBiography
Hadi Nourollah is Subsurface Lead at CO2CRC, with over 20 years’ experience in CCS and petroleum. He leads subsurface R&D programs focused on CO₂ storage, monitoring, and reservoir characterisation. He holds an MSc from Imperial College London and a PhD in Geophysics from Curtin University.
Dr Shibo Xu
Senior Geophysicist
ENEOS Xplora Inc.
Sensitivity Analysis for the Acquisition Geometry through FWI in CCS Monitoring
3:40 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
Shibo Xu is a Senior Geophysicist at ENEOS Xplora and former Assistant Professor at Kyoto University. He holds a PhD from Norwegian University of Science and Technology and specializes in seismic imaging, FWI, and interferometry. His research focuses on developing high-resolution, cost-effective monitoring strategies for CCS and the energy transition.
Mr Yakov Kozlov
Domain Data Scientist
SLB
Surface Gravity Data for Efficient Onshore CO2 Storage Monitoring Plan Design
4:00 PM - 4:20 PMBiography
With 20 years at SLB, Yakov has held diverse technical and business roles in geoscience, petroleum engineering, and applied data science. He has worked with clients across Central and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Russia, and Europe, and currently serves as Domain Data Scientist at the Milan Multiphysics Center.
Dr Xiaopeng Wang
MMV Lead
Shell (China) Limited
Offshore CCS Induced Seismicity Risk Assessment in China
4:20 PM - 4:40 PMBiography
Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Structural Geology from Peking University. With 20 years’ working experience at SLB, Equinor, and Shell, she entered the CCS industry in 2023. She is contributing to major CCS projects in China with focus on storage site screening, risk assessment, MMV, CO₂ quantification, and verification.