Session 5: High-Resolution Seismic Monitoring for CCS
| Wednesday, September 16, 2026 |
| 11:10 AM - 12:30 PM |
Speaker
Ms Alina Almukhametova
Phd Student
Curtin University
Multi-well DAS-VSP Monitoring of CO2 Storage: Repeatability Challenges and Short-term Plume Evolution at Otway Stage 4
11:10 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Alina is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Exploration Geophysics, Curtin University, Western Australia. Her research focuses on monitoring and verification of geological carbon storage, with particular emphasis on seismic history matching, reservoir simulation, and time-lapse (4D) vertical seismic profiling (VSP) analysis.
Mr Kunpeng Liao
Lead DAS Specialist
Viridien
Utilizing the Full Wavefield of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for Subsurface Imaging and Velocity Model Building
11:30 AM - 11:50 AMBiography
Kunpeng is the Lead DAS Specialist at Viridien, his career has spanned various roles in subsurface characterisation and operation, including petrophysicist, well planning geologist, and geophysicist. Most recently, Kunpeng has specialized in subsurface imaging and monitoring using Distributed Acoustic Sensing, with extensive experience in DAS VSP and Surface DAS applications.
Mr Ahmed Al-Dawood
PhD Candidate
Curtin University
Time-Lapse DAS 3D VSP Seismic Inversion for CO₂ Monitoring
11:50 AM - 12:10 PMBiography
Geophysicist with 14 years at Saudi Aramco leading subsurface characterization for unconventional resource development. Currently pursuing a PhD at Curtin University, focused on quantitative interpretation for CO₂ storage monitoring. Holds geophysics degrees from the University of Oklahoma (BSc) and KFUPM (MSc).
Dr Tobias Müller
Geophysicist
CICESE
Rock Physics Modeling of Patch Evolution for Seismic Monitoring of CO2 Sequestration
12:10 PM - 12:30 PMBiography
Prof. Tobias Müller, an internationally renowned geophysicist, former CSIRO Chief Scientist, and DFG Emmy Noether Fellow, received his PhD from Free University of Berlin (2001). Specializing in rock physics, porous media, and wave propagation, he has authored 154 SCI papers in top journals, amassing 5,792 citations.