The Characterization of Fracture Mechanisms Using a Combination of Surface Microseismic Imaging, Microdeformation Modelling, and Downhole Microseismic Mapping: an Examination of the Value of Moment Tensor Migration Imaging

Raquel Velasco, Kit Chambers, Stephen A. Wilson

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

.... Surface microdeformation measurements were taken using 55 bi-directional tiltmeters, which were deployed within the footprint of the geophone array...

Effectiveness of Seismic Surveying in the Perm Kama Area

G. F. Blinov, Yu. N. Bryukhanov

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... with a distance of 500 m between shot points and 25 m geophone spacing. Refraction work was carried out to trace the first rigid interface and to determine...

Advanced digital tools for passive seismic monitoring of a heavy oil field at Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada

Adarsh Kumar Gupta, Stefano Scaini, Ravi Singh, Simona Costin, Colin Brisco, Raj Janakkumar Bhutwala, Shelly Dutta, Monomita Chattopadhyay, Divyanshu Yadav, Taylor Fink

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... production site. monitoring well. Each geophone continuously records seismic signals and event files are triggered when the set signal thresholds are met...

Applications and Limitations of Dip Shooting

E. E. Rosaire and Joseph L. Adler

AAPG Bulletin

... the reflection arrival times for the farthest geophone should be abnormally short, and when recording down-dip they should be abnormally long. The method...

The Camooweal Seismic Survey Extends the Known Carrara Sub-Basin Sedimentary Packages

Grace Butcher, Chris Southby, Lidena Carr, Tanya Fomin, Sally Edwards, Alison Troup, Chris Carson, Adam Bailey, Emmanuelle Grosjean, Paul Henson

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... vibroseis using a nodal geophone system (Edwards, 2020). The Camooweal survey increases data coverage over the southern Isa Superbasin, the South...

How to Make Velocity Corrections

John W. Daly

AAPG Bulletin

... increases. 2. Direct methods: The direct measurement made by lowering a geophone into a well and recording the time for a compressional wave...

Gaining Insight into Formation Anisotropy Using Full Azimuth Imaging and Analysis Tools

Duane Dopkin, Anat Canning, Philip Neri

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... crews and geophone lines make stressed reservoirs, or they may be used as a that need to be processed, interpreted for a very diverse spread...

Extended Abstract: Empire Oil Set to Add Value to Assets

PESA Staff

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... ing of the Red Gu ll y plant if 832 barre ls of condensate per day. • ~ October/November 2012 Geophone. I PESA News Resources I 61...

Chapter Ten-part 2: Depth Conversion

Leslie R. Denham, Dave K. Agarwal

AAPG Special Volumes

... charge, a vibrator, or an air gun) with a special geophone lowered down an exploration well. This conventional well velocity survey (or checkshot survey...

Geophysical Innovation and Technology - Meeting Challenges of a Transition Zone OBC Survey in Malaysia (Paper A3)

S. K. Chandola, M. Zabuddin Zawawi, C. T. Law, R. Faizal, M. Adura, R. Roslan, J. Ismail, M. Asraff Ariff

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... survey. The data was also affected by the noise from vessel movement and drilling activities. b. Mud-roll affecting both the geophone and the hydrophone...

Abstract: The study of Chepor Member facies at Bumita Quarry, Perlis using seismic refraction and electrical resistivity method

Hazrul Hisham, Nordiana Mohd Muztaza, Muhammad Taqiuddin Zakaria

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... was conducted perpendicular to the exposed bedrock. The geophone spacing applied is 2 m while electrode spacing for electrical resistivity method is 1...

Preliminary Results of a Passive Seismic Investigation in the Nechako Basin for Mineral and Petroleum Exploration

Melvyn Best

Search and Discovery.com

... short-term average; (STA) exceeded the 30 second long term average, (LTA) above a given threshold level on two of the three geophone channels...

Preliminary Results of a Passive Seismic Investigation in the Nechako Basin for Mineral and Petroleum Exploration

Melvyn Best

Search and Discovery.com

... short-term average; (STA) exceeded the 30 second long term average, (LTA) above a given threshold level on two of the three geophone channels...

Anisotropic Velocity Model of a Fractured Formation using a High Resolution VSP Survey and Forward Modeling

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... truck and a downhole 3-component geophone package were used in data acquisition. The walk-away VSP data sets required static corrections due...

Abstract: Are Double-Couples Over-Represented in Microseismic Focal Mechanism Studies?; #90172 (2014)

Farshid Forouhideh, David W. Eaton

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... is a located at depth of 2 km and the geophone array contains 12 geophones with 11.5 meter spacing. 3 AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90172 © CSPG...

Abstract: Structural Controls on the Vertical Growth of Microseismicity Revealed Through Moment Tensor Inversion; #90174 (2014)

Adam M. Baig, Ted I. Urbancic, and Shoshana B. Goldstein

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... the events. For downhole deployments of geophone arrays around hydraulic fractures, this means that at least two or preferably more arrays need...

Abstract: Towards Using Harmonic NoiseŽ to Image Shallow Thin Reflectors; #90187 (2014)

Christopher B. Harrison, Gary Margrave, Michael Lamoureux, Art Siewert, Andrew Barrett, and Helen Isaac

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... and geophone behavior on hard and soft ground." The Leading Edge Feb: 132-137...

Abstracts: Locating Microseismicity in Three-Dimensionally Heterogeneous Reservoirs; #90173 (2015)

Adam M. Baig, Ted Urbancic, Margaret Seibel, Vladimir Shumila

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.... Application For the setting described above, three monitor wells with 12 geophone levels each are deployed to monitor a steam injection. Due...

Abstracts: Microseismic Event Models from Finite-differencing with Corrections; #90173 (2015)

Peter M. Manning

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... for microseismic interpretations. Dispersion corrections are necessary to enhance shear events. Longer and more closely spaced geophone strings would improve...

Abstracts: CDP Noise Attenuation Using Local Linear Models; #90173 (2015)

Todor I. Todorov and Gary F. Margrave

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... noise, effects of nearby production, swell, wind, instrumental noise and the effects of poor geophone coupling. FX deconvolution (Canales, 1984) noise...

Abstract: Comparison of Microseismic Results in Complex Geologies Reveals the Effect of Local Stresses on Fracture Propagation; #90224 (2015)

Mike Preiksaitis, Sheri Bowman, and Ted Urbancic

Search and Discovery.com

... multiple downhole geophone arrays. The use of multiple arrays allowed for advanced seismic moment tensor inversion analysis to be performed...

Passive Seismic: Something Old, Something New, by Peter M. Duncan, #40154 (2005).

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GCMulticomponent Seismic: A Pragmatist's Primer, by Chris Thompson, #40155 (2005).

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Seismic Imaging of Hidden Targets, by Bob Hardage, #40247 (2007).

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Spectral Balancing Can Enhance Vertical Resolution, by Kurt J. Marfurt and Marcilio C. de Matos; #41357 (2014).

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