1st International Workshop on Microseismic Technology
The 1st International Workshop on Microseismic Technology featured contributions from the industry and academic institutions around the world to all aspects of microseismic technology.
Contents
About
The production of oil and gas from unconventional reservoirs relies on hydraulic fracturing as a means for increasing the naturally low permeability of tight formations to levels that make the exploitation of such reservoirs economically viable. When formations are hydraulically fractured, they tend to emit elastic energy in the form of micro-earthquakes, whose monitoring can yield valuable information about the volume of fractured rock, reveal the state of stress of a reservoir, and help mitigate seismic hazard. Microseismic monitoring is an emerging technology that faces unique geophysical challenges and offers information that improves our understanding of unconventional reservoirs.
Technical Topics
Data acquisition
- Survey design
- Instrumentation
- Comparison of various recording geometries
Processing
- Methods of increasing signal-to-noise ratio
- Velocity model building and calibration
- Precision of event locations
- Estimation of source parameters
- Co-processing of data recorded in different geometries (e.g. surface and downhole)
Interpretation
- Integration with active seismic, geomechanics, geochemistry, completion data
- Estimation of stimulated reservoir volume
- Construction of discrete fracture networks
- Modeling of micro-seismicity
Case studies
- Impact of microseismic on economics of unconventional reservoirs
- Successful and unsuccessful applications of microseismicity
Environmental issues
- Hazards related to hydraulic fracturing, water disposal, and energy production from geothermal reservoirs
- Alleviation of public concerns
Organizing Committee
Co-chairs
Werner Heigl (Apache Corp)
Vladimir Grechka (Marathon Oil)
Members
Brad Artman (Spectraseis Inc)
Christopher Maisons (Magnitude-Geo)
Julie Shemeta (MEQ Geo, Inc)
Leo Eisner (IRSM)
Serge Shapiro (Freie University Berlin)
Stephen Wilson (Pinnacle Technologies)
Sponsors
READ
Pinnacle
Marathon Oil
Sigma3
IMaGE
Magnitude
Additional Information
- Official Program: File:SEG-Asheville-2014-Program.pdf
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