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Microseismic feasibility studies – assessing the probability of success of monitoring projects
- Source: Geophysical Prospecting, Volume 60, Issue 6, Oct 2012, p. 1043 - 1053
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- 02 May 2012
Abstract
In this paper we present a workflow for microseismic feasibility studies that allows a thorough assessment of the probability of success of the monitoring project to be made. The workflow includes the following elements: assessment of the value of information to establish the business case; identification of hardware options to investigate deployment options; survey of analogue cases to confirm the do‐ability of the project; modelling of event location errors and detectability to establish the most favourable array geometry; generation of full waveform synthetics to anticipate undesired seismic features. A study comprising all these elements provides the reference frame for discussions with service companies, limiting misunderstandings and avoiding missed opportunities.