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Summary

A significant number of microseismic events were detected over 120 days of passive monitoring with a deepwater PRM pilot array offshore Brazil. The array is installed in 1240–1310m water depth and consists of over 700 four-component stations. Recording occurred during two consecutive two-month periods in between active seismic surveys. The passive monitoring detected distinct event swarms that are highly clustered in space and time. These events occur at an estimated depth of about 5 km with moment magnitudes ranging from 0.2 to 1.9. The seismicity occurs in a depth interval near a currently undeveloped deeper reservoir and is possibly of natural origin. The capture of such seismicity is valuable input for long-term risk assessment and development planning of the lower reservoir.

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2015-03-16
2024-04-26
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