Interferometric Imaging of Microseismic Data

Autor: Melissa Emuh, Martin Karrenbach, Jason Gumble, Lisa LaFlame, Bill Bartling, Steve Cole, Steve Roche, Victor Yartsev
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2015.
Popis: Interferometric imaging of microseismic data can provide high-resolution images of the subsurface. Each microseismic event can be used as a seismic source to image the subsurface in the vicinity of the event location. Combining thousands of events yields a three-dimensional image with a resolution on the order of a few feet, much finer than typical surface seismic or VSP data. These images can be combined with treatment and production data to help understand the effectiveness of a hydraulic fracturing program and identify additional drilling opportunities. We illustrate the method with a real data example from the Permian basin.
Databáze: OpenAIRE