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Microseismic network

Tailored microseismic network design and real-time monitoring for geothermal, CO2 storage, and Oil&Gas. Turn-key solution and innovative DAS processing.

network project
Design and optimization
of seismic networks
The design of a seismic network is a very important phase of monitoring, during which the number of stations to be installed is defined and the layout is determined to achieve good detection and location capability.
This stage then answers the questions:
HOW MANY SEISMIC STATION?
WHAT KIND OF SENSORS
AT WHAT DEPTH?
WITH WATH SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION?
The answers arise from preliminary studies, site surveys, environmental seismic noise processing, spectral velocity simulations, and finally estimates of network detection capability for different layouts.
HOW TO OPTIMISE A SEISMIC NETWORK?
The optimization of a seismic network, on the other hand, is carried out after the installation phase of the first seismic stations by validating, with the first data acquired, the previously designed layout.
Microseismic station
Portable microseismic monitoring unit
Focal mechanisms
Picker
Innovative methods
Innovative location methods
Capability map
Real-time monitoring
Real-time and
off-line analysis
of microseismicity

Automatic microseismic monitoring is real-time 24/7.
Manual review of automatically located seismic events is performed every day.
Instead, an off-line analysis is carried out with ad hoc developed software in cases where it is necessary to reprocess the data, or treat it with different methodologies from those used in real time.
At the customer's request, seismic event location performance can be further improved by optimizing P- and S-wave velocity models.
Data analysis
Quantitative interpretation
of microseismicity

Seismic monitoring usually lasts for several years. It is therefore useful, after a certain period, to statistically analyze the evolution in the space-time-magnitude domain of the seismicity detected in the area of interest and possibly correlate its variation with industrial activities.
Turn-key solution
Turn-key
service
Thanks to our collaboration with SolGeo, we provide all the services necessary for the installation of a seismic network, from the initial study phases to on-site surveys, equipment supply, maintenance, real-time processing, and data interpretation.


Optic Fiber
DFOS DATA
Modeling and Analysis
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS, including Distributed Acoustinc Sensing, DAS), is a new seismic data acquisition technology, tht is becoming increasingly popular in seismic monitoring operations at different scales. DFOS is particularly useful for microseismic monitoring in the geoenergy sector, including conventional and unconventional oil and gas production, Underground Gas Storage (UGS), Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) operations, and geothermal energy exploitation.
We develop:
  • reliable and robust detection methods for an efficient microseismic DAS monitoring;
  • denoising workflow for DAS signal enhancement to enhance events detectability;
  • full-waveform based methods for microseismicity characterization with DAS data.
Training
Education and training
Upon request, SEISMIX organizes a course on induced seismicity monitoring. Ideally aimed at technicians and professionals working in industries related to the exploitation of subsurface georesources, it covers the following topics:
  • General introduction to the problem of induced seismicity
  • Physical mechanisms governing the phenomenon of induced seismicity
  • Seismic networks and instrumentation
  • Analysis of microseismic data
  • Interpretation of microseismicity data and modeling
  • Discrimination between induced and natural seismicity
  • Tools for risk mitigation
  • Induced seismicity and communication
The course is modulated according to the client's needs. It can be aimed at providing an overview of various topics concerning induced seismicity, or it can focus on specific topics, such as data processing.
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