Small-aperture array as a tool to monitor fluid injectionand extraction‑induced microseismicity: applications and recommendations

• Autorzy: Karamzadeh Nasim , Kühn Daniela , Kriegerowski Marius , Lopez-Comino José Ángel , Cesca Simone , Dahm Torsten

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1007/s11600-018-0231-1

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The monitoring of microseismicity during temporary human activities such as fluid injections for hydrofracturing, hydrothermal stimulations or wastewater disposal is a difficult task. The seismic stations often cannot be installed on hard rock, and at quiet places, noise is strongly increased during the operation itself and the installation of sensors in deep wells is costly and often not feasible. The combination of small-aperture seismic arrays with shallow borehole sensors offers a solution. We tested this monitoring approach at two different sites: (1) accompanying a fracking experiment in sedimentary shale at 4 km depth and (2) above a gas field under depletion. The small-aperture arrays were planned according to theoretical wavenumber studies combined with simulations considering the local noise conditions. We compared array recordings with recordings available from shallow borehole sensors and give examples of detection and location performance. Although the high-frequency noise on the 50-m-deep borehole sensors was smaller compared to the surface noise before the injection experiment, the signals were highly contaminated during injection by the pumping activities. Therefore, a set of three small-aperture arrays at different azimuths was more suited to detect small events, since noise recorded on these arrays is uncorrelated with each other. Further, we developed recommendations for the adaptation of the monitoring concept to other sites experiencing induced seismicity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

microseismic monitoring; induced seismicity; array seismology; shallow borehole sensors

PL

monitorowanie mikrosejsmiczne; sejsmiczność indukowana

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 67, no. 1
• Strony: 311--326
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Karamzadeh Nasim

• GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
• University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

autor

Kühn Daniela

• GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
• NORSAR, Kjeller, Norway

autor

Kriegerowski Marius

• GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
• University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

autor

Lopez-Comino José Ángel

• GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

autor

Cesca Simone

• GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

autor

Dahm Torsten

• GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
• University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).