The three-year project will see geophones lowered deep into a borehole to record ground vibrations, allowing researchers to pinpoint the exact location of where fracturing occurs.
This micro-seismic monitoring will chart the growth of fractures and can be used to detect if fractures are occurring outside the intended zone.
“Micro-seismic monitoring is one of the few methods that provide real-time mapping of where fractures are progressing to during hydraulic fracture stimulations done in a well,” said David Eaton, professor of geophysics at the University of Calgary and the project’s scientific lead.
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