Method and apparatus for enhanced monitoring of induced seismicity and vibration using linear low frequency and rotational sensors
US9784866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/74
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for enhanced monitoring of induced seismicity and industrial vibration to comprehensively measure all aspects of potentially damaging motion. The invention utilizes various combinations of multi-component low frequency linear seismic sensors and multi-component rotational seismic sensors. Sensors are jointly deployed in arrays on the free surface of the earth, and/or in arrays of shallow monitoring holes, which may be intended to be permanent deployments. The method has a wide range of risk/damage monitoring applications for industrial activity, and in oil and gas exploration and production for seismic surveys, hydraulic fracturing, and waste injection wells. This abstract is not intended to be used to interpret or limit the claims of this invention.
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