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http://dx.doi.org/10.7582/GGE.2015.18.4.197

Study on Microseismic Data Acquisition and Survey Design through Field Experiments of Hydraulic Fracturing and Artificial Blasting  

Kim, Jungyul (Soam Consultant Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Yoosung (Soam Consultant Co., Ltd.)
Yun, Jeum-Dong (Soam Consultant Co., Ltd.)
Kwon, Sungil (Soam Consultant Co., Ltd.)
Kwon, Hyongil (Soam Consultant Co., Ltd.)
Shim, Yonsik (Technology Research Center, Mine Reclamation Corporation)
Park, Juhyun (Technology Research Center, Mine Reclamation Corporation)
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Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration / v.18, no.4, 2015 , pp. 197-206 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to ensure microseismic data acquisition technique for hydraulic fracturing imaging at the site of shale gas development. For this, microseismic data acquisition was performed during hydraulic fracturing and artificial blasting at a site bearing shale layers. Measured microseismic event data during the hydraulic fracturing have the very small amplitude of 0.001 mm/sec ~ 0.003 mm/sec and the frequency contents of 5 Hz ~ 20 Hz range. Meanwhile microseismic event data acquired during artificial blasting have the bigger amplitude (0.011 mm/sec ~ 0.302 mm/sec) than hydraulic fracturing event data and their frequency contents have the range of 5 Hz ~ 2 kHz. For microseismic data acquisition design, the selection of appropriate instrumentation including sensors and the recording system, the determination of sensor array and the deployment range were investigated based on the theoretical data and field application experiences.
Keywords
shale gas; hydraulic fracturing; microseismic; field data acquisition; artificial blasting;
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