Author(s)

Andrew Dean

Affiliation(s)

University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Corresponding Author

Andrew Dean

ABSTRACT

Hydraulic fracturing technology has been widely used in oil and gas production as the main technical means for the development of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs. Microseismic monitoring technology is an effective means for fracture evaluation during the hydraulic fracturing process. The principle of microseismic monitoring technology and the development history of this technology at home and abroad were introduced, and the positioning method of microseismic events was described. Two microseismic monitoring methods for unconventional oil and gas layer fracturing were reviewed, namely, well monitoring technology and surface monitoring technology. Its principles, characteristics and development are elaborated and compared, and finally the development direction of microseismic monitoring technology is discussed.

KEYWORDS

Geophysics; Microseismic monitoring; Source positioning; Well monitoring; Surface monitoring

CITE THIS PAPER

Andrew Dean. Microseismic crack monitoring technology. World Journal of Mathematics and Physics. 2024, 2(1): 1-4. DOI: 10.61784/wjmp240162.

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