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AssigneeGeokinetics USA, Inc.
InventorRobert H. Brune
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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.
A method for enhancing the monitoring of induced seismicity or Vibroseis® activity, comprising recording linear and rotational data from a plurality of sensors deployed near the activity to be monitored.
An apparatus to enhance the monitoring of induced seismicity or Vibroseis® activity, comprising:
A system for recording the linear and rotational data from one or more linear sensors and one or more rotational sensors deployed near the activity to be monitored, and analyzing combinations of the linear and rotational data such as to assess the risk of damage due to induced seismicity or Vibroseis® activity.
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