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MICROSEISMIC MONITORING [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Mining Engineering
DEF

... a proven technology for acquiring empirical data on the dimensions of created fracture systems.

CONT

The production of hydrocarbon reservoirs, the exploitation of hydrothermal fields and mining activity in general are associated with microseismicity. Changes of the local stress fields and pore pressure can initiate sudden movements along existing faults or can generate new fractures which in turn result in the emission of seismic energy. Monitoring and analyses of microseismic events have the potential to delineate the internal structure of the subsurface, to obtain information on the present stress conditions and to image dynamic processes like subsidence and fluid flow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Génie minier

Spanish

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