International Hydrographic and Seismic Search

Microseismic monitoring provides direct 4D information about stress changes in a reservoir by recording seismic waves generated during very small slip events.


Section: 4D Fixed Installation Seismic
Publication Date: July 2008

With the oil and gas industry’s recent focus on 3D and 4D exploration technologies and powerful integrated workstations, the wealth of legacy 2D seismic data that exists has tended to be overlooked.


Section: 4D Fixed Installation Seismic
Publication Date: July 2008
The use of fibre optic technology offers the potential for a low cost, highly reliable system
Section: 4D Fixed Installation Seismic
Publication Date: January 2008
A measure of how important Time-lapse (or 4D) seismic has become is that in the order of 75 per cent of current seismic survey work on the North-west Europe Continental Shelf relates to 4D assessment
Section: 4D Fixed Installation Seismic
Publication Date: January 2008
 
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