Presents the latest advances in borehole distributed acoustic sensing and diverse applications for subsurface geophysics
Borehole geophysics involves measuring, imaging, and monitoring subsurface structures and activities by putting instruments into wellbores. Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology is emerging as an effective and reliable tool in borehole geophysics because fiber-optic cables deployed at depth can produce high-quality data and images, even in harsh high-temperature and high-pressure environments.
Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Borehole Geophysics is a comprehensive handbook on cutting-edge advances in borehole DAS technologies and their practical applications across geophysics.
Volume highlights include:
- Summary of the evolution of DAS technologies and their primary applications
- New developments in borehole DAS instrumentation and modeling
- Examples of DAS data acquisition and processing in different contexts
- Variety of imaging methods and techniques for integration of images with other data
- Applications of borehole DAS systems, including monitoring earthquakes and hydraulic fracturing operations
- Case studies of borehole DAS projects at diverse sites around the world, ranging from glaciers to geothermal fields
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Table of Contents
List of Contributors ix
Preface xvii
1 Recent Advances in Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Borehole Geophysics 1
Yingping Li, Robert Mellors, and Ge Zhan
Part I Borehole Distributed Acoustic Sensing Instrumentation and Modeling
2 Integrated Distributed Strain Sensing for Wellbore and Reservoir Monitoring 19
Mahmoud Farhadiroushan, Tom R Parker, Sergey Shatalin, Ze Chen, Arran Gillies, Rufat Aghayev, Daniel Pérez, Jack Maxwell, and Craig Milne
3 A Microwave Photonics Optical Fiber Method for Measuring Distributed Strain for Hydrologic Applications in the Vadose and Saturated Zones 29
Liwei Hua, Lawrence C Murdoch, Xuran Zhu, Leonid N Germanovich, Yongji Wu, Jing Guo, Riley Blais, Grant Plunkett, Olivia Costantino, Scott DeWolf, Rob Moak, and Hai Xiao
4 A Fiber-Optic, Multicomponent Sensor for Borehole Seismic Formation Imaging and for Monitoring of Natural or Induced Seismicity 55
Jakob B U Haldorsen, Caleb Christensen, Donald Richard Metzbower, and Audrius Berzanskis
5 Three-Component Distributed Acoustic Sensing Arrays with Three-Dimensional Fiber Cable Deployment 71
Yingping Li, David Li, Lianjie Huang, and Yingcai Zheng
6 Comparing Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Geophone Vertical Seismic Profiling Imaging: Acquisition Efficiency of Distributed Acoustic Sensing Versus the Multicomponent Advantage of Geophone Data 95
Jingjing Zong, Jizhong Yang, Yunyue Elita Li, Arthur Cheng, Xiang Wu, and Mark E Willis
Part II Borehole Distributed Acoustic Sensing Acquisition and Processing
7 Smart Distributed Acoustic Sensing Uphole Acquisition System: Bridging the Gap Between Surface Seismic and Borehole Geophysics for Imaging and Monitoring in Complex Near-Surface Environments 109
Andrey Bakulin, Ilya Silvestrov, Robert Smith, and Pavel Golikov
8 Joint Surface and Borehole Distributed Acoustic Sensing Vertical Seismic Profiling Data Acquisition and Processing 133
Gang Yu, Jinling Xiong, Yuanzhong Chen, Junjun Wu, Yishui Zhao, Zhonglin Cao, Guangming He, Yu Zhang, Xiang Li, and Hui Chen
9 Distributed Acoustic Sensing Acquired Wellbore Seismic Data Using Hybrid Wireline Cable: Field Data Examples 173
Alejandro Martinez, Manuel Useche, and Ali Sayed
10 Geothermal Reservoir Characterization Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing from Vertical Seismic Profiling in Six Geothermal Fields in Japan 205
Junzo Kasahara, Yoko Hasada, and Hitoshi Mikada
11 Borehole and Surface Applications of Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Characterization of the Cryosphere and Glacial Environments 225
Alex M Brisbourne, Thomas S Hudson, and J Michael Kendall
12 Stratigraphic Test Well (Hydrate-01) Distributed Acoustic Sensing 3D Vertical Seismic Profile Processing 239
Teck Kean Lim, Akira Fujimoto, Toshiaki Kobayashi, Sergei Tcherkashnev, and Michael Mondanos
13 Potential of Seismic Attenuation for Exploring Complex Media: A Focus on Carbonate Rocks 257
Fateh Bouchaala, Seda Rouxel, and Bing Zhou
14 Distributed Acoustic Sensing to Velocity Transform for Vertical Seismic Profiling Applications 279
Ali Sayed, Manish Lal Khaitan, Alejandro Martinez, and Robert R Stewart
15 Automatic Picking of Distributed Acoustic Sensing Vertical Seismic Profiling First-Arrival Traveltimes Using a Differential-Phase-Spectral Slope Method 297
David Li, Lianjie Huang, Yingcai Zheng, and Yingping Li
16 A Prospective Evaluation of Borehole Distributed Acoustic Sensing Technologies for Detecting and Locating Out-of-Network Microseismicity 311
Federica Lanza, Katinka B Tuinstra, Antonio P Rinaldi, Verónica Rodríguez Tribaldos, Chet Hopp, Falko Bethmann, Ben Dyer, Peter Meier, Francisco Serbeto, Marian Hertrich, Domenico Giardini, and Stefan Wiemer
Part III Borehole Distributed Acoustic Sensing Imaging and Inversion
17 Distributed Acoustic Sensing Vertical Seismic Profiling P-P and P-S Wave Imaging Method: A Fast Ray-Based Approach Through a Multitemplate Fast-Advancement Algorithm 333
Yuanzhong Chen, Jingjing Zong, Shujun Xia, Fei Wang, Hao Zhang, and Guangmin Hu
18 Distributed Acoustic Sensing Vertical Seismic Profiling Imaging Workflow: Transitioning from the Geophone Era 343
Takashi Mizuno, Shujaat Ali, Pierre Bettinelli, and Joel Le Calvez
19 Seismic Imaging of Reservoir Fractures Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing Data 355
Brian N Fuller
20 Multiwell Distributed Acoustic Sensing 3D Vertical Seismic Profile Under Flowing Conditions: Toward Solving the Processing and Imaging Challenges 373
Shujaat Ali, Francesco Miranda, Spadavecchia Emmanuel, and Olga Podgornova
21 Enhanced Geothermal Reservoir Characterization Using Wireline Distributed Acoustic Sensing 385
Evgeniia Martuganova, Ben Norden, Guido Blöcher, and Charlotte M Krawczyk
22 Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Distributed Temperature Sensing Geophysical Study in the Takigami Geothermal Field in Northeastern Kyushu, Japan 399
Junzo Kasahara, Yoko Hasada, Shigetsugu Furuya, Masahiro Shimazaki, Hitoshi Mikada, Hiroshi Ohnuma, and Yoshihiro Fujise
23 Multiazimuth Elastic Full-Waveform Inversion of Fiber-Optic and Accelerometer Vertical Seismic Profile Data: A Field Example from the Carbon Management Canada Newell County Facility, Alberta, Canada 415
Xiaohui Cai, Kristopher A Innanen, Mattew V Eaid, Scott D Keating, Qi Hu, and Donald C Lawton
Part IV Borehole Distributed Acoustic Sensing Monitoring
24 Seismological Applications of Downhole Distributed Acoustic Sensing 433
Ariel Lellouch
25 Investigation of Distributed Acoustic Sensing Characteristics by Complementary Observations in Geothermal Wells and by Surface Seismometers 445
Yoko Hasada, Junzo Kasahara, Hitoshi Mikada, and Hiroshi Ohnuma
26 Spatiotemporal Monitoring of a Frequent-Slip Fault Zone Using Downhole Distributed Acoustic Sensing at the MiDAS Project 459
Hsin-Hua Huang, Kou-Fong Ma, En-Shih Wu, Yun-Ze Cheng, Chin-Jen Lin, Chin-Shang Ku, Po-Li Su, and MiDAS Working Group
27 Monitoring Granitic and Sedimentary Rocks at the Utah FORGE Site Using Borehole Distributed Acoustic Sensing Ambient Noise 477
David Li, Lianjie Huang, Yingcai Zheng, and Yingping Li
28 Enhancing Unconventional Reservoir Development Through Low-Frequency Distributed Acoustic Sensing Technology 499
Yanrui Ning and Ge Jin
29 Recent Advances in the Use of Temporary Optical Fiber Deployment for Downhole Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring 531
Yuanyuan Ma, Chaoyi Wang, Vikram Maji, Rebecca O Salvage, Kelly MacDougall, and David Eaton
30 Use of Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Distributed Strain Sensing Technologies for Geomechanical Characterization of Rock Mass Response in Mesoscale Experiments in Underground Laboratories: Lessons Learned 549
Verónica Rodríguez Tribaldos, Chet Hopp, Antonio P Rinaldi, Katinka B Tuinstra, Federica Lanza, Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, Timothy Kneafsey, Michelle Robertson, Yves Guglielmi, and Alba Zappone
31 Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Borehole Geophysics: New Advances and Future Directions 579
Yingping Li, Robert Mellors, and Ge Zhan
Index 589
