公开(公告)号：US07660194B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-09

申请号：US11111627

申请日：2005-04-21

申请人： James E. Uhl ,  Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis ,  James Ward ,  Norman Warpinski

发明人： James E. Uhl ,  Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis ,  James Ward ,  Norman Warpinski

IPC分类号： G01V1/40

CPC分类号： G01V1/40 ,  G01V1/008

摘要： A system and method for microseismic fracture mapping using seismic source timing measurements for velocity calibration is disclosed. The system may include a seismic source coupled to a wireline and a seismic source trigger, a sensor capable of detecting a first signal from the seismic source trigger, a transmitter coupled to the sensor, capable of transmitting a time value associated with the first signal, a receiver capable of detecting an event generated by the seismic source; and an analyzer capable of calculating a microseismic velocity of the event. In one embodiment, a first signal is transmitted through a wireline to trigger a seismic source. The first signal is detected, and a first time value associated with the first signal is transmitted. An event associated with the seismic source is detected and a second signal associated with the event is transmitted to an analyzer. A microseismic velocity is calibrated based on the time difference between the first time value and a second time value associated with the second signal.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使用地震源定时测量进行速度校准的微震断裂映射的系统和方法。 该系统可以包括耦合到有线线路的地震源和地震源触发器，能够检测来自地震源触发器的第一信号的传感器，耦合到传感器的能够发送与第一信号相关联的时间值的发射器， 能够检测地震源产生的事件的接收机; 以及能够计算该事件的微震速度的分析器。 在一个实施例中，第一信号通过电缆传输以触发地震源。 检测第一信号，并且发送与第一信号相关联的第一时间值。 检测与地震源相关联的事件，并且将与事件相关联的第二信号发送到分析器。 基于第一时间值与与第二信号相关联的第二时间值之间的时间差校准微震速度。

公开(公告)号：US20110141846A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US11568056

申请日：2005-04-21

申请人： James E. Uhl ,  Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis ,  James Ward ,  Norman Warpinski

发明人： James E. Uhl ,  Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis ,  James Ward ,  Norman Warpinski

IPC分类号： G01V1/40

CPC分类号： G01V1/40 ,  G01V1/008

摘要： A system and method for micro seismic fracture mapping using seismic source timing measurements for velocity calibration (28) and mapping. The system is deployed and coupled to a wire line (36) and a seismic source trigger with the sensor and transmitter coupled to the sensor with transmission of the time value of the first signal and the receiver and micro seismic velocity analyzer using receiving and transmitting of the first signal and the receiving and transmitting of the second signal transmitted to the analyzer (28) and the micro seismic velocity is calibrated based on the time difference between the first time value and a second time value associated with the second signal.

摘要翻译： 一种用于使用地震源定时测量进行速度校准（28）和映射的微地震断层映射的系统和方法。 该系统被部署并耦合到有线线路（36）和地震源触发器，传感器和发射器通过传输第一信号的时间值和接收器和微地震速度分析仪耦合到传感器，使用接收和发送 基于第一时间值和与第二信号相关联的第二时间值之间的时间差来校准发送到分析器（28）的第二信号和第二信号的接收和发送以及微地震速度。

公开(公告)号：US20060081412A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-20

申请号：US11080591

申请日：2005-03-15

申请人： Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis ,  Larry Griffin ,  Kevin Fisher ,  George King ,  Norman Warpinski ,  James Ward ,  Etienne Samson

发明人： Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis ,  Larry Griffin ,  Kevin Fisher ,  George King ,  Norman Warpinski ,  James Ward ,  Etienne Samson

IPC分类号： G01V1/40 ,  G01V1/00

CPC分类号： G01V1/008 ,  E21B43/26 ,  G01V1/40

摘要： A system and method for monitoring geophysical processes is disclosed. The system may include a component array located within the bore hole of the active well, or, alternatively, in the bore hole of a nearby offset well, or, alternatively, in multiple shallow boreholes in the surface around the active well. The system may include a sensor array located within a bore, wherein the sensor array has at least one tilt sensor and at least one microseismic sensor, a transmitter in communication with the at least one tilt sensor and the at least one microseismic sensor, and a receiver in communication with the transmitter. In one embodiment, data comprising tiltmeter data and microseismic data from a sensor during at least one geophysical process is received. The microseismic data is analyzed to ascertain a location of each microseismic event of a plurality of microseismic events isolated from the microseismic data, and the tiltmeter data is analyzed to ascertain orientation and dimension of a fracture developed during said at least one geophysical process.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于监测地球物理过程的系统和方法。 该系统可以包括位于活动井的钻孔内的组件阵列，或者替代地，在附近的偏移井的钻孔中，或者在活动井周围的表面中的多个浅钻孔中。 该系统可以包括位于孔内的传感器阵列，其中传感器阵列具有至少一个倾斜传感器和至少一个微震传感器，与至少一个倾斜传感器和至少一个微震传感器通信的发射器，以及 接收机与发射机通信。 在一个实施例中，接收在至少一个地球物理过程期间包括来自传感器的倾斜仪数据和微震数据的数据。 分析微震数据以确定从微震数据分离的多个微震事件的每个微震事件的位置，并且分析倾斜仪数据以确定在所述至少一个地球物理过程期间发展的裂缝的取向和尺寸。

公开(公告)号：US20060023567A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-02

申请号：US11111627

申请日：2005-04-21

申请人： James Uhl ,  Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis ,  James Ward ,  Norman Warpinski

发明人： James Uhl ,  Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis ,  James Ward ,  Norman Warpinski

IPC分类号： H04B17/00

CPC分类号： G01V1/40 ,  G01V1/008

摘要： A system and method for microseismic fracture mapping using seismic source timing measurements for velocity calibration is disclosed. The system may include a seismic source coupled to a wireline and a seismic source trigger, a sensor capable of detecting a first signal from the seismic source trigger, a transmitter coupled to the sensor, capable of transmitting a time value associated with the first signal, a receiver capable of detecting an event generated by the seismic source; and an analyzer capable of calculating a microseismic velocity of the event. In one embodiment, a first signal is transmitted through a wireline to trigger a seismic source. The first signal is detected, and a first time value associated with the first signal is transmitted. An event associated with the seismic source is detected and a second signal associated with the event is transmitted to an analyzer. A microseismic velocity is calibrated based on the time difference between the first time value and a second time value associated with the second signal.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使用地震源定时测量进行速度校准的微震断裂映射的系统和方法。 该系统可以包括耦合到有线线路的地震源和地震源触发器，能够检测来自地震源触发器的第一信号的传感器，耦合到传感器的能够发送与第一信号相关联的时间值的发射器， 能够检测地震源产生的事件的接收机; 以及能够计算该事件的微震速度的分析器。 在一个实施例中，第一信号通过电缆传输以触发地震源。 检测第一信号，并且发送与第一信号相关联的第一时间值。 检测与地震源相关联的事件，并且将与事件相关联的第二信号发送到分析器。 基于第一时间值与与第二信号相关联的第二时间值之间的时间差校准微震速度。

公开(公告)号：US20050060099A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-17

申请号：US10674937

申请日：2003-09-30

申请人： Gordon Sorrells ,  Norman Warpinski ,  Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis

发明人： Gordon Sorrells ,  Norman Warpinski ,  Chris Wright ,  Eric Davis

IPC分类号： G01V20060101 ,  G01V1/28 ,  G01V1/30

CPC分类号： G01V1/30

摘要： Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for determining the orientation of natural fractures in the Earth resulting from hydraulic fracturing treatment. Data attribute information from a far-field point-source signal profile for a microseismic event is extracted in the time domain. An estimate of the orientation of the natural fracture is calculated in the time domain based on the extracted data attribute information.

摘要翻译： 与本发明一致的方法，系统和制品提供了确定由水力压裂处理引起的地球中天然裂缝的取向。 在时域中提取用于微震事件的远场点源信号分布的数据属性信息。 基于所提取的数据属性信息，在时域中计算天然骨折的取向的估计。

公开(公告)号：US09261614B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-16

申请号：US13526027

申请日：2012-06-18

申请人： Fuxian Song ,  Norman Warpinski

发明人： Fuxian Song ,  Norman Warpinski

IPC分类号： G01V1/28

CPC分类号： G01V1/288

摘要： Automated detection of microseismic events is performed by a system and method that provides automated calculation of one or more statistical parameters for statistics-based detection of microseismic events of interest. An event detector to perform signal subspace-based detection may automatically, e.g. iteratively, be configured based on the one or more automatically calculated and/or estimated statistical parameters, which may include a signal subspace dimension, an effective embedding dimension, a detection threshold, and/or a false alarm rate. Some of the statistical parameters may be calculated based on custom-generated synthetic seismic data.

摘要翻译： 通过系统和方法进行微震事件的自动检测，该系统和方法提供自动计算一个或多个统计参数以用于感兴趣的微震事件的基于统计的检测。 执行基于信号子空间检测的事件检测器可以自动地例如。 迭代地，基于一个或多个自动计算和/或估计的统计参数来配置，所述统计参数可以包括信号子空间维度，有效嵌入维度，检测阈值和/或误报率。 可以基于定制的合成地震数据来计算一些统计参数。

公开(公告)号：US20130336091A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-19

申请号：US13526027

申请日：2012-06-18

申请人： Fuxian Song ,  Norman Warpinski

发明人： Fuxian Song ,  Norman Warpinski

IPC分类号： G01V1/28

CPC分类号： G01V1/288

摘要： Automated detection of microseismic events is performed by a system and method that provides automated calculation of one or more statistical parameters for statistics-based detection of microseismic events of interest. An event detector to perform signal subspace-based detection may automatically, e.g. iteratively, be configured based on the one or more automatically calculated and/or estimated statistical parameters, which may include a signal subspace dimension, an effective embedding dimension, a detection threshold, and/or a false alarm rate. Some of the statistical parameters may be calculated based on custom-generated synthetic seismic data.

摘要翻译： 通过系统和方法进行微震事件的自动检测，该系统和方法提供自动计算一个或多个统计参数以用于感兴趣的微震事件的基于统计的检测。 执行基于信号子空间检测的事件检测器可以自动地例如。 迭代地，基于一个或多个自动计算和/或估计的统计参数来配置，所述统计参数可以包括信号子空间维度，有效嵌入维度，检测阈值和/或误报率。 可以基于定制的合成地震数据来计算一些统计参数。