Microseismic monitoring

Overview

With permanent monitoring solutions from Baker Hughes, you can ensure the stability and integrity of your subsurface storage, geothermal, and mining systems. Our microseismic monitoring systems minimize risks and maximize the value of your storage and geothermal projects.

Regardless of your storage needs, our full suite of acquisition, real-time monitoring, integrated analytics, and advanced modeling expertise ensure success and storage security for the long term.

High-quality data for detailed subsurface views

Enhance your storage and production capacity with secure, value-added monitoring systems that provide insights into caprock integrity, deliver detailed 4D images, monitor faults and formation response, improve well placements, and optimize injection and withdrawal cycles.

We work with you to ensure data quality at each step.

• An expert analyst validates all microseismological events.
• Our automatic data processes are always combined with your quality control to deliver reliable results.
• Location algorithms and procedures are optimized for local constraints.
• Digital deliverables are customized by the business and end-user.

Adapted to your reporting needs

We offer flexible solutions for comprehensive seismic reporting, including:

• Management options for microseismic data by format, file or trace arrangement, and recording mode.
• Dedicated web-reporting platform, text messages, phone calls, and emails on multiple supports.
• Adjustable service ranges to report network state-of-health alerts and seismic activity warnings, either automatically or validated by an analyst.
• Customized alerts and data reporting frequency—including real-time, within EOB, weekly, monthly, and on-demand—to meet operational objectives and provide support as needed.

Leverage our reporting flexibility to build a robust regulatory framework that ensures compliance, eases permit delivery or extension, manages risks, and resolves liability issues associated with natural and induced seismicity.

Cornerstones for smart monitoring

Track system performance at every step with smart monitoring solutions, including:

• Automatic heath-check indicators and warnings.
• Automatic “peak activity” warnings for real-time event detection and peak ground vibration.
• Robust data management to manage data transfer and preservation from the monitored site to our monitoring center.
• Rapid information transfer to the right people with text messaging, email, and web-reporting platforms.
• Trigger warning, alerting, and processing validation by an experienced analyst.
• Traffic light systems to accurately assess risks and help prevent unexpected geomechanical instabilities, preserve asset integrity, and avoid costly shutdowns.

Contact your Baker Hughes representative to learn how GaffneyCline™ energy advisory microseismic monitoring solutions can maximize the integrity and performance of your underground storage or geothermal projects.

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