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Research Sites
BUMPS has worked with microseismic and passive seismic data from around the world - even Antarctica! Here we summarise some of the most notable projects we've been involved with
Carbon Capture and Storage
Microseismicity is a powerful tool to monitor rock fracturing and geomechanical behaviours as CO2 is stored in the subsurface. BUMPS has pioneered the use of microseismic monitoring for CCS, including at:
- The Weyburn CCS-EOR project, Saskatchewan
- The Aquistore CCS demonstration, Saskatchewan
- Alberta CaMI Field Research Station
- In Salah CCS project, Algeria
Conventional oilfields
Many of the first examples of microseismicity used in hydrocarbon fields come from conventional production, and the need to monitor geomechanical deformation and subsidence as fluids are removed from the subsurface. Among other sites, BUMPS has worked on microseismic data from:
Hydraulic fracturing
Monitoring of hydraulic fracturing has become one of the most common applications of microseismic data. BUMPS has worked on microseismic data from a significant number of case study sites, notable examples of which include the following:
- The Preston New Road PNR-1z and PNR-2 wells in Lancashire, UK
- The ToC2ME hydraulic fracturing site in Fox Creek, Alberta
- The Horn River Basin, British Colombia
- The Cotton Valley hydraulic fracturing test site, East Texas
Other
We believe that microseismic monitoring can provide useful data in a wide range of settings, including other types of industrial sites, and for monitoring natural phenomena such as glaciers and volcanoes. Some recent examples include:
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