Australian researchers used a hybrid downhole microseismic and microdeformation analysis system to monitor fracture stimulation of a vertical coal seam gas (CSG) exploration well in the Gloucester Basin in Australia to ascertain overall fracture height and determine whether or not fractures have grown into beneficial groundwater aquifers. In a paper delivered at the 2016 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, researchers said that the hybrid analysis was a good way to improve far-field measurements of fracture-growth in shallow CSG reservoirs.
Australian researchers used a hybrid downhole microseismic and microdeformation analysis system to monitor fracture stimulation of a vertical coal seam gas (CSG) exploration well in the Gloucester Basin in New South Wales to ascertain overall fracture height and determine whether or not fractures have grown into beneficial groundwater aquifers. In a paper delivered at the 2016 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, researchers said that the hybrid analysis was a good way to improve far-field measurements of fracture-growth in shallow CSG reservoirs.