DOI: 10.5176/2251-3361_GEOS12.76
Authors:
Abstract: A passive seismic experiment has been carried out over a nonproducing reservoir in Saudi Arabia using a three-component passive seismic recording system. One of the main objectives was to investigate the possible empirical correlation between low-frequency passive signals and the presence of hydrocarbons under the subsurface as reported by various researchers. The results obtained so far in this study show no clear passive signals to support or deny the correlation between spectral anomalies and the underlying presence of hydrocarbons at this location. However, more experimental results from this location with longer monitoring period as well as a number of various other locations are needed in resolving the ongoing debate on the use of passive signals as a direct hydrocarbon indicator.
Keywords: passive seismic; seismic response; nonproducing researvoir rocks; Saudi Arabia
Updating...