Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Geophysics

Yingping Li, BlueSkyDas, USAMartin Karrenbach, OptaSense Inc., USAJonathan B. Ajo-Franklin, Rice University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

• List of Contributors viiList of Reviewers xiiiPreface xvPart I Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Concept, Principle, and Measurements1 High Definition Seismic and Microseismic Data Acquisition Using Distributed and Engineered Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensors 3Sergey Shatalin, Tom Parker, and Mahmoud Farhadiroushan2 Important Aspects of Acquiring Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Data for Geoscientists 33Mark E. Willis, Andreas Ellmauthaler, Xiang Wu, and Michel J. LeBlanc3 Distributed Microstructured Optical Fiber (DMOF) Based Ultrahigh Sensitive Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for Borehole Seismic Surveys 45Qizhen Sun, Zhijun Yan, Hao Li, Cunzheng Fan, Fan Ai, Wei Zhang, Xiaolei Li, Deming Liu, Fei Li, and Gang Yu4 Distributed Acoustic Sensing System Based on Phase-Generated Carrier Demodulation Algorithm 57Tuanwei Xu, Shengwen Feng, Fang Li, Lilong Ma, and Kaiheng YangPart II Distributed Acoustic Sensing (das) Applications in Oil and Gas, Geothermal, and Mining Industries5 Field Trial of Distributed Acoustic Sensing in an Active Room-and-Pillar Mine 67Xiangfang Zeng, Herbert F. Wang, Neal Lord, Dante Fratta, and Thomas Coleman6 On the Surmountable Limitations of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) – Depth Calibration, Directionality, and Noise: Learnings From Field Trials 81Albena Mateeva, Yuting Duan, Denis Kiyashchenko, and Jorge Lopez7 Denoising Analysis and Processing Methods of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) Data 93Yuan-Zhong Chen, Guang-Min Hu, Jun-Jun Wu, Gang Yu, Yan-Peng Li, Jian-Hua Huang, Shi-Ze Wang, and Fei li8 High-Resolution Shallow Structure at Brady Hot Springs Using Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) on a Trenched Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Array 101Xiangfang Zeng, Clifford H. Thurber, Herbert F. Wang, Dante Fratta, and Kurt L. FeiglPart III Distributed Acoustic Sensing (das) Applications in Monitoring of Deformations, Earthquakes, and Microseisms by Fracturing9 Introduction to Interferometry of Fiber-Optic Strain Measurements 113Eileen R. Martin, Nathaniel J. Lindsey, Jonathan B. Ajo-Franklin, and Biondo L. Biondi10 Using Telecommunication Fiber Infrastructure for Earthquake Monitoring and Near-Surface Characterization 131Biondo L. Biondi, Siyuan Yuan, Eileen R. Martin, Fantine Huot, and Robert G. Clapp11 Production Distributed Temperature Sensing versus Stimulation Distributed Acoustic Sensing for the Marcellus Shale 149Payam Kavousi Ghahfarokhi, Timothy Robert Carr, Cody Wilson, and Keithan Martin12 Coalescence Microseismic Mapping for Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) and Geophone Hybrid Array: A Model-Based Feasibility Study 161Takashei Mizuno, Joel Le Calvez, and Daniel RaymerPart IV Distributed Acoustic Sensing (das) Applications in Environmental and Shallow Geophysics13 Continuous Downhole Seismic Monitoring Using Surface Orbital Vibrators and Distributed Acoustic Sensing at the CO2CRC Otway Project: Field Trial for Optimum Configuration 177Julia Correa, Roman Pevzner, Barry M. Freifeld, Michelle Robertson, Thomas M. Daley, Todd Wood, Konstantin Tertyshnikov, Sinem Yavuz, and Stanislav Glubokovskikh14 Introduction to Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Applications for Characterization of Near-Surface Processes 191Whitney Trainor-Guitton and Thomas Coleman15 Surface Wave Imaging Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing Deployed on Dark Fiber: Moving Beyond High-Frequency Noise 197Verónica Rodríguez Tribaldos, Jonathan B. Ajo-Franklin, Shan Dou, Nathaniel J. Lindsey, Craig Ulrich, Michelle Robertson, Barry M. Freifeld, Thomas Daley, Inder Monga, and Chris Tracy16 Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) 213Chelsea E. Lancelle, Jonathan A. Baldwin, Neal Lord, Dante Fratta, Athena Chalari, and Herbert F. Wang17 A Literature Review: Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Geophysical Applications Over the Past 20 Years 229Yingping Li, Martin Karrenbach, and Jonathan B. Ajo-FranklinIndex 293