About the Microseismic Industry Consortium
Founded in January 2010 the Microseismic Industry Consortium is a novel, applied-research geophysical initiative dedicated to the advancement of research, education and technological innovations in microseismic methods and their practical applications for resource development. Working with industry partners and government agencies, the Consortium is a team of faculty, students and researchers hosted by the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta. Taking advantage of multidisciplinary links to researchers at both universities, the Microseismic Industry Consortium benefits from access to specialists in a variety of related disciplines. Our research vision encompasses data acquisition, processing and interpretation within a multidisciplinary research environment. As the project evolves, specific research goals and objectives have been developed in close consultation with industry sponsors. Key aspects of our research vision include the following:
- Creating improved algorithms for data processing.
- Developing case histories using existing and newly acquired microseismic data.
- Improving geomechanical characterization of fracture processes.
- Simulating fracture processes by numerical methods.
- Understanding the stress field and how it evolves.
- Investigating temporal changes in reservoir conditions, including seismic anisotropy.
- Induced seismicity.
News and Information
The University of Alberta is conducting a public survey on the Oil and Gas Industry in Western Canada. Survey is completely anonymous and will take about 15-20 minutes to complete. Please go to the website below for more information and to participate!
We are interested in your views and experiences with the oil and gas industry in western Canada! Results will be shared with industry and regulators, and may inform policy recommendations.
Questions? Contact the researchers:
jnphilli@ualberta.ca
mirko.vanderbaan@ualberta.ca
sven.anders@ualberta.ca
You may also contact the U of A Research Ethics Office at 780-492-0459.
This office is independent of the researchers.
Marco Venieri (co-supervised by Per Pedersen and David Eaton) won the 2018 Best Student Oral Presentation at the Geoconvention for his presentation entitled "Influence of sedimentary facies on geomechanical properties in the Duvernay Formation, Fox Creek area, AB, Canada?. (This is a hat-trick for Marco - the 3rd year in a row he has been recognized for Best Student paper award at the Geoconvention).
Scott McKean also won the 2018 Best Student Oral Presentation at the Geoconvention for his presentation entitled "A geomechanical comparison of the Duvernay and the Montney".
Mauricio Reyes Canales obtained SSA's Student Presentation Award for his presentation at the Seismology of the Americas held in May. His presentation title is "Monte Carlo Simulations for Analysis and Prediction of Non-Stationary Magnitude-Frequency Distributions in Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis"
Listen to Mirko van der Baan talking on the SEG Podcast 'Seismic Soundoff' about the Feb 2018 special issue in The Leading Edge on 'Induced Seismicity'. Mirko van der Baan was one of the guest editors. David Eaton co-authored a paper in this special issue. See "read more" for podcast link and TLE special issue link.