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
Two papers published in the top journals with contributions from MIC members:
1. Nature Reviews of Earth and Environment: Atkinson, G.M., Eaton, D.W. & Igonin, N. Developments in understanding seismicity triggered by hydraulic fracturing. Nat Rev Earth Environ (2020). https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-020-0049-7
2. Reviews of Geophysics: Schultz, R., Skoumal, R.J., Brudzinski, M.R., Eaton, D.W., Baptie, B. & Ellsworth, W., Hydraulic Fracturing Induced Seismicity (2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019RG000695
Dr. Eaton receives 2020 Canadian Geophysical Union’s J. Tuzo Wilson Award. This prestigious recognition is a competitive award, and it is awarded to a scientist who has made outstanding, career-long contributions to the geophysical sciences in Canada.
More information available through UCalgary News Release, May 25, 2020: https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-geophysicist-wins-prestigious-canadian-geophysical-union-medal
UCalgary led a project funded by Geoscience BC: Understanding and Mitigating Induced Seismicity Risk in the Kiskatinaw Area, BC has new induced seismicity monitoring data available through IRIS.
More information is available through the Geoscience BC News Release, June 17, 2020: http://www.geosciencebc.com/new-seismic-data-now-available-for-northeast-bcs-kiskatinaw-area/
Dave Eaton's inaugural presentation for his CSEG Distinguished Lecture tour which will be held on Thursday, September 12, 3:30pm - 4:40pm at the Earth Sciences building (ES162), University of Calgary. (Detail see https://science.ucalgary.ca/events#!view/day/date/20190912).
The presentation is titled ''Crustal Fluids, Friction and Faults: What can we learn from injection-induced earthquakes?''. It will include recent research that has been part of the Microseismic Industry Consortium over the years.