Ten Years of Microseismic Mapping of Shale Gas Completions: Lessons Learned

Microseismic monitoring has played a critical role in the success of shale gas production in North America over the last ten years. Several surveys spanning that period, including the first survey in a shale gas field, describe the evolution of that success. These case histories illustrate important lessons learned about influence of fine geologic structures on the fracture behaviour of these reservoirs during stimulation. These stimulation mapping examples chronicle the evolution of modern completion techniques to address and exploit these reservoir complexities.