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Advanced seismic processing/imaging techniques and their potential for geothermal exploration

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Seismic reflection imaging is a geophysical method that provides greater resolution at depth than other methods and is, therefore, the method of choice for hydrocarbon-reservoir exploration. However, seismic imaging has only sparingly been used to explore and monitor geothermal reservoirs. Yet, detailed images of reservoirs are an essential prerequisite to assess the feasibility of geothermal projects and to reduce the risk associated with expensive drilling programs. The vast experience of hydrocarbon seismic imaging has much to offer in illuminating the route toward improved seismic exploration of geothermal reservoirs - but adaptations to the geothermal problem are required. Specialized seismic acquisition and processing techniques with significant potential for the geothermal case are the use of 3D arrays and multicomponent sensors, coupled with sophisticated processing, including seismic attribute analysis, polarization filtering/migration, converted-wave processing, and the analysis of the diffracted wavefield. Furthermore, full-waveform inversion and S-wave splitting investigations potentially provide quantitative estimates of elastic parameters, from which it may be possible to infer critical geothermal properties, such as porosity and temperature.

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hal-01589003 , version 1 (18-09-2017)

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Cédric Schmelzbach, Stewart Greenhalgh, Fabienne Reiser, François Girard, François Bretaudeau, et al.. Advanced seismic processing/imaging techniques and their potential for geothermal exploration. Interpretation, 2016, 4 (4), pp.SR1 - SR18. ⟨10.1190/INT-2016-0017.1⟩. ⟨hal-01589003⟩
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