Benefits of MEMS Based Seismic Accelerometers for Oil Exploration

Author

Laine, Jérôme ; Mougenot, Denis

Author_Institution

SERCEL, Carquefou

fYear

2007

fDate

10-14 June 2007

Firstpage

1473

Lastpage

1477

Abstract

MEMS based digital sensors are compared with conventional analog moving coil geophones used in the hydrocarbon seismic exploration. This paper attempts to address advantages of MEMS digital accelerometers used to measure the small ground motion induced by the reflection of seismic waves generated for subsurface imaging. From the technical specification point of view, broadband linear response and very good vector fidelity are the essential benefits. Weight, cost, tilt compensation and easy handling are the main operational advantages of such sensors compared to the conventional geophone.

Keywords

accelerometers; geophysical prospecting; microsensors; oil technology; seismic waves; seismometers; MEMS digital accelerometers; analog moving coil geophones; broadband linear response; digital sensors; ground motion; hydrocarbon seismic exploration; oil exploration; seismic accelerometers; seismic waves; subsurface imaging; Accelerometers; Coils; Gas detectors; Hydrocarbons; Micromechanical devices; Motion measurement; Petroleum; Reflection; Seismic measurements; Seismic waves; MEMS; Seismic sensor; accelerometer; geophone;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, 2007. TRANSDUCERS 2007. International

Conference_Location

Lyon

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0841-5

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0842-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SENSOR.2007.4300423

Filename

4300423