Interpretation special section call for papers

Microseismic monitoring

The tremendous growth in unconventional plays over the last decade has led to a significant interest in microseismic monitoring. The seismic response of the reservoir is recorded with either downhole or surface geophones. Algorithms ranging from traditional ray tracing to migration are used to locate the source of the signal. Significant research is ongoing related to improving the locations and advancing source characterization. It is understood that velocity models account for the most significant error in event locations and that significant potential may exist in source characterization, but the interpretational community still lacks a basic understanding of how to interpret and benefit from data gathered through passive monitoring.

The editors of Interpretation invite papers on the topic "Microseismic monitoring" for publication in the August 2014 special section. Contributions are invited in all areas of microseismic investigation including case studies, integrated interpretation, location algorithms, and source characterization. Of particular interest are:

  • Case studies highlighting integration with engineering and geologic data
  • Case studies highlighting pitfalls in microseismic interpretation
  • Case studies illustrating the importance of understanding location accuracy
  • Case studies highlighting the value of source characterization

Interested authors should submit their manuscripts for review no later than 1 October 2013. In addition, the special section editors would like to receive a provisional title and list of authors as soon as possible. Authors should submit via the normal online submission system for Interpretation (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/interpretation) and select the Microseismic monitoring Special Section option in the manuscript type dropdown box. The submitted papers will be subject to the regular peer-review process, and the contributing authors also are expected to participate in the review process as reviewers.

The submissions will be processed according to the following timeline:

Submission deadline: 1 October 2013
Peer review complete: 1 March 2014
All files submitted for production: 15 March 2014
Publication of issue: August 2014


Special section editors:

Adam Baig adam.baig@esgsolutions.com
Jean-Pierre Blangy jpblangy@hess.com
Carlos Cabarcas ccabarcas@hilcorp.com
Jingyi Chen jingyi-chen@utulsa.edu
Dave Diller dave.diller@nanoseis.com
Leo Eisner leo@irsm.cas.cz
Jamie Rich jamie.rich@ou.edu
Julie Shemeta julie@meqgeo.com

Interpretation, copublished by SEG and AAPG, aims to advance the practice of subsurface interpretation.