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    利用震源机制和空间距离约束的单井单震相微地震事件定位

    Single-phase micro-seismic events location in single-well observation under focal mechanism and spatial distance constraint

    • 摘要: 单井观测条件下,常规微地震事件定位是通过利用纵、横波(P波和S波)走时差和校正后P波来分别确定事件与检波器之间的距离和方位来实现的。实际水力压裂监测数据中常含有很多单S波震相微地震事件,而S波一般不能用于方位角的计算,给单S波震相事件的定位带来了困难。然而,震源机制反演研究表明,微地震事件的震源机制与位置密切相关,这为单井单S波震相事件的定位提供了可能。针对水力压裂单井微地震监测数据中单S波震相事件难以定位问题,在射线追踪定位和单井震源机制反演基础上,经过对比所有可行位置解与其空间距离最近的双震相事件震源机制所表征的走向角是否满足相近或正交条件作为约束来解决。理论数据测试表明,利用震源机制和空间距离约束的单井单S波震相事件定位的误差虽大于双震相事件定位,但仍在可接受范围内,表明该方法切实可行。实际资料应用结果显示,微地震事件空间分布与区域构造应力方向一致,反演震源机制表明,岩石破裂面走向多沿着最大或最小水平应力方向,多为高角度裂缝,说明该方法应用效果良好。

       

      Abstract: Under single-well observation, the micro-seismic event location is usually using the time difference between P- and S-wave, and adjusted P-wave to calculate the distance and azimuth between the event and geophone, respectively. The real hydraulic fracturing monitoring data often contains lots of single S-wave micro-seismic events, but S-wave generally cannot be used for the calculation of azimuth, which brings difficulties for the location of single S-wave events. However, the focal mechanism inversion study indicates that the focal mechanism of micro-seismic events is closely related to the location, which provides the possibility of single S-wave events location under single-well observation. For the single S-wave events difficult location problem in real hydraulic fracturing data under single-well observation, based on ray tracing location and single-well focal mechanism inversion technology, this paper proposed a solution method by comparing the strike angle of focal mechanism between all feasible location and its nearest double phase micro-seismic event, whether meet similar or orthogonal as the constrain condition. Synthetic data test indicates that although this method localization error of the single S-wave event is greater than the double phase event, it is still within the acceptable range and is feasible. The real data application works well. The spatial distribution of micro-seismic events is consistent with the regional tectonic stress direction. The focal mechanism of events indicates that the rock fracture surface is mainly along the maximum or minimum horizontal stress direction, and the fractures are mostly high angles. This paper provides a feasible idea for single S-wave micro-seismic events location in single-well observation.

       

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