InSite-HF is our specialist software tool for setting up a microseismic hydraulic fracturing project and then guiding the user through to data acquisition, processing and interpretation


Microseismic events can be located through simple and complex velocity models. Manual and automated waveform processing can be carried out with comprehensive import and export or raw and processed data. Seismic events, field objects, geological structures and analysis objects can be visualised within a 3D volume.


InSite-HF provides tools for importing, processing and visualising data with a high level of automation, making processing and reprocessing a simple work flow.

InSite-HF work flow

DESIGN:  Microseismic survey design tools to plan arrays and meet engineering objectives.


ACQUISITION:  Real-time data acquisition and processing with customisable triggering settings.


PROCESSING:  Manual and automated waveform processing with efficient workflows. Complex velocity models and sophisticated algorithms for microseismic location.


INTERPRETATION:  Enhanced interpretation of microseismic clouds. Characterise hydraulic fracture geometry  and the microseismic geomechanical response to an injection.


UNDERSTANDING:  Interpretation tools for post-analysis of completion objectives and stimulation effectiveness.

InSite-HF features

  • Real-time and off-line of microseismic event detection and processing.
  • Customised alarm system for rate or magnitude threshold exceedance.
  • Frac Manager Tool to guide users through project setup, data acquisition and processing flow of a microseismic hydraulic fracturing project.
  • Manual or automatic processing of event data with range of sophisticated automatic arrival-picking, source location and source parameter algorithms.
  • Processing of MS events acquired through multiple synchronised acquisition systems.
  • Rotation of waveforms from triaxial or quadraxial instruments into ray coordinate systems and display of particle motions on hodogram plots.
  • Tool orientation from multiple calibration shots.
  • Graphical interface for manual and automatic calibration of velocity models using multiple calibration shots.
  • Display of colour-density sonograms and polarisograms.
  • Storage and management of event parameters and waveforms on a remote PC for easy access by multiple users managed with Microsoft's SQL server.

InSite-HF features

  • Graphical interface for manual and automatic calibration of velocity models using multiple calibration shots.
  • Display of colour-density sonograms and polarisograms.
  • Ray-tracing algorithms with complex velocity structures to locate microseismic events  within a 3D volume (including anisotropy).
  • Storage and management of event parameters and waveforms on a remote PC for easy access by multiple users managed with Microsoft's SQL server.
  • Display of the event locations in a 3D scene, allowing rotating, panning, magnifying and flying through the scene plus creation of hot-planes and 3D objects.
  • Advanced interpretation tools for charting; spatial and uncertainty analysis.
  • Analysis of array performance through the calculation of magnitude sensitivity, error space, location error and shadow space.

InSite software packages

InSite-HF

Microseismic processing including tools optimised for real-time monitoring of reservoir simulation.


InSite-Geo

Seismic processing for general applications, from regional seismicity to site acoustic monitoring.

InSite-Lab

Acoustic Emission processing including tools for the processing of acoustic data acquired in laboratory testing.


Other products and services

Consulting

Monitoring array design, instrumentation, field deployment and processing and analysis of natural and induced seismicity

AE monitoring systems

Hardware systems for acquisition of Acoustic Emission and Ultrasonic survey data.


Training

Training and online courses.