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Analysis of the characteristics of the first-arrival wave signal of downhole microseismic under the wave impedance difference
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Rou WEN1, 2, Ping LIU3, XuLong CHEN4, WenQiang LIU1, 2, Dong LI1, 2, Long JIANG3
Progress in Geophysics | 2026, 41(1) : 182 - 193
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Progress in Geophysics | 2026, 41(1): 182-193
Analysis of the characteristics of the first-arrival wave signal of downhole microseismic under the wave impedance difference
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Rou WEN1, 2, Ping LIU3, XuLong CHEN4, WenQiang LIU1, 2, Dong LI1, 2, Long JIANG3
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  • 1Geological Research Institute, China National Logging Corporation, Xi'an 710077, China
  • 2Well Logging Key Laboratory, China National Petroleum Corporation, Xi'an 710077, China
  • 3Changqing Branch, China National Logging Corporation, Xi'an 710201, China
  • 4Training Center, China National Logging Corporation, Xi'an 710054, China
Published: 2026-02-20 doi: 10.6038/pg2026II0392
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The difference in formation wave impedance is one of the important factors affecting the quality of wellbore microseismic monitoring data. Based on Snell's law and the Zoeppritz equation, by studying the influence of wave impedance difference and incident angle on the characteristics of the first arrival wave signals of microseisms, the relationship between the energy of the first arrival waves in wellbore microseismic data, the magnitude of the formation wave impedance difference, and the incident critical angle was revealed and verified through forward modeling. It was concluded that formations with large wave impedance differences have a significant impact on the energy and propagation path of the first arrival waves. Taking Well XX in a coalbed methane field as an example, at Perforation Section 1, some geophones failed to receive the first arrival signals, which affected the three-component rotation positioning of the geophones and the monitoring interpretation. By obtaining the formation velocity information of the target interval from acoustic logging data and combining it with the changes in formation wave impedance, the reasons for the absence of the first arrival waves in the microseismic perforation records of some geophones were analyzed. The deployment depth of the geophones was adjusted in a timely manner to solve the problem that some geophones could not detect the first arrival waves when the wave impedance difference was large and the incident angle was greater than the critical angle. After the depth of the geophones was adjusted upward by 30 meters, good first arrival wave signals were obtained at Perforation Section 2. The positioning results of these signals were used for wellbore microseismic fracturing fracture monitoring. The interpretation results, when comprehensively analyzed with conventional logging and dipole acoustic logging, showed that the microseismic event points were basically consistent in height with the reservoir characteristics and the fracture height indicated by dipole acoustic logging.

Wave impedance  /  First-arrival wave  /  Downhole microseismic  /  Critical angle  /  Acoustic logging  /  Three-component geophone
温柔, 刘平, 陈绪龙, 刘文强, 李栋, 姜龙. 波阻抗差异性下井中微地震初至波信号特征分析. 地球物理学进展, 2026 , 41 (1) : 182 -193 . DOI: 10.6038/pg2026II0392
Rou WEN, Ping LIU, XuLong CHEN, WenQiang LIU, Dong LI, Long JIANG. Analysis of the characteristics of the first-arrival wave signal of downhole microseismic under the wave impedance difference[J]. Progress in Geophysics, 2026 , 41 (1) : 182 -193 . DOI: 10.6038/pg2026II0392
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doi: 10.6038/pg2026II0392
  • Receive Date:2025-02-25
  • Online Date:2026-09-23
  • Published:2026-02-20
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  • Received:2025-02-25
  • Revised:2025-10-12
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    1Geological Research Institute, China National Logging Corporation, Xi'an 710077, China
    2Well Logging Key Laboratory, China National Petroleum Corporation, Xi'an 710077, China
    3Changqing Branch, China National Logging Corporation, Xi'an 710201, China
    4Training Center, China National Logging Corporation, Xi'an 710054, China
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