Enhancement of Surface Seismic Fracture Signals

Fracture patterns, which control flow and transport properties in a tight gas reservoir, play a great role in siting the production wells. Hence, it is very important that the exact location and orientation of fractures or fracture swarms is known. Current commercially available technology is often able to locate the fracture zones and fracture orientations, but lack the precision and accuracy to guide a well straight into a fracture. We propose a new approach to locate natural fractures in a gas reservoir using seismic reflection methods.