Prospects of microseismic monitoring of hydraulic fracturing in Ukraine

Summary In spite of the wide use of hydraulic fracturing in Ukraine, microseismic monitoring of hydraulic fracturing is used to a very limited extent. This can lead to situations where the fracture zone does not meet the design objectives. The lack of microseismic control reduces the economic efficiency of hydraulic fracturing. To solve this problem, specialists from the Institute of Geology of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv have initiated a development and production program of modern methods of microseismic monitoring of hydraulic fracturing. One of the areas of work is the creation of technology and software for the imaging of microseismic events using the continuation of the microseismic wave field in the geological environment.