About Quad Geometrics
The company is a spinoff from University of California/Scripps Institution of Oceanography and formerly Equinor employees, offering services in high precision microgravity, subsidence monitoring and other high-precision geodetic measurements such as tilt and strain. Potential applications include hydrocarbon gas production, high temperature geothermal reservoirs, geological CO2 sequestration, hydrology monitoring and academic research in Earth tectonic processes. Quad’s goal is to generate the highest quality surveys, processed results and interpretations for the benefit of a wide range of customers.
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Quad Geometrics serves with following Capabilities
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Gravity and subsidence monitoring
Gravity and subsidence monitoring. High-precision surface measurements above a reservoir allows for inferring mass and pressure changes in reservoirs below. This can be useful in many aspects of reservoir management, such as drilling of new wells, estimates of remaining reserves or production prognosis. Such surface data is a relative inexpensive non-invaise technique and fits will into the "digital oil field" concept.
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Gravity and subsidence monitoring
Gas and oil production will alter the surface gravity, which we monitor by high-precision repeat gravity measurements. Changes in reservoir pressure will cause deformations and vertical surface movements, usually subsidence.
Quad Geometrics measures this with mm precision, on land or at the seafloor. We offer measurement in cold climate, and in challenging environments like sea-ice or glacially covered areas, by adjusting the instrumentation and field work accordingly. Monitor data can help optimize reservoir operations, field management, and thus reduce cost and increase recovery. Gravity and subsidence monitoring may also detect hydrocarbon leakage out of the reservoir, to shallower subsurface levels.
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