Weyburn-Midale: Spot Seismic Innovation

Project Overview

The Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project in Canada uses CO2 for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR).

Spot Seismic Innovation

In 2021, Whitecap Resources and SpotLight Earth introduced “Spot Seismic” to this site.

  • Concept: Instead of full-field 4D surveys, they use sparse, targeted source-receiver pairs to monitor specific areas (“spots”).
  • Impact: High-temporal resolution monitoring at a significantly lower cost and environmental footprint.
  • Result: Proved the effectiveness of sparse monitoring for long-term surveillance.

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