Development of a novel, near real time approach to geothermal seismic exploration and Monitoring Via Ambient Seismic Noise Interferometry Award Number: DE-EE0007699 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1 Geothermal Technologies Office Date: 8/29/2016 Location...
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Development of a novel, near real time approach to geothermal seismic exploration and Monitoring Via Ambient Seismic Noise Interferometry
Award Number: DE-EE0007699
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1
Geothermal Technologies Office
Date: 8/29/2016
Location(s): TX
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Baylor University to build and test a Raspberry Pi Enhanced REF TEK (RaPiER) seismic nodal system that is capable of acquiring, transmitting, and processing seismic data in near real-time. This study is intended to develop a novel technology for characterizing geothermal sites by extracting information from ambient seismic noise surveys.
The proposed project involves two separate deployments of a passive seismic surveying system. A small-scale field test of 20 RaPiER nodes would be conducted during Budget Period 1. A large-scale field test of 150 RaPiER nodes at a different site is planned for Budget Period 2. The number of seismic lines to be deployed for the 150 RaPiER system and the testing location is not known at this time. This NEPA review only applies to activities associated with Budget Period 1 of the proposal, which includes site selection for the larger field test (Task 4.1). Additional NEPA review will be required for Budget Period 2 activities.