US Sensor Systems Announces Successful Testing of UHS Fiber Optic Geophones

Manufacturer of fiber-optic sensing systems, US Sensor Systems (USSI), has finished the side-by-side testing of the Ultra High Sensitivity (UHS) fiber optic geophones.

The fiber optic solutions have demonstrated more than 300 times the sensitivity delivered by other electronic geophones.

The increased sensitivity level will allow gas and oil producers to map reservoirs precisely, enhance the production and reduce the effect on environment. At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Richmond Field test site of the US Department of Energy, the UHS fiber optic sensors were tested against legacy electronic geophones.

US Sensor Systems’ Chief Executive Officer, Jim Andersen stated that conventional electronic-based sensor systems do not have the bandwidth and sensitivity required for oil and gas monitoring applications. He added that the company’s sensor systems would facilitate economical mapping of the fracking process and meet the issues associated with extending the process into underground aquifers.