Nanometrics Establishes Technical Partnership with the Center for Injection and Seismicity Research (CISR)

Advancing the understanding and management of induced seismicity in Texas

Nanometrics, a leader in complete, integrated passive seismic solutions for nearly four decades, today announced a new partnership with the Center for Injection and Seismicity Research (CISR) at The University of Texas at Austin. Through this collaboration, Nanometrics will help advance the understanding and management of induced seismicity in West Texas.

As a technology partner, Nanometrics will provide CISR with regular contributions of high-resolution seismic data generated from its extensive subscriber array networks in Texas. This will support CISR's leading scientific research on the impacts of injection operations on surface and subsurface environments. It will empower CISR's researchers to gain and share deeper insights into induced seismicity activation mechanisms, providing a more granular understanding of subsurface dynamics.

"Nanometrics' high-fidelity data will be instrumental in helping us better understand how reservoirs are impacted by the combination of natural forces and human activity,” said Dr. Katie Smye, Principal Investigator, CISR. “With this critical knowledge, our members will be better equipped to reduce the risks associated with induced seismicity, protect the surface environment, and address the challenges associated with energy development."

“It’s a privilege to contribute to CISR’s leading science and its efforts to advance industry understanding of injection-based seismicity,” said Dario Baturan, Vice President and General Manager, Seismic Monitoring Services, Nanometrics. “We are confident that our combined expertise will drive further innovation and more sustainable energy practices in Texas and beyond.”   

About the Center for Injection and Seismicity Research (CISR)

Founded in 2016, the Center for Injection and Seismicity Research (CISR) is a research center at the University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences’ Bureau of Economic Geology. CISR conducts leading science on the impacts of large-scale injection on the subsurface and surface environment. The center applies geology, seismology, hydrogeology, geomechanics, and satellite geodesy to study how reservoirs respond dynamically to fluid injection. CISR is funded by an industrial consortium, state regulatory agencies, the State of Texas, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

 To learn more, please contact info@nanometrics.ca.