Publications

DateTitleAuthorPublication
March 2024 Fiber Optic Sensing Garth Naldrett, Andres ChavarriaGeoExpro
March 2024 A distributed fibre-optic sensing monitoring platform for CCUS Michael Mondanos, PhD., Pierpaolo Marchesini, PhD., Anna Stork, PhD., Carlos Maldaner, PhD., Garth Naldrett, MS
and Thomas Coleman, MASc
First Break
January 2024 Multi-Sensor Seismic Processing Approach Using Geophones and HWC DAS in the Monitoring of CO2 Storage at the Hellisheiði Geothermal Field in Iceland by Cinzia Bellezza, Erika Barison, Biancamaria Farina, Flavio Poletto, Fabio Meneghini, Gualtiero Böhm, Deyan Draganov, Martijn T. G. Janssen, Gijs van Otten, Anna L. Stork, Athena Chalari, Andrea Schleifer, and Sevket DurucanMDPI Sustainability
January 2024 Multi-Sensor Seismic Processing Approach Using Geophones and HWC DAS in the Monitoring of CO2 Storage at the Hellisheiði Geothermal Field in Iceland S. Lapins , A. Butcher, J.-M. Kendall, T.S. Hudson, A.L. Stork, M.J. Werner , J. Gunning and A.M. Brisbourne (2024). DAS-N2N: machine learning distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) signal denoising without clean data, Geophys. J. Int., 236, 1026–1041.Geophysical Journal International
November 2023 The Global DAS Month of February 2023Andreas WuestefeldGeoScienceWorld, Seismological Research Letters
November 2023Fibre optics: Elevating sense and sustainability in the energy industryAnoop MenonZawya.com
November 2023Current Developments in Well and Pipeline Monitoring: Distributed Acoustic Sensing TechnologyConstantin SchreiberPipeline Technology Journal 
October 2023 Initial Data Collection from a Fiber-Optic-Based Dam Seepage Monitoring and Detection SystemAnna M. Wagner, Arthur B. Gelvin, Jon B. Maakestad, Chandler S. Engel, Thomas Coleman, Dan Forsland, Sam Johansson and Johan Sundin ERDC/CRREL TR-23–15
October 2023 Clean solutions to the challenges in mine operationsTamer Elbokl, PhD., Zara AndersonCanadian Mining Journal
July 2023 inspiring Woman Leader 2023Top 10 Inspiring Women Leaders of 2023
June 2023Application of Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Technologies in DamsS. Johansson, P. Sjodahl, A. L. Stork, M. Mondanos, M. Persson, R. WolfsborgInternational Journal on Hydropower & Dams
May 2023Distributed fibre optic monitoring for CCS with Carina CarbonSecureMichael Mondanos, Garth Naldrett, Peter smith, Jess Kozman, Pierpaolo Marchesini, Anna StorkPESA
May 2023Distributed fibre optic monitoring for CCS with Carina CarbonSecureS. Johansson and P. Sjodahl, HydroResearch AB, Sweden, M. Mondanos and A. Stork, Silixa, UKThe International Journal on Hydropower & Dams
March 2023Cheshire Geoenergy Observatory construction heats upWest Cheshire & North Wales Business Magazine March 2023
December 2022Fibre-optic Monitoring of a Volcanic eruption, Fagradalsfjall, IceladCubuk Sabuncu Yesim, Fichtner Andreas, Klaasen Sara, Thrastarson Solvi, Caudron Corentin, Lecocq Thomas, Soubestre Jean, Jonsdottir KristinAGU Fall Meeting 2022
October 2022Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing for CO2 injection monitoringDigital Energy Journal
September 2022Silixa Chief Expects CCS Boom To Create “Huge Opportunity” for Fiber OpticsTrent Jacobs, Glynn WilliamsJPT
March 2022Fibre optic distributed acoustic sensing of volcanic eventsPhilippe Jousset, Gilda Currenti, Benjamin Schwarz, Athena Chalari, Frederik Tilmann, Thomas Reinsch, Luciano Zuccarello, Eugenio Privitera, Charlotte M. KrawczykNature Communications
March 2022The Future is Fiber Optics!Zara AndersonGlobal Mining Review
February 2022Distributed fiber-optic sensing transforms an abandoned well into a permanent geophysical monitoring array: A case study from Australian South West Evgenii Sidenko, Konstantin Tertyshnikov, Boris Gurevich, Roman Isaenkov, Ludovic P. Ricard, Sandeep Sharma, Dominique Van Gent, Roman PevznerThe Leading Edge
January 2022Wireline Fiber Optics Reveal Key Design Insights For Haynesville CompletionsMark Weber, Dustin Weatherly, Veronique Mahue, Robert HullFrac Facts
December 2021How Oil Companies Are Facilitating The Renewable RevolutionGlynn WilliamsForbes.com
December 2021See the bigger picture Michael MondanosGlobal Energy
December 2021A pioneering entrepreneur in fibre optics shooting for the Moon First Break
October 2021 Optimizing Hydraulic Fracture Completion Designs through Fiber-optic SensingPete RichterHart’s E&P
June-2021 Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Australia’s Downward Looking TelescopeVoon Hui Lai, Meghan S. MillerGeo* Down Under
June 2021DAS: A Seismic Shift in SensingEdwin CartlidgeOptics & Photonics
March 2021 SUCCEED: A CO2 storage and utilisation project aimed at mitigating against greenhouse gas emissions from geothermal power productionŞevket Durucan, Anna Korre, Mahmut Parlaktuna, Erdinç Şentürk, Karl-Heinz Wolf, Athena Chalari, Anna Stork, Stoyan Nikolov, Richard de Kunder, Bergur Sigfússon, Vala Hjörleifsdóttir, Nökkvi Andersen, Flavio PolettoGHGT-15
March 2021Modelling the DAS response for offshore CO2 storage sitesVincent Vandeweijer, Bob Paap, Arie Verdel, Rob Mellors, Alan F. Baird, Anna L. Stork, Antony ButcherGHGT-15
March 2021Digital monitoring of CO2 storage projects (DigiMon)Arvid Nøttvedt; Martha Lien; Kirsti Midttømme; Hanneke Puts; Anna Stork GHGT-15
March 2021An automated system for continuous monitoring of CO2 geosequestration using multi-well offset VSP with permanent seismic sources and receivers: Stage 3 of the CO2CRC Otway ProjectRoman Isaenkov, Roman Pevzner, Stanislav Glubokovskikh, Sinem Yavuz, Alexey Yurikov, Konstantin Tertyshnikov, Boris Gurevich, Julia Correa, Todd Wood, Barry Freifeld, Michael Mondanos, Stoyan Nikolov, Paul BarracloughInternational Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
February 2021A new era of borehole measurements for permanent reservoir monitoringFirst Break
November 2020Fibre optic innovation revolutionising oil and gasOilfield Technology
October 2020Fibre-Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Detection of Seepage and Internal ErosionEnergiforsk — Dam safety
October 2020 Market diversity boosts Silixa revenueOffshore Energy
October 2020Silixa’s innovative solutions win 2020 World Oil awardsDigital Energy Journal
October 2020Fibre-optic monitoring for high-temperature Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects at geothermal energy sites (pp. 61–67)Anna L. Stork, Athena Chalari, Sevket Durucan, Anna Korre, Stoyan NikolovFirst Break
July 2020Minimising the environmental impact of CO2 storage monitoring with fibre-optic sensingSilixa Ltd., CO2CRCCarbon Capture Journal
July 2020Microseismic monitoring using a fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensor arrayJames P. Verdon, Steve A. Horne, Andrew Clarke, Anna L. Stork, Alan F. Baird, and J.-Michael KendallGeophysics, Vol 85, No 3
July 2020Characteristics of microseismic data recorded by distributed acoustic sensing systems in anisotropic mediaA. F. Baird, A. L. Stork, S. A. Horne, G. Naldrett, J.-M. Kendall, J. Wookey, J. P. Verdon and A. ClarkeGeophysics, Vol 85, No 4
June 2020Application of machine learning to microseismic event detection in Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) dataStork, A.L., A.F. Baird, S.A. Horne, G. Naldrett, S. Lapins, J.-M. Kendall, J. Wookey, J.P. Verdon, A. Clarke and A. WilliamsGeophysics
June 2020A distributed heat pulse sensor network for thermo-hydraulic monitoring of the soil subsurfaceCorinna Abesser, Francesco Ciocca, John Findlay, David Hannah, Philip Blaen, Athena Chalari, Michael Mondanos, Stefan KrauseQJEGH
June 2020Hydraulic Frac-hit Corridor (FHC) Monitoring and Analysis with High-resolution Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) and Far-field Strain (FFS) Measurements (pp. 65–70)Y. Wu, P. Richter, M. FarhadiroushanFirst Break
May 2020Maintaining integrity: cutting-edge technologies ensure well stabilityBrian WaltzelHart’s E&P
May 2020High-resolution Distributed Acoustic Sensor Using Engineered Fiber for Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring and Optimization in Unconventional Completions
Peter Richter, Tom Parker, Craig Woerpel, Wenxia Wu, Rogelio Rufino, Mahmoud FarhadiroushanGeophysical Society of Houston
March 2020First Subsea DAS Installation for Deep Water Reservoir Monitoring
G. Nadrett, S. Soulas, J.-P. van Gestel and T. ParkerEAGE, 1st Workshop on Fibre Optic Sensing
March 2020Fibre Optic Sensing for Dam Monitoring (pp. 38–39)Michael Mondanos, Sam JohanssonWater Power Dam Construction Magazine
February 2020Shedding (Fiber) Light on WellsElaine MaslinOffshore Engineer
February 2020High-resolution Carina distributed acoustic fiber optic sensor for permanent reservoir monitoring and extending the reach into subsea fieldsGarth Naldrett, Tom Parker, Sergey Shatalin, Mahmoud Farhadiroushan, Michael MondanosFirst Break
October 2019First Workshop on distributed optical fibre sensing for reservoir and production monitoring (pp. 14–15)Mahmoud FarhadiroushanFirst Break
October 2019To Spark Real-Time Revolution, Fracture Diagnostic Firms Partner Up and Innovate
Trent JacobsJPT
July 2019Application of distributed fibre-optic sensing to geothermal reservoir characterization and monitoring
Michael Mondanos, Thomas ColemanFirst Break
July 2019High-resolution DAS in frac design, a new monitoring service locates microseismic and strain events in real timePete RichterHart’s E&P
April 2019Visualizing what lies beneath: A new era for fiberopticsMahmoud FarhadiroushanWorld Oil
April 2019Hydraulic fracture monitoring and optimization in unconventional completions using a high-resolution engineered fibre-optic Distributed Acoustic Sensor
P Richter, T Parker, C Woerpel, Y Wu, R Rufino, M FarhadiroushanFirst Break
April 2019
Listening with Light
Sophia ChenSPIE
February 2019
Distributed Acoustic Sensing Using Dark Fiber for Near-Surface Characterization and Broadband Seismic Event Detection

Jonathan B. Ajo-Franklin, Shan Dou, Nathaniel J. Lindsey, Inder Monga, Chris Tracy, Michelle Robertson, Veronica Rodriguez Tribaldos, Craig Ulrich, Barry Freifeld, Thomas Daley & Xiaoye Li Nature
February 2019
Silixa Limited has launched Carina XwellXpress hydraulic fracture monitoring service
World Oil
August 2018Mapping the orientation of downhole sensing cables and control lines using an engineered hybrid distributed acoustic sensing system (presentation)Mahmoud FarhadiroushanSPE Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing for Well, Reservoir and Facilities Management Workshop
July 2018Flotation process metering of concentrate, slurry, air and water flows using non-intrusive fibre-optic sensingDaniel Finfer, PhDCopper Cobalt Africa, 9th Southern African Base Metals Conference
July 2018Dynamic strain determination using fibre-optic cables allows imaging of seismological and structural features
Philippe Jousset, Thomas Reinsch, Trond Ryberg, Hanna Blanck, Andy Clarke, Rufat Aghayev, Gylfi P. Hersir, Jan Henninges, Michael Weber, Charlotte M. KrawczykNature Communications
June 2018Seepage Detection in DamsCarrieann StocksWater Power Dam Construction Magazine
Feb 2018Geothermal Reservoir Characterization Using Distributed Temperature Sensing at Brady Geothermal Field, Nevada
 Jeremy R. Patterson, Michael Cardiff, Thomas Coleman, Herb Wang, Kurt L. Feigl, John Akerley, Paul Spielman43rd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University
Feb 2018Overview and Preliminary Results from the PoroTomo project at Brady Hot Springs, Nevada: Poroelastic Tomography by Adjoint Inverse Modeling of Data from Seismology, Geodesy, and Hydrology
Kurt L. Feigl, Elena C. Reinisch, Jeremy J. Patterson, Samir Jreij, Lesley Parker, Avinash Nayak, Xiangfang Zeng, Michael A. Cardiff, Neal E. Lord, Dante Fratta, Clifford H. Thurber, Herbert F. Wang, Michelle Robertson, Thomas Coleman, Douglas E. Miller, Paul Spielman, John Akerley, Corné Kreemer, Christina Morency, Eric Matzel, Whitney Trainor Gutton, Nicholas C. Davatzes 43rd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University 
 Feb 2018DAS and DTS at Brady Hot Springs: Observations about Coupling and Coupled Interpretations  Doulas E Miller, Thomas Coleman, Xiangfang Zeng, Jeremy R. Patterson, Elena C. Reinisch, Michael A Cardiff, Herbert F Wang, Dante Fratta, Whitney Trainor-Guitton, Clifford H Thurber, Michelle Roberts, Kurt Feigl 43rd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University 
Feb 2018 
A Slimhole Approach to Measuring Distributed Hydromechanical Strain in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs
Matthew W. Becker, Christopher Ciervo, Thomas Coleman 43rd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University
Jan 2018


Downhole data, fiber optics helping to drive production gains

 Elaine Maslin Offshore Engineer
Dec 2017
Geothermal reservoir characterization using distributed temperature sensing at Brady Geothermal Field, Nevada
Jeremy R. Patterson, Michael Cardiff, Thomas Coleman, Herb Wang, Kurt L. Feigl, John Akerley, Paul SpielmanThe Leading Edge
Dec 2017Publications on distributed acoustic sensing at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2017, New Orleans, USAAGU
Dec 2017Fluid pressure sensing with fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensingMatthew Becker, Thomas Coleman, Christopher Ciervo, Matthew Cole, Michael Mondanos The Leading Edge
Sep 2017Acoustic sensing with much less noise Karl JefferyDigital Energy Journal
July 2017Pervasive metering of minewater flows and process water using distributed acoustic sensor technology
Finfer, P. Newman, N. Rein, and M. AmirSAIMM Water Congress 2017
Jun 2017An Experimental Investigation of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) on Lake IceEthan Castongia, Herb F.  Wang, Neal Lord, Dante Fratta, Michael Mondanos, Athena ChalariJournal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics
May 2017Full-waveform seismic modelling to support VSP imaging in the Kylylahti Cu-Au-Zn mine, eastern FinlandMarko Riedel, Kari Juhani Komminaho, Calin Cosma, Nicoleta Enescu, Emilia Anna-Liisa Koivisto, COGITO-MIN Working GroupGeofysiikan Seura, Geofysiska Sällskapet
 Jan 2017Properties of Noise Cross‐Correlation Functions Obtained from a Distributed Acoustic Sensing Array at Garner Valley, CaliforniaXiangfang Zeng, Chelsea Lancelle, Clifford Thurber, Dante Fratta, Herb Wang, Neal Lord, Athena Chalari, Andy ClarkeBulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Jan 2017Brady Hot Springs – A Geothermal Success StoryMilitary Technologies
Jan 2017Points of Light Jennifer PallanichUpstream Online
Jan 2017Novel cable coupling technique for improved shallow distributed acoustic sensorVSPs Jonathan D Munn, Thomas I. Coleman, Beth L Parker, Michael Mondanos, Athena Chalari Journal of Applied Geophysics
Dec 2016Distributed Temperature Sensing as a downhole tool in hydrogeologyV.F. Bense, T. Read, O. Bour, T. Le Borgne, T. Coleman, S. Krause, A.  Chalari, M. Mondanos, F. Ciocca, J.S. SelkerWater Resources Research
Jul 2016Data-driven depth calibration for distributed acoustic sensing
 Karen Nørgaard Madsen, Richard Tøndel, Øyvind KvamThe Leading Edge
 Jul 2016 Technology Applications, Sensing System
Chris Carpenter JPT
Feb 2016Measuring Hydraulic Connection in Fractured Bedrock with Periodic Hydraulic Tests and Distributed Acoustic Sensing Matthew W. Becker, Matthew Cole, Christopher Ciervo California State University, Long Beach, Geology Department & Thomas Coleman, Michael Mondanos, Silixa LLC41st Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University
Jan 2016Technology Applications, Cable Orientation Beacon 
Chris CarpenterJPT
Sep 2015Application Of DFO Sensing In HP/HT Wells
 Mick Longton Hart’s E&P Magazine
Sep 2015Groundwater flow characterization in a fractured bedrock aquifer using active DTS tests in sealed boreholesThomas Coleman, Beth L. Parker, Carlos H. Maldanera, Michael MondanosJournal of Hydrology
July 2015Soil Moisture and Heat Dynamics of a Vegetated Hillslope in Mill Haft, Staffordshire, UK
Francesco CioccaSilixa, University of Birmingham
June 2015An introduction to fibre optic Intelligent Distributed Acoustic Sensing (iDAS) technology for power industry applicationsChris Conway, Michael MondanosJicable’15
May 2015Characterization and calibration of Raman based distributed temperature sensing system for 600°C operationSudeep Mandal ; Sachin Dekate ; Boon K. Lee ; Renato Guida ; Michael Mondanos ; Jackson Yeo ; Marc GoransonSPIE 2015
May 2015Distributed temperature and distributed acoustic sensing for remote and harsh environmentsMichael Mondanos ; Tom Parker ; Craig H. Milne ; Jackson Yeo ; Thomas Coleman ; Mahmoud FarhadiroushanSPIE 2015
May 2015Evaluation of Distributed Acoustic Sensing for 3D Time-lapse VSP Monitoring of the Aquistore CO2 Storage SiteK.Harris, D. White, C. Samson, T. Daley, D. Miller, Carleton University, Geological Survey of Canada, NRCan, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Silixa LLCGeoConvention 2015, Geoscience – New Horizons
Apr 2015Intelligent Distributed Acoustic Sensing for In-well Monitoring (Pages: 13 ‑24)Dr. Jinjiang Xiao, Mahmoud Farhadiroushan, Andy Clarke, Rami A. Abdalmohsen, Essam M. Al-Alyan, Dr. Tom R. Parker, Dr. Janti Shawash and H. Craig MilneSaudi Aramco Journal of Technology, Spring 2015
Apr 2015The potential of utilizing intelligent Distributed Acoustic Sensor and existing single-mode and multimode optical fibers for monitoring the reservoir characteristicsMick LongtonGeoConvention 2015, Geoscience – New Horizons
Feb 2015Distributed fiber sensing systems could help industry unlock geothermal energyJohn VallaceLaser Focus World
Feb 2015New fiber-optic monitoring tools could help industry unlock geothermal energyScot GordonUniversity of Wisconsin
Oct 2014Silixa’s Distributed Seismic Service Expands the Applications of Seismic Acquisition
Craig MilneSeismic Profile
Aug 2014When light listens to your every step
Katia MoskvitchPhysics World
Jun 2014The intelligent Distributed Acoustic SensorTom R. Parker, Arran Gillies, Sergey V. Shatalin, Mahmoud FarhadiroushanSPIE 2014
 Jun 2014In Search of Better Reservoir Imaging Using Fibre Optic Receivers Downhole 
Stephen RassenfossJournal of Petroleum Technology
Sep 2013DAS enables simultaneous multiwell VSP (New system offers a cost-effective method for real-time permanent reservoir monitoring, improving overall recovery)
Tom ParkerHart’s E&P Magazine
Jun 2013Field testing of fibre-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) for surface seismic monitoring 
Thomas M. Daily, Barry M. Friefeld, Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, Shan Dou, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Roman Pevzner, CO2CRC, Curtin University; Valeria Shulakova, CO2CRC, CSIRO; Sudhendu Kashikar and Douglas E. Miller, Silixa; Julia Goetz, Jan Henninges, and Stefan Lueth, GFZLeading Edge
May 2013Silixa’s Intelligent Distributed Acoustic Sensor  (iDAS™) pushes the limit of seismic applications 
InnovOil
Mar 2013Sensing System Provides Synchronised Acoustic Measurments 
Journal of Petroleum Technology
Feb 2013Intelligent Acoustic Sensor 
Oil Review Middle East
Jan 2013Hearing with Light
Paul WoodGeoExpro