Geothermal
ZAPATA provides geophysical services for both geothermal exploration and induced seismicity monitoring. Our geophysicists are among the industry’s most experienced when it comes to the application of seismic reflection techniques in “hard rock” environments, which require special considerations during acquisition, processing and interpretation to be successful. In addition, our team is well versed in electromagnetic and electrical methods that can be applied to the search for exploitable geothermal resources.
ZAPATA installs, operates and maintains passive seismic networks used to monitor induced seismicity at active geothermal power plants. Passive seismic networks can also used in geothermal exploration, the evaluation of dam and power plant sites, and in volcanology. Passive networks provide the spatial distribution of earthquake hypocenters within an area of interest.
