EGS Collab Experiment 2: Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Data (DAS)
Distributed fiber optic sensing was an important part of the monitoring system for EGS Collab Experiment #2. A single loop of custom fiber package was grouted into the four monitoring boreholes that bracketed the experiment volume. This fiber package contained two multi-mode fibers and four single-mode fibers. These fibers were connected to an array of fiber optic interrogator units, each targeting a different measurement.
The distributed acoustic systems (DAS) included one Silixa iDAS unit, one Terra15 Treble unit, and one Optasense ODH3 unit. Each interrogator was connected to both ends of one of the four single-mode fibers. Each interrogator functions in a slightly different way and recorded at a different sampling rate, but all are essentially recording strain rate along the fiber. This dataset includes raw data in the native format of each interrogator, organized by instrument name and timestamp. A formal report describing the data collection and file structures is in progress and will be provided here when complete. In the meantime, important metadata can be found embedded in the HDF5 and TDMS files themselves. That is, the files (namely from the iDAS and Optasense interrogators) include useful fields like sampling rate, pulse width, raw data units, and so forth.
Citation Formats
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (2024). EGS Collab Experiment 2: Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Data (DAS) [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1606.
Rodriguez Tribaldos, Veronica, Hopp, Chet. EGS Collab Experiment 2: Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Data (DAS). United States: N.p., 28 May, 2024. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1606.
Rodriguez Tribaldos, Veronica, Hopp, Chet. EGS Collab Experiment 2: Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Data (DAS). United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1606
Rodriguez Tribaldos, Veronica, Hopp, Chet. 2024. "EGS Collab Experiment 2: Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Data (DAS)". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1606.
@div{oedi_1606, title = {EGS Collab Experiment 2: Distributed Fiber Optic Acoustic Data (DAS)}, author = {Rodriguez Tribaldos, Veronica, Hopp, Chet.}, abstractNote = {Distributed fiber optic sensing was an important part of the monitoring system for EGS Collab Experiment #2. A single loop of custom fiber package was grouted into the four monitoring boreholes that bracketed the experiment volume. This fiber package contained two multi-mode fibers and four single-mode fibers. These fibers were connected to an array of fiber optic interrogator units, each targeting a different measurement.
The distributed acoustic systems (DAS) included one Silixa iDAS unit, one Terra15 Treble unit, and one Optasense ODH3 unit. Each interrogator was connected to both ends of one of the four single-mode fibers. Each interrogator functions in a slightly different way and recorded at a different sampling rate, but all are essentially recording strain rate along the fiber. This dataset includes raw data in the native format of each interrogator, organized by instrument name and timestamp. A formal report describing the data collection and file structures is in progress and will be provided here when complete. In the meantime, important metadata can be found embedded in the HDF5 and TDMS files themselves. That is, the files (namely from the iDAS and Optasense interrogators) include useful fields like sampling rate, pulse width, raw data units, and so forth. }, doi = {}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1606}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2024}, month = {05}}
Details
Data from May 28, 2024
Last updated Mar 27, 2025
Submitted Mar 24, 2025
Organization
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Contact
Chet Hopp
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, EGS Collab, Experiment 2, Distributed Acoustic Sensing, DAS, Silixa, iDAS, Terra15, Treble, Optasense, ODH3, HDF5, TDMS, Raw Data, strain rate, multi-mode fiber, single-mode fiber, geophysicsDOE Project Details
Project Name EGS Collab
Project Lead Lauren Boyd
Project Number EE0032708