PROPOSTA DE APLICAÇÃO DE REDES DE SENSORES SEM FIO PARA AQUISIÇÃO DE DADOS SÍSMICOS NA INDÚSTRIA DE PETRÓLEO & GÁS NATURAL

Abstract

A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) may be defined as a distributed system of autonomous sensor nodes cooperating in an ad-hoc communications structure. Potential applications for wireless sensor networks are distributed in different areas, varying from military, domestic, and hospital environments to industrial environments. The objective of WSN is to sensor some region or process. Even taking in account the use of sensors in hazardous areas, like rotating machines, toxic or harmful atmospheres, WSN applications in industrial systems is still in the beginning. Therefore, it s very useful to study its applicability in industry to assess the technical and economic benefits that this technology can provide. This work proposes the use of WSN to implement seismic data acquisition systems applied to the prospection of oil and natural gas. This WSN proposal is modeled to replace the wired sensor system commonly used today. Performance evaluation of a WSN implementing seismic data acquisition systems under various scenarios in terms of protocols, energy consumption and geographic settings, are presented. The results obtained show that this innovative use of WSN is feasible and provides many advantageous features when compared with the traditional wired system.