Accelerometer Sensor Specifications to Predict Hydrocarbon Using Passive Seismic Technique

Table 16

Comparison of existing MEMS accelerometers [30, 36–38, 40].

Manufacturer	Model	Technology	Output	Axis	Sensitivity	Power (mW)	Acceleration; range (g)	Frequency; response (Hz)
Colibrys	SF 1500	Capacitive	A	1	1.2 mv/g	100		0–1500
	SF 2005	Capacitive	A	1	500 mv/g	140		0–1000
	SF 3000	Capacitive	A	3	1.2 mv/g	200		0–1000
	Digital 3	Capacitive feedback	D	3	58 mg/bit	780		0–1000
Endevco	86	Piezoelectric	A	1	10 v/g	200		0.002–200
	87	Piezoelectric	A	1	10 v/g	200		0.003–200
Kinemetrics	ES-T	Capacitive	A	1	10 v/g	144		0–200
	ESU2	Capacitive	A	3	10 v/g	100		0–200
Reftek	131 A	Capacitive	A	3	2 v/g	600		0–400
Sercel	DSU1	Capacitive	D	3	Not specified	265		0–800
	DSU2	Capacitive	D	3	Not specified	265		0–800
	DUS3	Capacitive	D	3	Not specified	265		0–800

A = analog, D = digital.