During well operations - whether drilling, injecting, or producing - it's critical for operators to understand how pressure is distributed in the subsurface. Conventional methods like downhole pressure gauges are often limited by spatial coverage, resolution, or cost. This creates uncertainty about where injected fluids are going, whether caprock integrity is being maintained, and the risk of induced seismicity.  For operators, the lack of clear pressure distribution data can translate into inefficiencies, safety risks, or even regulatory non-compliance.

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Tensora addresses this challenge by monitoring shallow ground deformation to infer subsurface pressure changes. Changing the fluid pressure in the subsurface, such as through pumping or injection from a well or leakage along a fault, deforms the overlying formations and ground surface. This deformation evolves in a complex pattern and contains a rich amount of information about the subsurface fluid pressures and formation properties.