monitoring of microseismic events induced by reservoir stimulation has become a key aspect in evaluation of hydraulic fractures, and their optimization. the main goal of hydraulic fracture monitoring is to completely characterize the induced fracture structure, and distribution of conductivity within a formation. geomechanical analysis, such as understanding a formations material properties, in-situ conditions, and geometries, helps monitoring by providing a better definition of the environment in which the fracture network propagates. the next task is to know the location of proppant within the fracture and the distribution of fracture conductivity. this can be monitored using multiple types of techniques to finally develop a reservoir model than accurately predicts well performance.