Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Capacitive electromagnetic formation surveillance using passive source
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Application No.: US15974970Application Date: 2018-05-09
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Publication No.: US10705240B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Daniele Colombo , Gary W. McNeice , Brett W. Bouldin
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G01V3/12
- IPC: G01V3/12 ; G01V3/08 ; E21B47/12 ; G01V3/10 ; G01V3/26

Abstract:
Naturally-occurring, electromagnetic signals generated by interaction of solar wind with earth's magnetosphere adjacent a borehole are measured by an electromagnetic sensor positioned adjacent the borehole in the hydrocarbon-bearing formation. Electromagnetic signals generated within the borehole are measured over a period of time by a borehole sensor positioned within the borehole. The electromagnetic signals change over the period of time due to variations in fluid distributions within the hydrocarbon-bearing formation. Electromagnetic changes to the electromagnetic signals generated within the borehole and to the passive, naturally-occurring electromagnetic signals over the period of time are determined by one or more processors. A computational model of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation is generated based in part on the electromagnetic changes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180329103A1 CAPACITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC FORMATION SURVEILLANCE USING PASSIVE SOURCE Public/Granted day:2018-11-15
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