Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of determining electrical anisotropy in a subsurface formation
- Patent Title (中): 确定地下地层各向异性的方法
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Application No.: US12666329Application Date: 2008-07-01
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Publication No.: US08482287B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: Michael John Tompkins
- Applicant: Michael John Tompkins
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Shell Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Shell Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- International Application: PCT/US2008/068893 WO 20080701
- International Announcement: WO2009/006464 WO 20090108
- Main IPC: G01V3/02
- IPC: G01V3/02

Abstract:
Method of determining electrical anisotropy in a subsurface formation, wherein electromagnetic field data from a multi-offset electromagnetic survey obtained by using an electromagnetic source and a plurality of electromagnetic receivers at varying offset distances from the source is provided. The electromagnetic field data comprises a first set of multi-offset response signals received at each receiver with the electromagnetic source emitting at a first frequency, and at least one additional set of multi-offset response signals received at each receiver with the electromagnetic source emitting at a different frequency. The presence of electrical anisotropy in the subsurface formation is determined using the first and at least one additional sets of multi-offset response signals. This may comprise comparing the first set and the at least one additional set of multi-offset response signals and determining the presence of electrical anisotropy in the subsurface formation from the comparison of the sets of multi-offset response signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110050231A1 METHOD OF DETERMINING ELECTRICAL ANISOTROPY IN A SUBSURFACE FORMATION Public/Granted day:2011-03-03
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