Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detecting oil under ice
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Application No.: US15214608Application Date: 2016-07-20
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Publication No.: US09719978B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Timothy J. Nedwed , Changyong Zhang , David A. Palandro
- Applicant: Timothy J. Nedwed , Changyong Zhang , David A. Palandro
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company Law Dept.
- Main IPC: G01N33/28
- IPC: G01N33/28 ; G01N21/59 ; G01N21/31

Abstract:
Methods and systems for detecting oil proximate to a body of ice is disclosed herein. An example system includes an energy emitter disposed proximate to a first surface of a body of ice. An energy detector is disposed proximate to a second surface of the body of ice. The energy detector is used to map a distribution of oil proximate to the body of ice based, at least in part, on differences in energy transmitted through the body of ice.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170082593A1 Detecting Oil Under Ice Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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