SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FRACTURE IN A ROCK FORMATION USING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SOURCE
First Claim
1. A surface electromagnetic (EM) survey system for detecting a fracture or fracture zone in a rock formation, the system comprising:
- an electromagnetic source configured to generate an electromagnetic field in a vicinity or at a surface of the rock formation, wherein the electromagnetic source includes one or more electric dipole sources that are arranged in the vicinity of the surface or at the surface so as to generate a substantially vertical electric field;
an electromagnetic receiver associated with the electromagnetic source, the electromagnetic receiver being configured to measure a component of the electromagnetic field at the surface of the rock formation; and
a processor configured to convert the measured component of the electromagnetic field measured at the electromagnetic receiver into an electromagnetic field response per unit moment of the electromagnetic source, wherein the electromagnetic field response provides information about characteristics parameters of the fracture or fracture zone.
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Abstract
A surface electromagnetic survey system and method for detecting a fracture or fracture zone in a rock formation are provided. The system includes an electromagnetic source configured to generate an electromagnetic field in the vicinity of or at a surface of the rock formation. The electromagnetic source includes one or more electric dipole sources that are arranged so as to generate a substantially vertical electric field. The system also includes an electromagnetic receiver associated with the electromagnetic source, the electromagnetic receiver being configured to measure a component of the electromagnetic field at the surface of the rock formation; and a processor configured to convert the measured component of the electromagnetic field measured at the electromagnetic receiver into an electromagnetic field response per unit moment of the electromagnetic source. The electromagnetic field response provides information about characteristics parameters of the fracture or fracture zone.
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21 Claims
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1. A surface electromagnetic (EM) survey system for detecting a fracture or fracture zone in a rock formation, the system comprising:
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an electromagnetic source configured to generate an electromagnetic field in a vicinity or at a surface of the rock formation, wherein the electromagnetic source includes one or more electric dipole sources that are arranged in the vicinity of the surface or at the surface so as to generate a substantially vertical electric field; an electromagnetic receiver associated with the electromagnetic source, the electromagnetic receiver being configured to measure a component of the electromagnetic field at the surface of the rock formation; and a processor configured to convert the measured component of the electromagnetic field measured at the electromagnetic receiver into an electromagnetic field response per unit moment of the electromagnetic source, wherein the electromagnetic field response provides information about characteristics parameters of the fracture or fracture zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for detecting a fracture or fracture zone in a rock formation using a surface electromagnetic (EM) survey system, the method comprising:
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generating, using an electromagnetic source, an electromagnetic field in a vicinity or at a surface of the rock formation, the electromagnetic source includes one or more electric dipole sources that are arranged in the vicinity of the surface or at the surface so as to generate a substantially vertical electric field; measuring, using an electromagnetic receiver associated with the electromagnetic source, a component of the electromagnetic field at the surface of the rock formation; and converting, using a processor, the measured component of the electromagnetic field measured at the electromagnetic receiver into an electromagnetic field response per unit moment of the electromagnetic source, wherein the electromagnetic field response provides information about characteristics parameters of the fracture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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