Airborne remote sensing electric field exploration system
First Claim
1. An airborne exploration survey system for exploration of oil and gas and mineral deposits, the survey system using natural electromagnetic fields as an energy source, the survey system mounted on an aircraft, the system comprising:
- at least one aerodynamic housing pod adapted for mounting on the aircraft;
a water sensor for detecting electric fields mounted in said housing pod, said water sensor including a water container with water therein, said water container including a pair of conductive bands thereon; and
a data processing unit adapted for mounting in the aircraft and electrically connected to said conductive bands for receiving and storing electric field data measurements.
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Abstract
An airborne exploration system used with an aircraft for exploration of oil and gas, mineral deposits and aquifers. The survey system uses natural electromagnetic EM fields as an energy source. The exploration system includes at least one non-directional, wideband, total electric field, water sensor. The water sensor includes a water container filled with water and adapted for mounting on an aircraft. The water container has a pair of conductive metal bands mounted around opposite ends thereof. The metal bands provide a capacitive electrical coupling with the water in the container. The water container has a diameter substantial the size as a length of the container. Therefore, the sensor responds to an electric field substantially independent of the relative orientation of the electric field. The bands are electrically connected to a computer data processing unit mounted on the aircraft. The data processing unit is used for receiving and processing valuable and anomalous electric field data from the water sensor when flying over a potential oil, gas or mineral prospect.
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13 Claims
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1. An airborne exploration survey system for exploration of oil and gas and mineral deposits, the survey system using natural electromagnetic fields as an energy source, the survey system mounted on an aircraft, the system comprising:
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at least one aerodynamic housing pod adapted for mounting on the aircraft; a water sensor for detecting electric fields mounted in said housing pod, said water sensor including a water container with water therein, said water container including a pair of conductive bands thereon; and a data processing unit adapted for mounting in the aircraft and electrically connected to said conductive bands for receiving and storing electric field data measurements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An airborne exploration survey system for exploration of oil and gas and mineral deposits, the survey system using natural electromagnetic fields as an energy source, the survey system mounted on an aircraft, the system comprising:
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a pair of aerodynamic housing pods adapted for mounting on wing tips of the aircraft; a water sensor mounted in each of said housing pods, said water sensor including a water container with water therein, said water container including a pair of conductive bands thereon; and a data processing unit mounted in the aircraft and electrically connected to said conductive bands for receiving and storing electric field data measurements. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An airborne exploration survey system for exploration of oil and gas and mineral deposits, the survey system using natural electromagnetic fields as an energy source, the survey system mounted on an aircraft, the system comprising:
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at least one aerodynamic housing pod adapted for mounting on the aircraft; a water sensor mounted in said housing pod, said water sensor including a water container, said water container having electric dipoles mounted thereon, said electric dipoles measuring electric fields in a frequency range from 0.01 Hz. to 40 Hz.; an angular motion detector mounted inside said housing pod and connected to said electric dipoles for compensating for errors caused by angular motion of the aircraft when in the presence of strong electric field gradients; a first magnetometer mounted inside the aircraft for measuring low frequency electromagnetic gradients, said magnetometer connected to said motion detector, and an airborne data processing unit mounted in the aircraft and connected to said electric dipoles for receiving and storing electric field data measurements, said data processing unit also connected to said angular motion detector for receiving and storing angular motion measurements simultaneously with said magnetometer magnetic field measurements. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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