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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Pabitra Sen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Alfred Kleinhammes, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Yue Wu, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Mohsen Ahmadian-Tehrani, Austin, TX (US);
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Contrast agents and methods for use in geological applications are provided. Contrast agents can be a nanopolymorph material, such as titania nanotubes, and have a low-frequency dielectric permittivity. Methods of identifying one or more subterranean features during geological exploration are provided. Methods of identifying a ganglion of bypassed oil are provided. Methods of illuminating subterranean fractures in hydraulic fracturing are provided.