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Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2020
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Daniele Colombo, Dhahran, SA;

Gary W. McNeice, Dhahran, SA;

Brett W. Bouldin, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/12 (2006.01); G01V 3/08 (2006.01); G01V 3/10 (2006.01); G01V 3/26 (2006.01); E21B 47/13 (2012.01); E21B 47/26 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/12 (2013.01); E21B 47/13 (2020.05); E21B 47/26 (2020.05); G01V 3/082 (2013.01); G01V 3/083 (2013.01); G01V 3/088 (2013.01); G01V 3/10 (2013.01); G01V 3/265 (2013.01);
Abstract

Naturally-occurring, electromagnetic signals generated by interaction of solar wind with earth's magnetosphere adjacent a borehole are measured by an electromagnetic sensor positioned adjacent the borehole in the hydrocarbon-bearing formation. Electromagnetic signals generated within the borehole are measured over a period of time by a borehole sensor positioned within the borehole. The electromagnetic signals change over the period of time due to variations in fluid distributions within the hydrocarbon-bearing formation. Electromagnetic changes to the electromagnetic signals generated within the borehole and to the passive, naturally-occurring electromagnetic signals over the period of time are determined by one or more processors. A computational model of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation is generated based in part on the electromagnetic changes.


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