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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Scott C. Hornbostel, Houston, TX (US);
Warren S. Ross, Houston, TX (US);
Leonard J. Srnka, Bellaire, TX (US);
Inventors:
Scott C. Hornbostel, Houston, TX (US);
Warren S. Ross, Houston, TX (US);
Leonard J. Srnka, Bellaire, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method for reducing air wave and/or magnetotelluric noise in controlled source electromagnetic surveying by either shielding the source () from the air interface, shielding the receivers from downward traveling electromagnetic energy, or by employing a second source () to preferentially cancel the air wave (and MT) part of the signal, or a combination of the preceding.