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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Brent D. Wheelock, Houston, TX (US);
Brent D. Wheelock, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Method for semi-airborne electromagnetic prospecting for hydrocarbons or other fluids or minerals. In the method, electromagnetic receivers are deployed on the Earth's surface over a subsurface region (). An airborne electromagnetic transmitter is flown over the receivers () and the receivers record at least one component of electromagnetic field data excited by the transmitter (). The recorded electromagnetic data are analyzed for subsurface resistivity (), and the resistivity is interpreted for evidence of hydrocarbons or other fluids or minerals (). Compared to traditional fully airborne surveys, the advantages of the method include better signal-to-noise, and data for multiple source-receiver offsets.