Title: Remote sensing of hydrocarbon layers by seabed logging (SBL): Results from a cruise offshore Angola
Abstract: Detecting and assessing hydrocarbon reservoirs without the need to drill test wells is of major importance to the petroleum industry. Seismic methods have traditionally been used in this context, but the results can be ambiguous. Another approach is to use electromagnetic sounding methods that exploit the resistivity differences between a reservoir containing highly resistive hydrocarbons and one saturated with conductive saline fluids. Modeling presented by Eidesmo et al. (2002) demonstrates that by using seabed logging (SBL), a special application of frequency domain controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) sounding, the existence or otherwise of hydrocarbon bearing layers can be determined and their lateral extent and boundaries can be quantified. Such information provides valuable complementary constraints on reservoir geometry and characteristics obtained by seismic surveying.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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