ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING IN FREQUENCY AND TIME‐DOMAIN INDUCED‐POLARIZATION SURVEYS OVER A MULTILAYERED EARTH

Geophysics ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 380-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijit Dey ◽  
H. Frank Morrison

Electromagnetic coupling responses in frequency and time‐domain induced‐polarization measurements over a multilayered earth are evaluated. For collinear dipole‐dipole and pole‐dipole configurations over a dissipative layered subsurface, the percent frequency effects of electromagnetic coupling are seen to be as high as 60 percent for large [Formula: see text] values, where L is the length of the receiving dipole, [Formula: see text] is the conductivity of the top layer of the half‐space, and f is the higher frequency of excitation used. In both frequency and time‐domain analyses, the distinctive effects of layering compared to that of a homogeneous half‐space response are shown for different electrode configurations, layer geometry, and electrical parameters of the subsurface. The pole‐dipole configuration of electrodes, in general, exhibits higher coupling compared to the dipole‐dipole configuration. In time‐domain measurements, the late off‐time transient decays reflect almost entirely the normal polarizability of the layered subsurface, in that the coupling responses are significant only during the early off‐time of the transient. The mutual impedance between grounded dipoles of arbitrary length is computed by extension of the complete solution of the boundary‐value problem of a horizontal electric dipole situated over a multilayered half‐space. A number of nomograms are presented for various layered structures to eliminate the electromagnetic coupling response in the induced‐polarization measurements in order to obtain the true polarization effect of the subsurface.

Geophysics ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard S. Smith ◽  
Jan Klein

Airborne induced‐polarization (IP) measurements can be obtained with standard time‐domain airborne electromagnetic (EM) equipment, but only in the limited circumstances when the ground is sufficiently resistive that the normal EM response is small and when the polarizability of the ground is sufficiently large that the IP response can dominate the EM response. Further, the dispersion in conductivity must be within the bandwidth of the EM system. One example of what is hypothesized to be IP effects are the negative transients observed on a GEOTEM® survey in the high arctic of Canada. The dispersion in conductivity required to explain the data is very large, but is not inconsistent with some laboratory measurements. Whether the dispersion is caused by an electrolytic or dielectric polarization is not clear from the limited ground follow‐up, but in either case the polarization can be considered to be induced by eddy currents associated with the EM response of the ground. If IP effects are the cause of the negative transients in the GEOTEM data, then the data can be used to estimate the polarizabilities in the area.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Fiandaca ◽  
P. Olsson ◽  
P.K. Maurya ◽  
A. Kühl ◽  
T.S. Bording ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 545
Author(s):  
Olivar A. L. De Lima ◽  
Hédison K. Sato

ABSTRACT. Two field surveys using the induced polarization (IP) – resistivity method, are presented as an effective tool to evaluate aquifer and hydrocarbon reservoirs at shallow depths. First, the electrochemical mechanisms responsible for generating IP effects in reservoir rocks are reviewed. Then, theoretical developments are proposed to reduce the inductive electromagnetic coupling from the underground IP effects, and to compute three fundamental electrical parameters, namely the apparent DC-resistivity, the apparent chargeability and relaxation time, both for frequency (FD) and time-domain (TD) data. These parameters are attributed to average representative volumes of the subsurface geology, which depends on the electrode array and its characteristic depth of investigation. The studied structure includes: an upper fresh-water sandstone aquifer of 60m average thickness; overlaying a 70m thick, prismatic sandstone oil-reservoir, sandwiched between shale sequences and laterally confined by intersecting normal faults. The data acquisitions were made using dipole-dipole electrode arrays, with lengths a of 50 and 100 m, and separations na, with n ranging from 1 to 12 (FD), and 1 to 6 (TD). The 2-D inverted pseudo-sections exhibit small distortions, attributed to differences in resolution, terrain effects and signal-to-noise ratios, but are consistent in outlining the following features: i) the detection of an upper resistive low-IP layer, representing a water-table aquifer; ii) a distinct electrical anomaly, related to the western bounding fault zone, depicted as a conductive chimney bordered by high resistive halos; iii) the separation of different geo-electrical units within the shale sequence sealing the reservoir; and iv) the delineation of the top of oil reservoir, defined by a slight increase in resistivity and by high IP values, at and above the oil reservoir.Keywords: electrical resistivity, induced polarization, aquifers, oil reservoirs.RESUMO. Levantamentos geofísicos usando resistividade e polarização induzida (PI) são apresentados como ferramenta eficaz para avaliar aquíferos e reservatórios petrolíferos em profundidades rasas. Primeiro, faz-se uma revisão dos mecanismos eletroquímicos geradores de PI em rochas reservatórios. Em seguida, propõem-se tratamentos teóricos para separar o acoplamento eletromagnético dos efeitos puros da PI subterrânea e calcular três parâmetros aparentes fundamentais: resistividade (ρ0,a), cargabilidade (mw,a) e tempo de relação (τ w,a), tanto no domínio da frequência (FD) quanto do tempo (TD). Esses parâmetros são atribuídos a centros volumétricos representativos da geologia, que dependem do arranjo de eletrodos e de suas profundidades de investigação. A estrutura estudada inclui: um aquífero arenoso superior, com 60m de espessura; sobreposto a um reservatório petrolífero prismático de arenitos, com 70m de espessura, intercalado entre sequências argilosas, e lateralmente confinado por falhas normais intercruzadas. Os dados foram adquiridos com arranjos dipolo-dipolo usando distâncias entre eletrodos de 50 e 100 m, e separações na, com n variando de 1 a 12 (FD) e 1 a 6 (TD). As seções 2-D invertidas exibem pequenas distorções, atribuídas a diferenças de resolução, efeitos de terreno e razão sinal-ruído, mas consistentes na identificação dos seguintes aspectos: (i) detecção de camada superior resistiva e baixo PI, representando o aquífero freático; (ii) anomalia elétrica relacionada à falha do limite ocidental, revelada como uma chaminé condutora com halos de maior resistividade; (iii) separação de duas unidades geoelétricas na sequência dos folhelhos selantes do reservatório; e (iv) delineamento do topo do reservatório de óleo, definido por um ligeiro aumento na resistividade e por altos valores de PI no e acima do reservatório.Palavras-chave: resistividade elétrica, polarização induzida, aquíferos, reservatórios.


1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. Tandukar ◽  
R. B. Bajracharya

The paper presents the results of geophysical surveys carried out using induced polarization (IP) time-domain method with dipole-dipole configuration for the investigation of sulphide ore bodies in Kurule, Wapsa and Kalitar copper prospects of Nepal. IP anomalies were observed in all the prospects which were subsequently checked by drilling. Sulphide mineralization in disseminated forms and in lenses were found. The IP time-domain dipole-dipole method was found successful in the detection of disseminated sulphide mineralization even if its grade was very low.


Geophysics ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 1850-1852 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Bartel

The practice of transforming frequency‐domain results into the time domain is fairly common in electromagnetics. For certain classes of problems, it is possible to obtain a direct solution in the time domain. A summary of these solutions is given in Hohmann and Ward (1986). Presented here is another problem which can be solved directly in the time domain—the magnetic field of horizontal coaxial dipoles on the surface of a homogeneous half‐space. Solutions are presented for both an impulse transmitter current and a step turnon in the transmitter current. The solution in the time domain is obtained by taking the inverse Laplace transform of the product of the frequency‐domain solution and the Laplace‐domain representation of the current waveform.


2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-439
Author(s):  
Weiqiang Liu ◽  
Pinrong Lin ◽  
Qingtian Lü ◽  
Rujun Chen ◽  
Hongzhu Cai ◽  
...  

Time domain induced polarization (TDIP) and frequency domain induced polarization (FDIP) synthetic models, incorporating three-dimensional (3D) anisotropic medium, were tested. In TDIP modeling, both resistivity and chargeability of the medium were anisotropic, and the apparent chargeability values were calculated by carrying out two resistivity forward calculations using resistivity with and without an IP effect. We analyzed the TDIP response of a 3D isotropic cube model embedded in the anisotropic subsurface half-space. In FDIP modeling, the complex resistivity of the medium at various frequencies was anisotropic. The complex resistivity was determined by a Cole-Cole model with anisotropic model parameters. We then analyzed the FDIP response of a 3D anisotropic cube model embedded in an isotropic subsurface half-space. Both of the TDIP and FDIP simulation results suggest that IP responses acquired in two orthogonal directions on the surface are different when the same arrays are used and acquisition in orthogonal directions helps resolve the presence of anisotropy. The anisotropy should be taken into account in practice for TDIP and FDIP exploration.


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