On modeling a well casing for resistivity and induced polarization

Geophysics ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 2061-2063 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Wait
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Electric Dipole ◽  
Free Space ◽  
Eddy Currents ◽  
Interfacial Polarization ◽  
Induced Polarization ◽  
Mutual Impedance ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Horizontal Electric Dipole ◽  
Displacement Currents

In a previous communication I proposed an analytical model to simulate the electromagnetic (EM) and induced polarization (IP) response of a metal well casing (Wait, 1983). To facilitate the analysis, the earth was idealized as a homogeneous conducting half‐space of electrical properties (σ, ε, μ). The well casing was represented as a filamental vertical conductor of semiinfinite length that was characterized by a series axial impedance to account for eddy currents and interfacial polarization. A further basic simplification was to neglect displacement currents in the air; this was justified when all significant distances were small compared with the free‐space wavelength. Initially, the source was taken to be a horizontal electric dipole or current element I ds on the air‐earth interface. By integration of the results, the mutual impedance between two grounded circuits could be ascertained. In the absence of the vertical conductor (i.e., the well casing) the results reduced to those given by Sunde (1968) and Ward (1967).

HIGH‐FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING BETWEEN SMALL COPLANAR LOOPS OVER AN INHOMOGENEOUS GROUND

Geophysics ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 997-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Fuller ◽  
James R. Wait
Keyword(s):  
Half Space ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Electromagnetic Coupling ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Loop Current ◽  
Mutual Impedance ◽  
Multiplicative Factor ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Horizontal Electric Dipole

An integral formulation is given for the fields of a loop current source which is located over a horizontally stratified half‐space and has a vertical axis. The electrical properties of the half‐space vary exponentially with the depth into the earth. An asymptotic solution is developed for the case of source and observer on the interface but separated by a large numerical distance. The approximate solution is then used to determine the mutual impedance between two small loops and between the loop and a horizontal electric dipole, when the antennas are on the interface. It is found that the effect of stratification on the mutual impedance is represented approximately by a single multiplicative factor.

ELECTRIC DIPOLE OVER AN ANISOTROPIC AND INHOMOGENEOUS EARTH

Geophysics ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 652-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajit Kumar Sinha ◽  
Prabhat K. Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Electric Dipole ◽  
Principal Axis ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Vector Potentials ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Longitudinal Conductivity ◽  
Asymptotic Expressions ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Horizontal Electric Dipole

The electromagnetic fields of a low‐frequency horizontal electric dipole placed over a two‐layer earth have been derived. The overburden is considered to be transversely isotropic with respect to the conductivity. The unequal principal axis of the conductivity tensor is normal to the layers. The substratum is taken as isotropic. The vector potentials at the surface of the earth have been evaluated and expressed in such a way that the fields may be easily calculated. We have considered the special cases of a perfectly conducting, a perfectly insulating, and a substratum whose conductivity is very close to the longitudinal conductivity of the overburden. Asymptotic expressions for the fields have also been calculated. All the results are given in terms of known functions, and some numerical results have been included.

Electromagnetic Response for Horizontal Electric Dipole Source Considering Conduct & Displacement Current

2014 ◽  
Vol 513-517 ◽  
pp. 3340-3344
Author(s):  
Jia Bin Yan ◽  
Xiang Yu Huang ◽  
Peng Yu Wu
Keyword(s):  
Electric Dipole ◽  
Electromagnetic Response ◽  
Dipole Source ◽  
Displacement Current ◽  
Geophysical Application ◽  
Horizontal Electric Dipole ◽  
Em Field ◽  
Transform Zone ◽  
Displacement Currents ◽  
And Diffusion

Electromagnetic (EM) field is often referred to diffusion (quasi-static assumption) that displacement currents are neglected during data processing in geophysical application, while the ratio of conduct currents to displacement currents is higher than 10, that is ,we think EM field is diffusion dominated and wave dominate for the ratio less than 0.1. Our simulating with Horizontal Electric Dipole Field indicated that frequency range of wave dominated is that the ratio is less than 0.007, the magnitude curves of EM component and impedance referring to diffusion and wave are different from those of diffusion. And in transform zone () the curves are different from those of wave and diffusion.

Efficient evaluation of the earth return mutual impedance of overhead conductors over a horizontally multilayered soil

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 1379-1395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-bok Lee ◽  
Jun Zou ◽  
Benliang Li ◽  
Munno Ju
Keyword(s):  
Unit Length ◽  
Oscillatory Integral ◽  
Electromagnetic Transients ◽  
Closed Form Expression ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Horizontal Distance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mutual Impedance ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Highly Oscillatory

Purpose – The per-unit-length earth return mutual impedance of the overhead conductors plays an important role for analyzing electromagnetic transients or couplings of multi-conductor systems. It is impossible to have a closed-form expression to evaluate this kind of impedance. The purpose of this paper is to propose an efficient numerical approach to evaluate the earth return mutual impedance of the overhead conductors above horizontally multi-layered soils. Design/methodology/approach – The expression of the earth return mutual impedance, which contains a complex highly oscillatory semi-infinite integral, is divided into two parts intentionally, i.e. the definite and the tail integral, respectively. The definite integral is calculated using the proposed moment functions after fitting the integrand into the piecewise cubic spline functions, and the tail integral is replaced by exponential integrals with newly developed asymptotic integrands. Findings – The numerical examples show the proposed approach has a satisfactory accuracy for different parameter combinations. Compared to the direct quadrature approach, the computational time of the proposed approach is very competitive, especially, for the large horizontal distance and the low height of the conductors. Originality/value – The advantage of the proposed approach is that the calculation of the highly oscillatory integral is completely avoided due to the fact that the moment function can be evaluated analytically. The contribution of the tail integral is well included by means of the exponential integral, though in an asymptotic way. The proposed approach is completely general, and can be applied to calculate the earth return mutual impedance of overhead conductors above a soil structure with an arbitrary number of horizontal layers.

Fast and high-precision calculation of earth return mutual impedance between conductors over a multilayered soil

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 1214-1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjie Ma
Keyword(s):  
Quadrature Rule ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mutual Impedance ◽  
Numerical Tests ◽  
Sommerfeld Integral ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Finite Integral ◽  
Infinite Integral ◽  
Improper Integrals ◽  
Differential Matrix

Purpose Solutions for the earth return mutual impedance play an important role in analyzing couplings of multi-conductor systems. Generally, the mutual impedance is approximated by Pollaczek integrals. The purpose of this paper is devising fast algorithms for calculation of this kind of improper integrals and its applications. Design/methodology/approach According to singular points, the Pollaczek integral is divided into two parts: the finite integral and the infinite integral. The finite part is computed by combining an efficient Levin method, which is implemented with a Chebyshev differential matrix. By transforming the integration path, the tail integral is calculated with help of a transformed Clenshaw–Curtis quadrature rule. Findings Numerical tests show that this new method is robust to high oscillation and nearly singularities. Thus, it is suitable for evaluating Pollaczek integrals. Furthermore, compared with existing method, the presented algorithm gives high-order approaches for the earth return mutual impedance between conductors over a multilayered soil with wide ranges of parameters. Originality/value An efficient truncation strategy is proposed to accelerate numerical calculation of Pollaczek integral. Compared with existing algorithms, this method is easier to be applied to computation of similar improper integrals, such as Sommerfeld integral.

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