The Controlled Source Electromagnetic Method (CSEM) is used for offshore hydrocarbon exploration. Hydrocarbon detection in seabed logging (SBL) is a very challenging task for deep hydrocarbon reservoirs. The electroma...The Controlled Source Electromagnetic Method (CSEM) is used for offshore hydrocarbon exploration. Hydrocarbon detection in seabed logging (SBL) is a very challenging task for deep hydrocarbon reservoirs. The electromagnetic field response of an antenna is unable to detect deep hydrocarbon reservoirs due to a weak electromagnetic signal response in the seabed logging environment. This work premise deals with the comparison of the electromagnetic signal strength of a new antenna with a straight antenna and the orientation of an antenna for deep target hydrocarbon exploration. Antenna position and orientation (Tx and Ty) was studied using Computer Simulation Technology software (CST) for deep targets in marine CSEM environments. The model area was assigned as (40 ′ 40 km) to replicate the real seabed environment. From the results, the new dipole antenna shows an 804% and 278% increase in electric and magnetic field strength than the straight antenna. An electric (E) and magnetic (H) field component study was done with and without the presence of a hydrocarbon reservoir. Ex and Hz field component responses with the new antenna at the1 kmtarget were measured in a deep water environment. It was analyzed that the antenna shows 53.10% (Ex) and 83.13% (Hz) field difference in deep water with and without a hydrocarbon reservoir at the30 mantenna position from the sea floor. From the antenna orientation results, it was observed that, the electric field Ex and magnetic field Hz responses decreased from 18% to 12% and 21% to 16%, respectively but was still able to detect the deep target hydrocarbon reservoir at the4 kmtarget depth. This EM antenna may open new frontiers for the oil and gas industry for deep target hydrocarbon detection (HC).展开更多
We present three-dimensional(3-D)modeling method of marine controlled-source electromagnetic(CSEM)fields in general anisotropic media using an adaptive finite element approach based on the vector-scalar potential.The ...We present three-dimensional(3-D)modeling method of marine controlled-source electromagnetic(CSEM)fields in general anisotropic media using an adaptive finite element approach based on the vector-scalar potential.The modeling is based on the governing Helmholtz equations in the vector-scalar potential system.Unstructured tetrahedral grids are employed,which can exactly simulate the terrain relief and complex electrical structures.Moreover,based on the gradient recovery technology,the adaptive finite element approach is used to drive the mesh refinement,and make the finite element solutions converge gradually to the exact solutions.The primary-secondary field approach is used to improve the numerical accuracy of CSEM fields near the source point,where the primary field is calculated by using the quasi-analytical formula.The accuracy of this approach is verified by a one-dimensional model.Two 3-D models are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the adaptive mesh refinement and the influences of dipping anisotropy layer on the marine CSEM responses for both inline and broadside geometries.The complex synthetic model is simulated to show the capability and flexibility of the approach for geometrically complex situations.展开更多
文摘The Controlled Source Electromagnetic Method (CSEM) is used for offshore hydrocarbon exploration. Hydrocarbon detection in seabed logging (SBL) is a very challenging task for deep hydrocarbon reservoirs. The electromagnetic field response of an antenna is unable to detect deep hydrocarbon reservoirs due to a weak electromagnetic signal response in the seabed logging environment. This work premise deals with the comparison of the electromagnetic signal strength of a new antenna with a straight antenna and the orientation of an antenna for deep target hydrocarbon exploration. Antenna position and orientation (Tx and Ty) was studied using Computer Simulation Technology software (CST) for deep targets in marine CSEM environments. The model area was assigned as (40 ′ 40 km) to replicate the real seabed environment. From the results, the new dipole antenna shows an 804% and 278% increase in electric and magnetic field strength than the straight antenna. An electric (E) and magnetic (H) field component study was done with and without the presence of a hydrocarbon reservoir. Ex and Hz field component responses with the new antenna at the1 kmtarget were measured in a deep water environment. It was analyzed that the antenna shows 53.10% (Ex) and 83.13% (Hz) field difference in deep water with and without a hydrocarbon reservoir at the30 mantenna position from the sea floor. From the antenna orientation results, it was observed that, the electric field Ex and magnetic field Hz responses decreased from 18% to 12% and 21% to 16%, respectively but was still able to detect the deep target hydrocarbon reservoir at the4 kmtarget depth. This EM antenna may open new frontiers for the oil and gas industry for deep target hydrocarbon detection (HC).
基金support from the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province,China(Nos.20202ACBL211006,20202BAB213017)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41774078,41904075).
文摘We present three-dimensional(3-D)modeling method of marine controlled-source electromagnetic(CSEM)fields in general anisotropic media using an adaptive finite element approach based on the vector-scalar potential.The modeling is based on the governing Helmholtz equations in the vector-scalar potential system.Unstructured tetrahedral grids are employed,which can exactly simulate the terrain relief and complex electrical structures.Moreover,based on the gradient recovery technology,the adaptive finite element approach is used to drive the mesh refinement,and make the finite element solutions converge gradually to the exact solutions.The primary-secondary field approach is used to improve the numerical accuracy of CSEM fields near the source point,where the primary field is calculated by using the quasi-analytical formula.The accuracy of this approach is verified by a one-dimensional model.Two 3-D models are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the adaptive mesh refinement and the influences of dipping anisotropy layer on the marine CSEM responses for both inline and broadside geometries.The complex synthetic model is simulated to show the capability and flexibility of the approach for geometrically complex situations.
