Seismoelectric Exploration Theory, Experiments, and Applications

by Grobbe, Niels; Revil, André; ; Zhu, Zhenya; Slob, Evert

• ISBN13: 9781119127376
• ISBN10: 1119127378
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-10-13
• Publisher: American Geophysical Union

Summary

Seismoelectric coupling and its current and potential future applications

The seismoelectric method—the naturally-occurring coupling of seismic waves to electromagnetic fields—can provide insight into important properties of porous media. With a variety of potential environmental and engineering uses, as well as larger scale applications such as earthquake detection and oil and gas exploration, it offers a number of advantages over conventional geoEdit HTML Sourcephysical methods.

Seismoelectric Exploration: Theory, Experiments, and Applications explores the coupling between poroelastic and electromagnetic disturbances, discussing laboratory experiments, numerical modeling techniques, recent theoretical developments, and field studies. 

Volume highlights include:

• Physics of the seismoelectric effect at the microscale
• Governing equations describing coupled seismo-electromagnetic fields
• Examples of successful seismoelectric field experiments in different geological settings
• Current and potential applications of seismoelectric coupling
• Noise removal techniques for seismoelectric field measurements

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Author Biography

Niels Grobbe, PhD Research Fellow, Applied Geophysics and Petrophysics, Department of Geoscience and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

André Revil, Professor, Colorado School of Mines, Geophysics Department, Golden, Colorado, United States.

Zhenya Zhu, Research Scientist, Earth Resources Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, United States.

Evert Slob, Associate Professor, Section Applied Geophysics and Petrophysics, Department of Geotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of contributors

Foreword(s)

Preface (all editors)

Nomenclature

Section 1: Theory

1. The micro-scale origin of the seismoelectric effect: electrokinetics, streaming potential – N. Grobbe and A. Revil

2. The governing set of coupled seismo-electromagnetic equations – N. Grobbe and A. Revil

3. Green's functions for moment tensor sources including the double couple source – Y. Gao et al.

Section 2: Laboratory Experiments

4. Streaming potential measurements in natural and artificial porous samples – R. Sprik and T. Luong

5. Saturation dependence of the streaming potential coefficient  - L. Jouniaux et al.

6. Seismo-electric coupling coefficients – Z. Zhu et al.

7. Laboratory measurements of coseismic fields: towards a validation of Pride’s theory – Bordes et al.

8. Water saturated rock sample in air – Z. Zhu et al.

9. Porous rock samples in water – Z. Zhu et al.

10. Seismoelectric conversion in a sample with anisotropic permeability – Z. Zhu

11. Scaled physical models: Layered Models

a) A Study of the Seismoelectric Effect of a Frozen/Unfrozen Interface based upon an Ultrasonic Experiment – Z. Liu

b) An experimental study of the seismoelectric responses of unfrozen water content – Z. Liu

c) An experimental study of Rayleigh waves based on seismoelectric measurements – Z. Liu

d) Scaled layer model -  Z. Zhu et al.

12. Scaled physical models: Borehole models

a) Borehole model in a horizontally-layered strata – Z. Zhu et al.

b) Borehole model with fractures – Z. Zhu et al.

13. Experimental study of correlation imaging with seismoelectromagnetic waves – S. Nakhaee and R. Sprik

14. Tool wave in acoustic logging while drilling – Z.  Zhu et al.

15. Multipole seismoelectric well logging while drilling – Z. Zhu et al.

Section 3: Numerical Modeling

16. Earthquake source moment tensor point source – Y. Gao and H. Hu

17. Earthquake sources: Finite fault sources –  Y. Gao and H. Hu

18. Finite element modelling of Electroseismics and Seismoelectrics – F. Zyserman et al.

19. Seismoelectric signals produced by mesoscopic heterogeneities: spectroscopic analysis of fractured media – M. Rosas-Carbajal et al.

20. Evanescent EM waves generated by seismoelectric conversion at an interface – Ren et al.Parkfield

Section 4: Field Experiments and Applications

21. Design of field instrumentation and noise removal techniques for seismoelectric measurements – J. Dupuis et al.

22. Seismoelectric field measurements in unconsolidated sediments in comparison with other methods of near-surface prospecting  -  W. Rabbel et al.

23.Investigating the interfacial seismoelectric response at field scale – J. Holzhauer et al.

24. Seismoelectric characterisation of ice sheets and glaciers – Kulessa et al.

25. Seismoelectric ground response to local and regional earthquakes  -  L. Dzieran et al.

26. Electromagnetic signals associated with earthquakes: a review of observations, data processing, and mechanisms in China -  Q. Huang et al.

27. Field observations of the seismo-electromagnetic variations related with earthquakes – Y. Fujinawa et al.