On the effect of the metal casing in surface-borehole electromagnetic methods

NH Cuevas, M Pezzoli - Geophysics, 2018 - library.seg.org
We analyze the electromagnetic fields arising in the vicinity of a vertical steel casing due to
the excitation of a vertical electric field antenna placed in the borehole below the casing …

Surface to borehole electromagnetics for 3D waterflood monitoring: Results from first field deployment

D Colombo, G McNeice, N Cuevas… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2018 - onepetro.org
Monitoring the waterflood oil recovery process is a difficult task for seismic-based methods in
hard carbonate reservoirs. The changes in velocity/density due to water-oil substitution are …

Surface to borehole CSEM for waterflood monitoring in Saudi Arabia: Data analysis

D Colombo, GW McNeice - SEG Technical Program Expanded …, 2018 - library.seg.org
A baseline surface-to-borehole CSEM survey was performed in a supergiant oil field in
Saudi Arabia with the objective of monitoring the evolution of the waterfront around a vertical …

An approximate inversion scheme for surface-borehole electromagnetic in the presence of steel casing: 1D implementation

NH Cuevas - Geophysics, 2021 - library.seg.org
ABSTRACT I have developed an approximate inversion scheme for surface-borehole
electromagnetic data. The method aims at reducing the computational burden arising by the …

Geophysical monitoring of waterflooding in Saudi Arabia: Methods and perspectives

D Colombo, G McNeice - SEG Technical Program Expanded …, 2017 - library.seg.org
Waterflooding is the primary recovery method used for oil production in Saudi Arabia and is
performed through peripheral injection of treated sea water to maintain pressure at the …

Insights on electromagnetic scattering by steel casings in surface-to-borehole and borehole-to-surface methods

NH Cuevas - The Leading Edge, 2022 - library.seg.org
The development of surface-hole electromagnetic technologies has gained renewed interest
in recent years. This is motivated by the method's capability to provide the sensitivity of the …

3D inversion of surface to borehole CSEM for waterflood monitoring

GW McNeice, D Colombo - SEG International Exposition and Annual …, 2018 - onepetro.org
ABSTRACT A surface-to-borehole controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) survey was
acquired in a research well in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia to monitor waterfront …

Field distortion due to surface pipes in surface to borehole electromagnetic

N Cuevas - 78th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2016, 2016 - earthdoc.org
Surface to borehole (STB) and borehole to surface (BTS) EM measurements are expected to
provide useful resolution of the oil/water contact at reservoir depth. It has been shown …

Test analysis of high-power multifunction borehole-ground electromagnetic transmitting system under field conditions

S Cheng, M Wang, M Deng, K Chen, Q Zhang - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing demands for mineral resources in China, artificial-source
electromagnetic prospecting is playing an increasingly significant role. Consequently …

Benefits of joint seismic and EM inversion for hydrocarbon development projects

P Veeken - 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2019 Workshop …, 2019 - earthdoc.org
Reservoir monitoring is illustrated on a Borehole CSEM case study. Ways are examined
how to increase the detection power. The following parameters proved important: grid step …