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Marine
Control Source Electromagnetic Consortium (CSEM)
Feasibility
Study of Marine Controlled-Source Electromagnetic Surveys
for Detecting Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
This
is an industry-funded research consortium formed in 2003
at the Colorado School of Mines. The mandate is to study
the feasibility of the marine controlled-source electromagnetic
surveys (CSEM) in detecting the presence and extent of resistive
hydrocarbon reservoirs situated in sub-sea formations. The
goal of this research is to numerically simulate the marine
CSEM data over a set of geo-electrical models describing
typical subsurface structures which may host one or more
hydrocarbon reservoirs of the type commonly encountered
in sub-sea petroleum exploration. The simulation results
will help improve our understanding of the conditions under
which the marine CSEM is capable of detecting the presence
and extent of hydrocarbon reservoirs, as well as help in
survey design.
This
is a collaborative project undertaken with the University
of British Columbia Geophysical Inversion Facility.
Sponsoring
companies
For
more information on our Marine CSEM research, please click
here.
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