Complex Frequency-Shifted Perfectly Matched Layers for 2.5D Frequency-Domain Marine Controlled-Source EM Field Simulations

Li, Gang; Zhang, Liang; Goswami, Bedanta

doi:10.1007/s10712-022-09699-z

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“…As the air and seawater have an extreme physical contrast, the critical angle for total reflection between air and seawater is almost the incidence angle [68]. The energy of the airwave is strong, especially in shallow waters of depth no more than 300 m. Thus, it is necessary to suppress the airwave before processing and interpreting the marine CSEM field data [69].…”

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Improved Detectivity for Detecting Gas Hydrates Using the Weighted Differential Fields of the Marine Controlled-Source Electromagnetic Data

Tang

et al. 2022

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Gas hydrate is seen as a kind of new energy resources, yet it may also be one of the main greenhouse gases as its dissociation may release methane into the atmosphere. Furthermore, a severe hazard to offshore infrastructures may also be introduced by extensive gas hydrate dissociation associated with the stability of the geological structures after gas production. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the gas hydrate as well as its environmental impacts before drilling and extracting it. The geophysical seismic reflection data is usually used for exploring the gas hydrate. The gas hydrate can be effectively identified by the bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs) on seismic reflection data. However, the BSR is only for identifying the bottom boundary and it is difficult to estimate its space distribution and saturation within the hydrate stability zone. The marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) data is suitable for detecting the gas hydrate as the resistivity of the seafloor increases significantly in the presence of gas hydrate or free gas. In this study, a weighted differential-field method is applied to improve the detectivity for identifying the gas hydrate. Numerical tests show that the difference of the EM fields can effectively suppress the airwaves in shallow waters. Therefore, the detectivity given by the field ratio between the models with and without the gas hydrate target is enhanced.

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