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Method for determining the degree of change of material properties of underground strata

CA 1111542 A · Owner: Deutsche Texaco Aktiengesellschaft · Inventors: Helbig, Klaus; Pusch, Guenther

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METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF CHANGE OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF UNDERGROUND STRATA (D#71,200-DTA-138-F), ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method of monitoring underground processes in which changes of material properties of underground strata occur in a limited area, especially in regard to in-situ combustions, gasifications in coal and petroleum deposits in order to localize and determine the degree of change of material properties of underground strata includes, emitting exactly reproducible time-sequential seismic signals in each geological strata where changes are expected to take place. The signals are recorded in the appropriate geological stratum at one or more positions or in the …

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  • Granted October 27, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 27, 1998.
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FiledFebruary 7, 1978
GrantedOctober 27, 1981
Term endedOctober 27, 1998
Patent numberCA 1111542 A
Classification (IPC)G01V1/28 +2 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedFeb 7, 1978Patent grantedOct 27, 1981Term endedOct 27, 1998

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