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Electroseismic prospecting

CA 1322784 C · Owner: Thompson, Arthur Howard · Inventors: Thompson, Arthur Howard

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Abstract o the Disclosure A method of electroseismic prospecting is disclosed for detecting either the presence of two immiscible fluids present in a porous subterranean formation or the presence of a high-permeability rock formation including a substantially aqueous phase therein. A seismic impact produces an acoustical wavefront that results in an enhanced electromagnetic signal when it encounters either types of the above-described formations. This resulting enhanced electromagnetic signal is detectable as an indication of a likely hydrocarbon deposit thereby giving additional data information with conventional seismic data to the geophysical prospector.

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  • Granted October 5, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 5, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 7, 1989
GrantedOctober 5, 1993
Term endedOctober 5, 2010
Patent numberCA 1322784 C
Classification (IPC)G01V3/08 +1 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedSep 7, 1989Patent grantedOct 5, 1993Term endedOct 5, 2010

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