Offshore electrical exploration of sedimentary basins: The effects of anisotropy in horizontally isotropic, layered media
Offshore electrical exploration of sedimentary basins: The effects of anisotropy in horizontally isotropic, layered media
复制标题
沉积盆地海上电法勘探:水平各向同性层状介质中各向异性的影响
作者:
R. N. Edwards;D. Nobes;E. Gómez
Our electrical method for exploring beneath the sea consists of a long, vertical, bipolar ac source, extending downward from the sea surface to the bottom of the sea and a remote, encapsulated, microprocessor‐controlled magnetometer located on the sea floor. The amplitude and phase of the magnetic field are measured over a range of suitable frequencies and transmitter‐magnetometer separations. At the low‐frequency static limit, apparent resistivity curves, similar to standard Schlumberger resistivity sounding curves, are constructed as an aid in the direct interpretation of isotropic crustal resistivity. An intermediate relatively resistive or relatively conductive zone is detectable when the transmitter‐receiver separation exceeds the order of twice the depth to the zone. The physical property resolved by the method in an anisotropic crust, which has different horizontal and vertical resistivities, is the geometric mean of the two independent resistivities. The thickness of a layer is indeterminate. A la...