SBIR Phase II: Development of an Affordable and Versatile Spectral Induced Polarization (SIP) Borehole Tool

SBIR 第二阶段：开发经济实惠且多功能的光谱诱导偏振 (SIP) 钻孔工具

• 批准号: 1353635
• 负责人: Frank Curatola
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: Ontash & Ermac Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-04-01 至 2018-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1353635&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Development; Affordable

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a commercially viable and affordable frequency domain spectral induced polarization (SIP) borehole logging instrument that collects data in fluid-filled boreholes over a wide frequency range with high accuracy/resolution. The SIP technique is a geophysical technology that offers unique information on the physical, chemical and biogeochemical characteristics of Earth materials not provided by existing geophysical logging tools. The opportunity exists to market the tool to the oil, mining and environmental industries, as technical constraints and economical limitations that previously prevented the technology from being commercialized can now be overcome. The primary research objectives are: [1] develop high-performance analog and digital signal processing hardware, software, signal processing algorithms, drive, sense and focusing electrodes; [2] engineer a watertight enclosure and integrate the components into a sonde deployable in a borehole; [3] test instrument performance in laboratory simulations and boreholes at field sites that represent a range of geological conditions. Anticipated technical results include exhaustive evaluation of instrumentation accuracy and spatial resolution by means of numerical and physical modeling and assessment of the behavior of the sonde under a variety of environments and configurations.The broader impact/commercial potential of this project lies with private industries, government agencies and academia involved in resource exploration (petroleum, mineral and water) and environmental assessment. Borehole deployment of an SIP instrument will permit new information on the variation in the physical, chemical and biogeochemical properties of the Earth to be obtained from logging measurements. Enhanced scientific understanding in hydrogeology, environmental, oil, gas and mineral exploration, carbon dioxide sequestration and geotechnical fields will result from the rich information on variations in Earth properties retrieved with the instrument. Potential societal impacts relate to the contribution of the technology to: [1] improved resource (petroleum, mineral and water) location and characterization; [2] enhanced long term monitoring of environmental systems in a minimally invasive manner, advancing the state of long term environmental stewardship; [3] improved characterization of Earth formations required by civil engineering disciplines. The availability of this instrument will have immediate and long-lasting commercial impacts in the environmental characterization and remediation sector, as well as in the petroleum, mineral and water exploration sector.

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）二期项目将开发一种商业上可行且价格合理的频域频谱诱导极化（SIP）井眼测井仪器，该仪器可以在充满流体的井眼中以高精度/高分辨率在宽频率范围内收集数据。SIP技术是一种地球物理技术，可以提供现有地球物理测井工具无法提供的关于地球物质物理、化学和生物地球化学特征的独特信息。由于以前阻碍该技术商业化的技术限制和经济限制现在可以克服，因此存在向石油、采矿和环境工业销售该工具的机会。[1]的主要研究目标是：开发高性能模拟和数字信号处理硬件、软件、信号处理算法、驱动、传感和聚焦电极；[2]设计了一个水密外壳，并将组件集成到可部署在井眼中的探空仪中；[3]测试仪器在实验室模拟和代表一系列地质条件的现场钻孔中的性能。预期的技术成果包括通过数值和物理建模对仪器精度和空间分辨率进行详尽的评估，并评估探空仪在各种环境和配置下的行为。这个项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力在于参与资源勘探（石油、矿物和水）和环境评估的私营工业、政府机构和学术界。在井眼部署SIP仪器将允许从测井测量中获得关于地球物理、化学和生物地球化学特性变化的新信息。该仪器检索到的关于地球性质变化的丰富信息将增强对水文地质、环境、石油、天然气和矿产勘探、二氧化碳封存和岩土工程领域的科学认识。潜在的社会影响涉及该技术对以下方面的贡献：改善资源（石油、矿物和水）的定位和特征；[2]以微创方式加强对环境系统的长期监测，提高长期环境管理水平；[3]改进了土木工程学科要求的地层特征。这一文书的提供将对环境特征和补救部门以及石油、矿物和水勘探部门产生直接和持久的商业影响。