Oil Prospecting: "Electrical Imaging Systems"
P. Cheung and A. Hayman - Riboug Research Centre, Schlumberger, France
Electrical imaging is an essential tool used in oil prospecting and geological work. A measurement of the subsoil´s microresistance limits the need for classic core drilling, which provides only a partial impression of the oil field, generating additional costs and delays.
Together with laboratory and field tests, P. Cheung and A. Hayman from the Riboug Research Centre (Schlumberger-France) simulate the behavior of the electric imaging system, both to improve its design and also to predict the response according to the geological characteristics that are found.