Determination of phase components of impedance in the environments over hydrocarbon accumulation

Abstract

The article presents a novel method for hydrocarbon accumulation exploration based on determining the phase components of impedance in environments over hydrocarbons. Experimental studies were conducted at the Rechitsa hydrocarbon field and Osipovichi underground gas storage. The phase characteristics of surface impedance of hydrocarbon accumulation were measured using amplitude-frequency-modulated signals. The results show that determining two components of surface impedance in this mode significantly improves the accuracy of hydrocarbon boundary determination. The developed method can be implemented at frequencies of 0.1-2 GHz, using modulation frequencies of 10-100 MHz, amplitude modulation coefficients of 0.1-1.0, and frequency modulation indices of 20-95. The findings of this research can be applied in electrical exploration for prospecting hydrocarbon accumulation.