Passive super-low frequency remote sensing technique for monitoring coal-bed methane reservoirs

Nan Wang, Qi Ming Qin*, Li Chen, Yan Bing Bai, Shan Shan Zhao, Cheng Ye Zhang, Hua Zhong Ren

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Abstract

Coal-bed methane (CBM), as an increasingly promising resource for the energy supply, deserves further exploration and accurate reservoir evaluation. It is also required to dynamically monitor the reservoirs (>200 m). Remote sensing methods in regular wavebands may fail in the depth sounding, with only imaging geo-objects shallower than 100 m. In contrast, the Super-Low Frequency (SLF) remote sensing technique has outstanding traits over others, including lower attenuation, all-weather and deeper penetration. In this paper, we have developed a non-imaging remote sensor to acquire electromagnetic signals in the Super-Low Frequency bands (i.e. SLF signals), which also enables us to fast and efficiently pre-process signals in a real-time display. In order to accurately identify producing CBM reservoirs, we mainly extract electromagnetic radiation (EMR) anomalies from processed SLF signals, and then dynamic analysis can be achieved. This technique has been validated by field experiments in Qin shui Basin, China.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages867-870
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479957750
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Nov 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventJoint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: 13 Jul 201418 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Conference

ConferenceJoint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period13/07/1418/07/14

Keywords

  • Coal-bed methane
  • Super-Low Frequency
  • dynamic monitoring
  • electromagnetic radiation
  • reservoir identification

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