电性源地-井瞬变电磁全域视电阻率定义

地-井瞬变电磁(TEM)方法是在地表发射,探头沿钻孔(井)测量瞬变响应的一种井中物探方法.由于接收探头沿钻孔深人地下,因此能够获得更加可靠的地下目标体信息,尤其当存在低阻覆盖层、浅部矿化等地质干扰,或者勘查深部规模不大之良导矿体时,地-井TEM方法的优势更加明显.相对于磁性源系统,电性源系统发射功率大,辐射面积广,更适合地形复杂地区之深部找矿.本文的目的是研究电性源地-井TEM的近似解释方法,首先给出了层状介质电偶极子在地下的TEM响应,进而通过电偶极子叠加的方式获得了电性源条件下的TEM响应.利用感应磁场与均匀半空间电阻率的单调关系通过反函数定理进行了全域视电阻率定义.理论模型的视电阻率计算结果显示,不同深度测点的视电阻率曲线首支不同,而尾支基本一致.这说明了全域视电阻率是测点周围有限范围内介质的综合反映,所以不同深度测点的视电阻率曲线首支所反映的范围是不同的.绘制了不同时间道视电阻率剖面曲线,以期显示地下电性分布规律.计算结果表明全域视电阻率定义能够基本可靠地反映地下信息,从而为该技术在矿区深部找矿的应用提供有力支持.     

任意各向异性介质中三维可控源音频大地电磁正演模拟

在一些地层层理发育的地区,地下介质存在显著的电各向异性,此时基于各向同性模型解释含各向异性效应的可控源音频大地电磁（CSAMT）测深观测数据会导致错误的结果.本文通过引入3×3的对称正定张量表征电导率各向异性,采用非结构四面体网格和矢量有限元方法离散电场满足的矢量Helmholtz方程,并将电磁场源等效为系列电偶极子,实现任意各向异性介质中CSAMT高效数值模拟.本文首先通过层状各向异性模型检验三维有限元算法的精度和有效性,进一步建立三维地电模型研究异常体各向异性和围岩各向异性对CSAMT响应的影响,最后使用视电阻率极性图来识别各向异性电导率主轴方向.数值模拟结果表明,各向异性电导率对CSAMT视电阻率幅值及分布规律都有很大影响,视电阻率极性图能够很好地识别各向异性主轴方向.     

基于二次耦合势的广域电磁法有限体积三维正演计算

与可控源音频大地电磁（CSAMT）相比,广域电磁法通过采用全区视电阻率定义,突破了卡尼亚视电阻率所需的远区条件限制,极大拓展了可控源电磁观测区域和探测深度.考虑到电偶源激发场的三维特征以及地下复杂三维结构,为提高广域电磁数据解释精度,本文实现了基于二次耦合势的广域电磁法三维正演计算.该算法利用Helmholtz定理将麦克斯韦方程转化为库伦规范下的磁矢势和电标势耦合方程,有效改善了离散所得大型线性方程组的谱性质,并通过强加散度条件来消除电场伪解的影响.此外,采用散射场方法,其中一次场使用准解析法求解,二次场使用有限体积法求解,克服了局部激发场源奇异性问题.通过与一维层状模型下电偶源产生的电磁场准解析解对比,验证了本文算法的正确性.在此基础上,利用本文的正演算法对比分析了广域电磁法与CSAMT对典型三维目标体的探测能力,结果表明在相同的观测条件下,广域电磁法能够更准确地反映地下目标体信息,拥有更优的分辨能力.     

Computations of secondary potential for 3D DC resistivity modelling using an incomplete Choleski conjugate-gradient method

An accurate and efficient 3D finite-difference (FD) forward algorithm for DC resistivity modelling is developed. In general, the most time-consuming part of FD calculation is to solve large sets of linear equations: Ax = b , where A is a large sparse band symmetric matrix. The direct method using complete Choleski decomposition is quite slow and requires much more computer storage. We have introduced a row-indexed sparse storage mode to store the coefficient matrix A and an incomplete Choleski conjugate-gradient (ICCG) method to solve the large linear systems. By taking advantage of the matrix symmetry and sparsity, the ICCG method converges much more quickly and requires much less computer storage. It takes approximately 15 s on a 533 MHz Pentium computer for a grid with 46 020 nodes, which is approximately 700 times faster than the direct method and 2.5 times faster than the symmetric successive over-relaxation (SSOR) conjugate-gradient method. Compared with 3D finite-element resistivity modelling with the improved ICCG solver, our algorithm is more efficient in terms of number of iterations and computer time. In addition, we solve for the secondary potential in 3D DC resistivity modelling by a simple manipulation of the FD equations. Two numerical examples of a two-layered model and a vertical contact show that the method can achieve much higher accuracy than solving for the total potential directly with the same grid nodes. In addition, a 3D cubic body is simulated, for which the dipole–dipole apparent resistivities agree well with the results obtained with the finite-element and integral-equation methods. In conclusion, the combination of several techniques provides a rapid and accurate 3D FD forward modelling method which is fundamental to 3D resistivity inversion.     

DETECTION OF AN AIR-FILLED DRAINAGE GALLERY BY THE VLF RESISTIVITY METHOD1

VLF wave impedance measurements have been successfully used to detect air-filled drainage galleries near the town of Alcala, Spain. The galleries are detectable by H-polarization electric field measurements due to the electric field anomalies associated with the galleries and overlying gravel deposits. The forced deviation of the primary current flowlines around the 2D void results in a higher-than-normal apparent resistivity and a relative phase low above the gallery. The findings support earlier theoretical predictions that at very low frequencies (VLFs), galvanic current effects may dominate over vortex currents in moderately conductive terrains. Theoretical modelling confirmed that for a resistive target no detectable E-polarization response can be expected from either magnetic or electric field measurements since current line deviations and vortex effects are negligible under such circumstances. The results demonstrate the importance of using at least two orthogonal VLF transmitters in order that anomalies arising from both galvanic and inductive effects may be identified, irrespective of orientation.     

Analytical solution for the electric potential in arbitrary anisotropic layered media applying the set of Hankel transforms of integer order

The analytical solution and algorithm for simulating the electric potential in an arbitrarily anisotropic multilayered medium produced by a point DC source is here proposed. The solution is presented as a combination of Hankel transforms of integer order and Fourier transforms based on the analytical recurrent equations obtained for the potential spectrum. For the conversion of the potential spectrum into the space domain, we have applied the algorithm of the Fast Fourier Transform for logarithmically spaced points. A comparison of the modelling results with the power‐series solution for two‐layered anisotropic structures demonstrated the high accuracy and computing‐time efficiency of the method proposed. The results of the apparent‐resistivity calculation for both traditional pole‐pole and tensor arrays above three‐layered sequence with an azimuthally anisotropic second layer are presented. The numerical simulations show that both arrays have the same sensitivity to the anisotropy parameters. This sensitivity depends significantly on the resistivity ratio between anisotropic and adjacent layers and increases for the models with a conductive second layer.     

线源三维井地电法异常边界增强及地形校正技术

基于非结构网格有限元方法开展了三维复杂地电模型的线源井地电法的高效正演模拟研究,探讨了通过求取电场响应导数来刻画目标体边界范围、采用差异场地形校正技术来消除地形影响等措施对井地电法成像的效果和精度的影响。并通过对比与解析解,验证了本文数值解算法的有效性。模型计算结果表明：积水巷道的空间位置和走向均会引起视电阻率的显著变化,视电阻率变化率的极值准确且清晰地指示了巷道边界的位置;电位的归一化总水平导数极大地提高了井地电法对目标体复杂边界位置的识别能力;地形对井地电场分布的影响也很大,其视电阻率响应与地形形状近似呈对称关系,利用差异场技术能有效地削弱地形对井地电法高精度成像的影响。     

Multi‐method virtual electromagnetic experiments for developing suitable monitoring designs: A fictitious CO2 sequestration scenario in Northern Germany

We present a numerical study for 3D time‐lapse electromagnetic monitoring of a fictitious CO₂ sequestration using the geometry of a real geological site and a suite of suitable electromagnetic methods with different source/receiver configurations and different sensitivity patterns. All available geological information is processed and directly implemented into the computational domain, which is discretized by unstructured tetrahedral grids. We thus demonstrate the performance capability of our numerical simulation techniques. The scenario considers a CO₂ injection in approximately 1100 m depth. The expected changes in conductivity were inferred from preceding laboratory measurements. A resistive anomaly is caused within the conductive brines of the undisturbed reservoir horizon. The resistive nature of the anomaly is enhanced by the CO₂ dissolution regime, which prevails in the high‐salinity environment. Due to the physicochemical properties of CO₂, the affected portion of the subsurface is laterally widespread but very thin. We combine controlled‐source electromagnetics, borehole transient electromagnetics, and the direct‐current resistivity method to perform a virtual experiment with the aim of scrutinizing a set of source/receiver configurations with respect to coverage, resolution, and detectability of the anomalous CO₂ plume prior to the field survey. Our simulation studies are carried out using the 3D codes developed in our working group. They are all based on linear and higher order Lagrange and Nédélec finite‐element formulations on unstructured grids, providing the necessary flexibility with respect to the complex real‐world geometry. We provide different strategies for addressing the accuracy of numerical simulations in the case of arbitrary structures. The presented computations demonstrate the expected great advantage of positioning transmitters or receivers close to the target. For direct‐current geoelectrics, 50% change in electric potential may be detected even at the Earth's surface. Monitoring with inductive methods is also promising. For a well‐positioned surface transmitter, more than 10% difference in the vertical electric field is predicted for a receiver located 200 m above the target. Our borehole transient electromagnetics results demonstrate that traditional transient electromagnetics with a vertical magnetic dipole source is not well suited for monitoring a thin horizontal resistive target. This is due to the mainly horizontal current system, which is induced by a vertical magnetic dipole.     

基于全区视电阻率的线源FCSEM二维正演模拟

频率域可控源电磁是在大地电磁测深的基础上发展起来的一种人工源电磁测深法,其二维电磁响应的计算须采用数值模拟方法.本文以Matlab为程序编译工具,采用双二次插值的有限单元法,推导出相应的计算公式.为了模拟无穷远边界及满足计算机的内存需求,在保证计算精度的情况下设计了非均匀网格剖分.在程序编制中,只存储有限元系数矩阵的非零元素,大大减少了正演计算的时间.针对频率域可控源电磁法中卡尼亚电阻率在过渡区和近区畸变的问题,给出了全区视电阻率的迭代公式,并对典型的一维层状模型以及简单二维模型进行了计算.过渡区和近区数据经过校正后,可以正确反映出模型的地电特征,证明了线源下近区勘探的可能性.     

THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF APPARENT RESISTIVITY OVER A DYKE OF ARBITRARY SHAPE*

This paper deals with the apparent resistivity as observed on the surface due to a dyke of arbitrary shape. In order to give a closed analytical solution it has been necessary to assume that the dyke is either perfectly conductive or resistive relative to the enclosing medium. Furthermore we have considered an infinite line source instead of a conventional point current source; however a simple integral transform is given to transform the point-source-data into the line-source-data. So the present study is equally useful where line sources are inconvenient to handle. Besides considering the conventional method of electrical surveying (bipole method) where the source and sink are separated by a finite distance, we have considered a new variation (unipole method) where the source and sink are separated by an infinite distance, and the source is split into two separate sources each of half strength. A series of apparent resistivity curves for both methods are presented for different parameters of the dyke. The usefulness of these curves lies mainly in the fact that they may provide the necessary guide-lines for semi-quantitative interpretation of the observed data.     

A NUMERICAL METHOD OF CALCULATING THE KERNEL FUNCTION FROM SCHLUMBERGER APPARENT RESISTIVITY DATA*

A method to calculate the resistivity transform of Schlumberger VES curves has been developed. It consists in approximating the field apparent resistivity data by utilizing a linear combination of simple functions, which must satisfy the following requirements: (i) they must be suitable for fitting the resistivity data; (ii) once the fitting function has been obtained they allow the kernel to be determined in an analytic way. The fitting operation is carried out by the least mean squares method, which also accomplishes a useful smoothing of the field curve (and therefore a partial noise filtering). It gives the possibility of assigning different weights to the apparent resistivity values to be approximated according to their different reliability. For several examples (theoretical resistivity curves in order to estimate the precision of the method and with field data to verify the practicality) yield good results with short execution time independent of shape the apparent resistivity curve.     

Pitfalls of 1D inversion of small-loop electromagnetic data for detecting man-made objects

In order to interpret field data from small-loop electromagnetic (EM) instruments with fixed source–receiver separation, 1D inversion method is commonly used due to its efficiency with regard to computation costs. This application of 1D inversion is based on the assumption that small-offset broadband EM signals are insensitive to lateral resistivity variation. However, this assumption can be false when isolated conductive bodies such as man-made objects are embedded in the earth. Thus, we need to clarify the applicability of the 1D inversion method for small-loop EM data. In order to systematically analyze this conventional inversion approach, we developed a 2D EM inversion algorithm and verified this algorithm with a synthetic EM data set. 1D and 2D inversions were applied to synthetic and field EM data sets. The comparison of these inversion results shows that the resistivity distribution of the subsurface constructed by the 1D inversion approach can be distorted when the earth contains man-made objects, because they induce drastic variation of the resistivity distribution. By analyzing the integrated sensitivity of the small-loop EM method, we found that this pitfall of 1D inversion may be caused by the considerable sensitivity of the small-loop EM responses to lateral resistivity variation. However, the application of our 2D inversion algorithm to synthetic and field EM data sets demonstrate that the pitfall of 1D inversion due to man-made objects can be successfully alleviated. Thus, 2D EM inversion is strongly recommended for detecting conductive isolated bodies, such as man-made objects, whereas this approach may not always be essential for interpreting the EM field data.     

Shallow karst exploration using MT-VLF and DC resistivity methods1

A geophysical test was carried out over a well-located and fairly embedded karstic conduit. The MT-VLF method was selected because of its high resolution and its ability to provide a resistivity parameter sensitive to water and Clay. This method was used together with DC resistivity methods which allow vertical adjustment of the VLF data and show consistency between the investigation and target depths. After correcting the deformations due to the polarization of the primary field, the MT-VLF data show clearly, in the Central part of the site, that the conduit does not coincide with an anomaly axis but coincides with the boundary between a conductive area and a resistive area. 2D modelling confirms that direct detection of the conduit is not feasible and that the conduit is located close to a conductive zone corresponding to a completely Clay-filled fractured zone. This situation was observed on the whole site and the conduit seemed systematically to thread its way between the conductive zones to join the outlet. The distribution of the conductive fractured zones and the direction of the hydraulic gradient were two important elements in predicting the location of the conduits. A 3D approach would increase the probability of finding the conduits in such a case.     

地面可控源频率测深三维非线性共轭梯度反演

讨论了地面可控源电磁勘探三维非线性共轭梯度反演的可行性以及反演过程中考虑场源的必要性.反演采用非线性共轭梯度反演方法.反演过程中,模型响应利用交错网格有限差分技术计算.反演数据采用与发射源平行的电场x分量E_x.利用层状导电模型作为背景,设计了两个理论模型进行数值试验:第一个模型中包含两个电阻率异常,以检验反演的有效性;第二个模型中,在测区外设置了一个低阻异常,以考察源的信息在反演中的作用.两个模型的反演分别从层状背景模型开始,迭代120次后终止.数值试验结果表明,(1)非线性共轭梯度反演所获得的电阻率分布和理论模型吻合较好;(2)非线性共轭梯度算法收敛速度较慢,需要较多的迭代次数完成反演;(3)对于可控源频率电磁勘探,必须考虑源位置信息.因此,本文采用考虑场源信息的地面可控源非线性共轭梯度反演方法能完成真正意义上的可控源频率电磁测深数据的反演.     

电性源瞬变电磁地空逆合成孔径成像

电性源地空瞬变电磁法具有工作效率高、勘探深度大、采集信号信噪比高、适用于地形地质条件复杂地区等优点.但是,到目前为止,由于尚未建立起该方法的解释系统,大大制约了该方法的发展.本文旨在建立起完整的地空电磁探测系统,丰富整个探测系统的理论.本文围绕地空瞬变电磁法全域视电阻率定义、瞬变电磁虚拟波场的克希霍夫偏移成像、逆合成孔径成像方法三个科学问题进行了系统研究.提出了用磁场强度定义全域视电阻率的迭代算法,理论模型试验结果表明计算出的视电阻率曲线首支趋于第一层电阻率,尾支趋于最后一层电阻率,实现了全空域、全时域视电阻率的计算;在先前研究的基础上,实现了适合电性源地空装置的瞬变电磁虚拟波场的克希霍夫偏移成像;采用相关迭加技术,实现孔径内多测点数据合成,将传统的单点处理方式发展成为逐点推移多次覆盖的逆合成孔径处理方法.层状模型试验表明:(1)全域视电阻率能够光滑、完整、渐变地反映出模型的电性信息变化;(2)当改变三层模型中间层电阻率时,全域视电阻率曲线随着参数的改变分异明显,对电性层的识别容易且直观;(3)由于在电阻率计算中同时考虑了接收机高度、偏移距、时间等各参数的影响,全域视电阻率可实现全空域、全时域的视电阻率计算.含水采空区的复杂模型算例表明:(1)根据不同测线的全域视电阻率结果可以看出,在靠近采空区的位置,全域视电阻率断面可以清晰地反映出采空区的空间位置,随着测线离采空区越来越远,采空区异常越来越弱直至消失;(2)波场变换和偏移成像的结果显示存在两个电性差异较大的界面,上界面指示地表,由于空气和大地之间的电性差异较大,故该界面波场信号反映强烈,遍布整个区域,下界面异常信号则主要集中在中部,向外逐渐减弱,指示采空区;(3)逆合成孔径成像结果表明地表界面在合成前后没有变化,而采空区异常合成后范围明显变小,且异常边界清晰,指示的采空区位置与模型吻合很好.本文借助于逆合成孔径雷达成像的基本思想,建立了一套电性源瞬变电磁地空逆合成孔径成像方法.基于反函数思想结合迭代算法提出的电性源地空瞬变电磁法的全域视电阻率定义方法,实现了全空域、全时域的视电阻率计算;借鉴瞬变电磁拟地震偏移成像算法,实现了瞬变场的三维成像;借鉴逆合成孔径雷达的思想,提出电性源瞬变电磁地空逆合成孔径算法,进一步提高了成像的分辨率.采空区模型算例表明相关叠加合成确实具有增强有用信号、提高信噪比、提高分辨率的诸多优点,证实了瞬变电磁地空逆合成孔径成像方法的有效性.     

电偶源频率电磁测深二维阻抗视电阻率计算的源效应校正法

研讨了频率域电磁法中不同源装置的大地电磁测深、线源频率电磁测深和偶极源频率电磁测深阻抗视电阻率的源效应影响特征。在唯象分析的基础上，提出了几种电磁测深法阻抗视电阻率的相互换算法──源效应校正法（大地电磁测深二维ＴＥ极化视电阻率和其它两种电磁法的赤道装置二维阻抗视电阻车）。模型试验表明，利用这一源效应校正法可以由大地电磁二维视电阻率近似地计算出线源频率电磁二维阻抗视电阻率。这一方法被尝试应用于由线源频率电磁二维阻抗视电阻率估算偶极源频率电磁二维阻抗视电阻率。     

Tensor time domain electromagnetic resistivity measurements at Ngatamariki geothermal field, New Zealand

Experimental measurements in the Ngatamariki geothermal field, North Island, New Zealand were made to test the applicability of the time domain electromagnetic method for detailed investigation of the resistivity structure within a geothermal field. Low-frequency square wave signals were transmitted through three grounded bipole current sources sited about 8 km from the measurement lines. Despite high levels of electrical noise, transient electric field vectors could be determined reliably for times between 0.02 and 3.3 s after each step in the source current. Instantaneous apparent resistivity tensors were then calculated. Apparent resistivity pseudosections along the two measurement lines show smooth variations of resistivity from site to site. Over most of the field the images consistently show a three-layer resistivity structure with a conductive middle layer (3–10 Ωm) representing the conductive upper part of the thermal reservoir. A deep-seated region of low resistivity in the northwest of the field may indicate a conductive structure at about 1 km associated with a deeper diorite intrusion. Measurements sited closer than about 100 m to drillholes appear to have been disturbed by metallic casing in the holes. A change in resistivity structure in the east of the field may indicate a major geological or hydrothermal boundary.     

起伏地形下CSAMT二维正反演研究与应用

CSAMT在山区金属矿勘查中,采用各种滤波和相位积分之类的处理方法,校正因地形起伏和局部电性不均匀引起的静态效应,往往难保奏效,开发消除静态效应的新方法是提高CSAMT资料处理与解释水平和方法应用效果的重要研究课题. 本文以如何消除地形影响为重点,对起伏地形下CSAMT二维大地三维源地电模型,采用加权余弦数值积分法,进行波数域电磁场二维有限单元法正演. 为模拟复杂地形地电模型,选取交叉对称网格三角形剖分法,实现了在国内常用赤道电偶极装置的CSAMT二维正演计算;在二维正演的基础上,开发了基于奥克姆反演法的CSAMT二维反演技术,研制出一套起伏地形下CSAMT二维正反演处理与解释方法技术系统. 通过理论模型试算和实测数据处理证实,本系统能有效地削减起伏地形影响. 在找矿应用中,该系统反演的电阻率断面,极大地消除了起伏地形影响和静态效应,突显出清晰的控矿构造和矿体的异常,取得了重要成效.     

Assessment of the reliability of 2D inversion of apparent resistivity data

The reliability of inversion of apparent resistivity pseudosection data to determine accurately the true resistivity distribution over 2D structures has been investigated, using a common inversion scheme based on a smoothness‐constrained non‐linear least‐squares optimization, for the Wenner array. This involved calculation of synthetic apparent resistivity pseudosection data, which were then inverted and the model estimated from the inversion was compared with the original 2D model. The models examined include (i) horizontal layering, (ii) a vertical fault, (iii) a low‐resistivity fill within a high‐resistivity basement, and (iv) an upfaulted basement block beneath a conductive overburden. Over vertical structures, the resistivity models obtained from inversion are usually much sharper than the measured data. However, the inverted resistivities can be smaller than the lowest, or greater than the highest, true model resistivity. The substantial reduction generally recorded in the data misfit during the least‐squares inversion of 2D apparent resistivity data is not always accompanied by any noticeable reduction in the model misfit. Conversely, the model misfit may, for all practical purposes, remain invariant for successive iterations. It can also increase with the iteration number, especially where the resistivity contrast at the bedrock interface exceeds a factor of about 10; in such instances, the optimum model estimated from inversion is attained at a very low iteration number. The largest model misfit is encountered in the zone adjacent to a contact where there is a large change in the resistivity contrast. It is concluded that smooth inversion can provide only an approximate guide to the true geometry and true formation resistivity.     

TRANSFORMATION OF RESISTIVITY SOUNDING MEASUREMENTS OBTAINED IN ONE ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION TO ANOTHER CONFIGURATION BY MEANS OF DIGITAL LINEAR FILTERING*

The technique of digital linear filtering is used for transformation of apparent resistivity data from one electrode configuration into another. Usually filter spectra are determined via the discrete Fourier transforms of input and output functions: the filter characteristic is the quotient of the spectra of the output function and input function. In this paper, the transformation of the apparent resistivities is presented for four electrode configurations (Wenner, the two-electrode, Schlumberger, and dipole configurations). In our method, there is no need to use the discrete Fourier transform of the input and output functions in order to determine the filter spectrum for converting apparent resistivity in one electrode configuration to any other configuration. Sine responses for determination of the derivative of apparent resistivities are given in analytical form. If the filter spectrum for converting the apparent resistivity to the resistivity transform for one electrode configuration is known, the filter spectra for transforming the apparent resistivity to the resistivity transform for any electrode configurations can be calculated by using newly derived expressions.