三维任意各向异性介质中海洋可控源电磁法正演研究

由于海底介质受沉积环境的影响,层理发育呈现明显各向异性特征.对于海洋可控源电磁法各向异性的研究以往主要局限于一维和二维模型,为更深入了解复杂情况下海底各向异性对海洋可控源电磁响应的影响规律,本文开展三维任意各向异性介质中海洋可控源电磁法正演研究.采用交错网格有限差分技术,通过对任意各向异性介质电导率张量实行体积和空间电流密度平均,完成海洋可控源电磁二次散射电场的离散化,成功实现任意各向异性介质中海洋可控源电磁正演模拟.通过对几种典型各向异性电性模型条件下海洋电磁电场多分量响应及分布特征和各向同性情况的对比分析,总结电各向异性对海洋电磁响应的影响规律和识别方法.本文算法研究及算例可为海洋可控源电磁数据精细化处理解释提供技术支撑.     

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.     

电磁勘探中各向异性研究现状和展望

电各向异性广泛存在于自然界中,已成为电磁勘探资料解释中不可忽视的因素.特别是在一些沉积岩地区,由于层理发育导致地下介质电阻率随电流方向发生变化,表现出很强的各向异性导电性.此时,利用各向同性模型进行电磁数据解释将引起很大的误差.本文回顾了电磁勘探中电各向异性研究的历史,简要介绍电各向异性成因、数值模拟中的数学描述及电各向异性介质中电磁场正反演模拟方法等研究现状,总结电各向异性在大地电磁、可控源电磁、航空电磁和感应测井等方面的最新研究进展及未来的挑战.随着多维电磁数据采集及正反演模拟技术的进步和计算能力的提高,给电各向异性信息提取和应用带来了新的契机.电各向异性研究将在矿产资源勘查、油气存储与运移特征分析、地下水和地热、环境工程地质调查、大地构造及地质灾害预测等方面发挥积极作用.     

Forward modeling of marine DC resistivity method for a layered anisotropic earth

Since the ocean bottom is a sedimentary environment wherein stratification is well developed, the use of an anisotropic model is best for studying its geology. Beginning with Maxwell’s equations for an anisotropic model, we introduce scalar potentials based on the divergence-free characteristic of the electric and magnetic (EM) fields. We then continue the EM fields down into the deep earth and upward into the seawater and couple them at the ocean bottom to the transmitting source. By studying both the DC apparent resistivity curves and their polar plots, we can resolve the anisotropy of the ocean bottom. Forward modeling of a high-resistivity thin layer in an anisotropic half-space demonstrates that the marine DC resistivity method in shallow water is very sensitive to the resistive reservoir but is not influenced by airwaves. As such, it is very suitable for oil and gas exploration in shallowwater areas but, to date, most modeling algorithms for studying marine DC resistivity are based on isotropic models. In this paper, we investigate one-dimensional anisotropic forward modeling for marine DC resistivity method, prove the algorithm to have high accuracy, and thus provide a theoretical basis for 2D and 3D forward modeling.     

耦合PML边界条件的三维大地电磁二次场有限差分法

本文将大地电磁场分解为一次场和二次场,应用交错网格有限差分法模拟计算大地电磁二次场,并引入各向异性最佳匹配层(PML)吸收边界条件作为二次场边界条件,实现了耦合PML吸收边界条件的三维大地电磁二次场有限差分正演模拟.为了确保正演的稳定性和效率,QMR求解器和磁感应矢量散度校正技术被用于PML吸收边界条件下系数矩阵的快速求解.三维模型正演响应表明,基于二次场的三维大地电磁有限差分算法具有较高的计算精度和可靠性.通过计算分析不同PML吸收因子条件的大地电磁正演结果,显示在适当的吸收因子下,PML吸收边界条件可较大幅度的减小外边界距离,从而有效的压缩模型求解空间,最终提高三维大地电磁正演模拟的效率.     

Anisotropy Versus Heterogeneity in Continental Solid Earth Electromagnetic Studies: Fundamental Response Characteristics and Implications for Physicochemical State

Electrical anisotropy, the effect of current density in a medium being a function of the orientation of the electric field, is being recognized increasingly as an important effect in explaining Earth electromagnetic observations. A consideration of anisotropy, however, in most cases is an admission of spatial aliasing in earth structure, wherein the averaging volume of diffusive EM fields may be greater than the characteristic dimensions of a family of oriented structures, thus leading to a response which is equivalent to a bulk anisotropic medium. Even for two-dimensional geometries, there can be strong non-parallelism of principal axes of vertical magnetic field relative to the impedance over broad areas, as well as impedance phase variations which leave normal quadrants, if there are multiple directions of anisotropy or anisotropy strike distinct from bulk geometric (2D) strike. This paper concentrates on experience with regional field studies in continental settings where bulk anisotropy is apparent. Upper crustal anisotropy may result from preferred orientations of fracture porosity, or lithologic layering, or oriented heterogeneity. Lower crustal anisotropy may result from preferred orientations of fluidized/melt-bearing or graphitized shear zones, but does not necessarily reflect current state of stress per se. In the upper mantle, the prior causes all may act in pertinent domains, but added to these is the possibility of strong electrical anisotropy due to hydrous defects within shear-aligned olivine crystals (solid-state conduction). Several field examples from continental MT investigations will be discussed, which roughly fall into active transpressional, active transtensional, and fossil transpressional regimes. A general challenge in interpreting data with apparent anisotropic effects is to establish the tradeoff between heterogeneity and anisotropy in the inversion of EM responses.     

时间域航空电磁各向异性大地三维自适应有限元正演研究

各向异性介质模型电性结构复杂,如何进行合理的网格剖分成为获得高精度正演结果的关键,为此本文开展时间域航空电磁各向异性大地三维自适应有限元正演算法研究.通过结合非结构时间域有限元算法和自适应网格优化技术,实现各向异性介质条件下三维时间域航空电磁自适应正演.考虑到时间域航空电磁响应随时间的衰减特性,为了综合评价不同时刻的后验误差,本文将时间作为加权因子,调整各个时刻后验误差的相对权重,进而实现对浅部和深部网格的同步优化.通过与一维解析结果进行对比验证了本文算法的可靠性.数值实验结果显示电导率各向异性对自适应网格影响严重,其最大主轴电导率的数值及其分布特征直接决定了网格加密效果.此外,各向异性对时间域航空电磁三分量响应的分布形态和异常幅值也会产生严重影响,利用全域视电阻率极性图,可以很好地识别各向异性主轴方向.     

电导率任意各向异性海洋可控源电磁三维矢量有限元数值模拟

现有海洋可控源电磁三维数值模拟方法大多基于电导率各向同性介质理论,不能模拟海底地层电导率各向异性的实际情况.本文给出了电导率各向异性三维介质中电性源海洋可控源电磁二次电场的边值问题以及相应的变分问题,采用长方体单元对研究区域剖分,将场分量定义在剖分单元的边上,利用矢量有限单元法求解变分问题,实现了电导率任意各向异性海洋可控源电磁三维矢量有限元数值模拟.这个新的正演方法可以计算电导率任意各向异性三维地电模型的海洋可控源电磁响应,基于二次场矢量有限元法直接求解电磁场,避免了传统有限元方法可能遇到的伪解问题和难于处理电场法向分量不连续的问题,提高了数值模拟计算精度.一维电导率各向异性模型电磁场数值解与解析解吻合得相当好,无论在源附近还是远离源处相对误差均不超过1%.电导率各向异性二维模型的计算结果与已有文献采用的非结构有限元模拟结果十分吻合.三维地电模型数值模拟结果显示,电导率各向异性张量电导率主轴分量和欧拉角对不同装置海洋可控源电磁响应均有着明显的影响.     

3D anisotropic modeling and identification for airborne EM systems based on the spectral-element method

The airborne electromagnetic (AEM) method has a high sampling rate and survey flexibility. However, traditional numerical modeling approaches must use high-resolution physical grids to guarantee modeling accuracy, especially for complex geological structures such as anisotropic earth. This can lead to huge computational costs. To solve this problem, we propose a spectral-element (SE) method for 3D AEM anisotropic modeling, which combines the advantages of spectral and finite-element methods. Thus, the SE method has accuracy as high as that of the spectral method and the ability to model complex geology inherited from the finite-element method. The SE method can improve the modeling accuracy within discrete grids and reduce the dependence of modeling results on the grids. This helps achieve high-accuracy anisotropic AEM modeling. We first introduced a rotating tensor of anisotropic conductivity to Maxwell’s equations and described the electrical field via SE basis functions based on GLL interpolation polynomials. We used the Galerkin weighted residual method to establish the linear equation system for the SE method, and we took a vertical magnetic dipole as the transmission source for our AEM modeling. We then applied fourth-order SE calculations with coarse physical grids to check the accuracy of our modeling results against a 1D semi-analytical solution for an anisotropic half-space model and verified the high accuracy of the SE. Moreover, we conducted AEM modeling for different anisotropic 3D abnormal bodies using two physical grid scales and three orders of SE to obtain the convergence conditions for different anisotropic abnormal bodies. Finally, we studied the identification of anisotropy for single anisotropic abnormal bodies, anisotropic surrounding rock, and single anisotropic abnormal body embedded in an anisotropic surrounding rock. This approach will play a key role in the inversion and interpretation of AEM data collected in regions with anisotropic geology.     

Direct current electric potential computation in an inhomogeneous and arbitrarily anisotropic layered earthl

We consider the calculation of the electrical field quantities, electric potential and the vertical component of the total volume density of electric current, in a horizontally layered, piecewise homogeneous and arbitrarily anisotropic earth due to a system of direct current point sources. By applying Fourier transformation with respect to the horizontal space coordinates to the static field equations, the field quantities are obtained as the solutions of the system of transform-domain differential equations in the vertical (depth) coordinates. A recurrence scheme has been given to compute the tranform-domain field quantities at any depth. The corresponding space-domain quantities are then obtained by inverse Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT). A complete computer program has been developed for computing the electric potentials at any depth of the layered earth, which is composed of an arbitrary number of anisotropic layers with arbitrary conductivity tensors. By considering the point sources at different depths from the surface, equipotential contours on the surface of arbitrarily anisotropic layered earth models are given.     

基于Coulomb规范势的电导率呈任意各向异性海洋可控源电磁三维非结构化有限元数值模拟

本文以非结构化网格剖分为基础,推导了电导率呈任意各向异性条件下的海洋可控源电磁法二次场磁矢量位、标量位所满足的有限元方程.将不完全LU分解预条件因子(ILU)与Induced dimension reduction(IDR(s))迭代算法相结合对有限元方程进行求解.之后,采用加权移动最小二乘法对二次场矢量位、标量位进行求导得到相应的电磁场各分量.最后,开展了两个地电模型的电磁场计算与分析.结果表明:本文所提出的电导率呈任意各向异性条件下的海洋可控源电磁法三维正演算法正确;不完全LU分解预处理的IDR(s)算法计算效率明显优于常用的ILU-QMR、ILU-BICGSTAB算法;算法具有良好的通用性,可用于陆地电磁、航空电磁、井中电磁等地球物理勘探方法在电导率任意各向异性方面的研究.     

回线源瞬变电磁法有限体积三维任意各向异性正演及分析

目前,瞬变电磁法(TEM)数据基本都是基于各向同性模型进行反演解释,这对于存在明显电性各向异性的勘探区域会产生较大的反演解释误差.为分析电各向异性对回线源瞬变电磁信号的影响方式与程度,本文通过求解离散化的全张量电导率时间域Helmholtz方程,实现了基于有限体积法的TEM任意各向异性的三维正演算法.该算法采用基于交错网格的拟态有限体积法(MFV)对时域Maxwell方程组进行空间域离散,并利用后退欧拉算法(Backward Euler Method)进行时间域离散.为提高时域电磁场的求解精度与效率,该算法将时间分段等步长算法与方程直接求解法相结合.通过对一维各向异性模型以及三维复杂各向同性模型进行测试,验证了本算法对于回线源瞬变电磁响应计算的正确性及有效性.最后,通过对几类典型电各向异性介质中大回线源瞬变电磁信号响应的分析,总结了不同电各向异性类型对TEM电磁信号的影响模式,结果表明,主轴各向异性情况下TEM信号主要受水平方向电导率的影响,倾斜各向异性对TEM信号的影响程度远大于水平各向异性,而通过水平各向异性信号能较清晰判断出各向异性主轴方向.     

无限长源二维各向异性地层中CSAMT有限元模拟

可控源音频大地电磁测深法(CSAMT)基本上是基于电性各向同性理论的假设,而实际地层普遍表现为电性各向异性现象,因此研究各向异性地层条件下CSAMT方法的电磁响应具有重要的理论意义和应用价值.本文从有源Maxwell方程出发,推导出了二维各向异性地层条件下无限长线源频率域的电磁场响应,得到了一组平行于线源方向的电场分量E_x和磁场分量H_x的偏微分方程,并采用有限元法进行求解.模型的计算结果表明:不论是对均匀半空间还是一维层状介质中的各向异性二维体模型的计算,均能从结果中明显地看出各向同性背景场和各向异性异常体的存在;在计算中通过改变各向异性系数或各向异性旋转角,其结果在视电阻率和相位曲线上均存在显著区别.计算结果表明了在各向异性地层中,仍然采用各向同性的假设进行CSAMT资料的处理与解释,可能会带来比较严重的误差,这种情况下必须采用基于各向异性的地质模型对CSAMT资料进行处理和解释.研究结果对于提高CSAMT方法的勘探效果和应用水平具有重要的指导意义.     

电性任意各向异性且分块连续变化CSAMT三维有限元数值模拟

考虑地球介质电导率任意各向异性且随空间位置连续变化的情况,本文实现了直接求解电磁场的可控源音频大地电磁测深（CSAMT）三维有限元数值模拟.首先给出了电导率任意各向异性介质中CSAMT二次电场满足的控制方程及其相应变分问题,然后采用任意六面体单元对研究区域进行剖分,在网格单元中对任意各向异性电导率进行线性插值,解决了实际工作中岩矿石电导率各向异性且连续变化的情况,将变分问题转化为线性代数方程组的求解.电导率各向异性且连续变化一维模型三维有限元数值模拟结果与电导率各向异性且分层均匀渐进模型解析解结果对比验证了方法的有效性;三维地电模型电导率随位置线性变化且各向同性、主轴各向异性、方位各向异性和倾斜各向异性的数值模拟结果表明,电导率各向异性且连续变化对CSAMT视电阻率和相位数据均有明显的影响.     

Three-dimensional arbitrarily anisotropic modeling for time-domain airborne electromagnetic surveys

Electrically anisotropic strata are abundant in nature, so their study can help our data interpretation and our understanding of the processes of geodynamics. However, current data processing generally assumes isotropic conditions when surveying anisotropic structures, which may cause discrepancies between reality and electromagnetic data interpretation. Moreover, the anisotropic interpretation of the time-domain airborne electromagnetic (TDAEM) method is still confined to one dimensional (1D) cases, and the corresponding three-dimensional (3D) numerical simulations are still in development. In this study, we expanded the 3D TDAEM modeling of arbitrarily anisotropic media. First, through coordinate rotation of isotropic conductivity, we obtained the conductivity tensor of an arbitrary anisotropic rock. Next, we incorporated this into Maxwell’s equations, using a regular hexahedral grid of vector finite elements to subdivide the solution area. A direct solver software package provided the solution for the sparse linear equations that resulted. Analytical solutions were used to verify the accuracy and feasibility of the algorithm. The proven model was then applied to analyze the effects of arbitrary anisotropy in 3D TDAEM via the distribution of responses and amplitude changes, which revealed that different anisotropy situations strongly affected the responses of TDAEM.     

基于瞬时电流脉冲的三维时间域航空电磁全波形正演模拟

传统时间域航空电磁全波形正演模拟主要采用间接法(褶积算法)和直接法(时域有限差分方法等),然而褶积算法需要获得精确的电流二阶导数,这给发射电流数据采集工作带来极大挑战;时域有限差分方法受到网格和时间步长的严格限制,缺乏灵活性.为解决这些问题,本文采用时域有限元方法,通过直接改变每个时间道上的瞬时电流强度模拟任意发射波形的电磁响应.由于无需计算电流二阶导数,大大提高了正演结果的精度.利用基于非结构四面体网格的矢量有限元方法和后推欧拉技术对时间域电场扩散方程进行空间和时间离散,实现三维航空电磁时间域全波形的直接正演模拟.由此不仅可以模拟复杂的地电结构,而且基于后推欧拉法的无条件稳定性,可以更加灵活地选取时间步长,提高计算效率.通过与1D数值模拟结果进行对比验证了该方法的准确性.本文对三维柱状体模型上HELITEM MULTIPULSE和VTEM系统实际发射波形电磁响应进行模拟,并与褶积算法的结果进行比较,验证了本文算法模拟实际发射波形电磁响应的优越性.对复杂三维地质体模型上不同发射波形电磁响应进行模拟,验证了时间域有限元算法可有效处理复杂地下地质结构.     

The effect of the electrical anisotropy on the response of helicopter-borne frequency-domain electromagnetic systems

Helicopter electromagnetic (HEM) systems are commonly used for conductivity mapping and the data are often interpreted using an isotropic horizontally layered earth model. However, in regions with distinct dipping stratification, it is useful to extend the model to a layered earth with general anisotropy by assigning each layer a symmetrical 3 × 3 resistivity tensor. The electromagnetic (EM) field is represented by two scalar potentials, which describe the poloidal and toroidal parts of the magnetic field. Via a 2D Fourier transform, we obtain two coupled ordinary differential equations in the vertical coordinate. To stabilize the numerical calculation, the wavenumber domain is divided into two parts associated with small and large wavenumbers. The EM field for small wavenumbers is continued from layer to layer with the continuity conditions. For large wavenumbers, the EM field behaves like a DC field and therefore cannot be sensed by airborne EM systems. Thus, the contribution from the large wavenumbers is simply ignored. The magnetic fields are calculated for the vertical coaxial (VCX), horizontal coplanar (HCP) and vertical coplanar (VCP) coil configurations for a helicopter EM system. The apparent resistivities defined from the VCX, VCP and HCP coil responses, when plotted in polar coordinates, clearly identify the principal anisotropic axes of an anisotropic earth. The field example from the Edwards Aquifer recharge area in Texas confirms that the polar plots of the apparent resistivities identify the principal anisotropic axes that coincide well with the direction of the underground structures.     

时间域航空电磁扩散特征和成像深度研究

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基于Lorenz规范条件下磁矢势和标势耦合方程的频率域电磁法三维正演

为了克服空气层和地表耦合以及避免一次场计算,开发适合不同类型场源、不同应用范围的频率域三维正演模拟统一平台,本文从麦克斯韦基本方程出发,推导基于Lorenz规范条件的磁矢势和标势耦合方程;通过将不同类型场源分解成一系列短导线(电性)源组合,采用交错网格采样和有限体积技术对方程进行离散得到对称大型稀疏线性方程组,并采用Jacobi迭代预处理QMR(Quasi-Minimum-Residual,拟最小残差)算法进行求解,我们成功实现不同类型场源、不同应用范围的频率域电磁法三维正演模拟.通过层状模型下大地电磁法以及有限长接地导线和大回线磁性源激发下的电磁场响应模拟,并与一维解析解对比验证算法的有效性.进而,我们利用该算法平台的模拟结果对典型地电模型在不同场源激发下频率域电磁法响应特征进行对比分析.本文算法研究及实现为建立频率域电磁法三维正反演统一框架打下基础.     

面向目标自适应有限元法的带地形三维大地电磁各向异性正演模拟

传统三维大地电磁各向异性模拟均是基于规则六面体网格,计算精度有限且较难拟合复杂地质条件.本文采用面向目标自适应非结构矢量有限元法,对三维大地电磁各向异性介质进行模拟.首先从电场双旋度方程出发,利用伽辽金方法建立变分方程;然后利用电流密度连续性条件构建适合大地电磁各向异性问题的加权后验误差估计方法,实现面向目标的网格自适应正演;最后通过典型算例分析各向异性对网格自适应和大地电磁响应的影响特征以及各向异性的识别方法.本文算法能够高精度地拟合起伏地表和任意各向异性介质,适用于分析复杂地电条件大地电磁响应特征,为提高大地电磁资料解释水平提供了理论基础.