System and Method for Deep Detection of Petroleum and Hydrocarbon Deposits
AssigneeAquaLocate LLC
InventorErvin Kraemer
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Abstract
A system and method for deep detection of petroleum and hydrocarbon deposits is disclosed. The system includes a sensing array that includes a plurality of electrodes positioned in the ground at a testing site, a sensing device, and a system for generating a seismic event that generates below-ground signals that are received by the sensing array. The system enables detection and depth determination of underground features such as petroleum and hydrocarbon deposits at greater depths compared to conventional systems.
Claims19
A method for deep detection of petroleum and hydrocarbon deposits comprising:
- inserting one or more elongated electrodes into the ground at a testing site to generate a sensing array;
- generating a seismic event proximate to the sensing array at a seismic event location;
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- recording signals received by the sensing array over a time period sufficient to detect signals emitted from a source at a depth of over 80 meters, with a gain sufficient to detect the signals.
A system for deep detection of petroleum and hydrocarbon deposits comprising,
- a plurality of elongated electrodes;
- a device for recording signals received by the electrodes;
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- a seismic event device for generating a seismic event;
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- wherein the system is configured to operate without generating new metal-to-metal connections proximate to the time of the seismic event and receiving signals at the electrodes.
A collapsible charge probe comprising:
- an elongated probe body having a probe top and bottom end and configured to be disassembled into a plurality of pieces;
- at least one handle extending from the probe body at the probe body top end;
- a removable charge tip disposed at the probe body bottom end configured to hold an explosive charge cartridge;
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- an elongated firing shaft disposed within the probe body having a shaft top and bottom end and having a firing pin disposed at the shaft bottom end, the firing shaft being biased toward the shaft bottom end and configured to discharge a cartridge held in the charge tip, the firing shaft further being configured to be disassembled into a plurality of pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.