Combining seismic waves with seismoelectrics to perform prospecting and measurements

An improved method of surveying using geophones in regions having water saturated media, in which the improvement comprises the steps of:

• operatively connecting a plurality of electrodes to the Earth's crust,
• while taking readings from said geophones, measuring streaming potential generated by the multidimensional propagation of a seismic wave in the time domain between said plurality of electrodes, and
• analyzing said streaming potential to determine multidimensional seismic propagation and partial derivatives of seismic propagation with respect to time.

An improved method of surveying in regions having water saturated media, in which the improvement comprises the steps of:

• measuring in an aerial antenna streaming potential in the time domain, and
• analyzing said streaming potential to determine multidimensional seismic propagation with respect to time.

An improved method of surveying in regions having water saturated media, in which the improvement comprises determination of permeability by the steps of:

• placing an antenna at the survey location,
• measuring said antenna streaming potential in the time domain, and
• analyzing said streaming potential as a function of rock stress to determine permeability of geological formations.

An improved method for geological surveying in water saturated media, comprising the steps of:

• measuring in the time domain streaming potential generated by multidimensional propagation of a seismic wave,
• analyzing said streaming potential as a function of rock stress to determine therefrom multidimensional seismic wave propagation.

A method of surveying of geological structures in water saturated media, comprising the steps of:

• generating a low frequency seismsic wave,
• measuring streaming potential in the time domain, and
• analyzing said streaming potential in the time domain as a function of rock stress to determine therefrom multidimensional seismic wave motions.

Apparatus for surveying of underground geological structures comprising:

• a seismic source, for generating a low frequency seismic wave,
• at least one antenna, and
• at least one potentiometer, operatively connected to said antenna, for capturing streaming potential generated by said seismic wave's multidimensional propagation in the time domain.