Electroseismic surveying in exploration and production environments

A method for monitoring a subsurface formation, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a first sensor array, one or more seismic signals, wherein production of fluids from the subsurface formation causes movement of the fluids in the subsurface formation that, in turn, generates the one or more seismic signals;
• receiving, from the first sensor array, one or more electromagnetic signals, wherein the one or more electromagnetic signals are caused by electroseismic or seismoelectric conversion of the one or more seismic signals;
• determining a property of the subsurface formation based, at least in part, on the signals received from the first sensor array;
• and
• wherein the first sensor array of seismic sensors is arranged to monitor the production of fluid from the subsurface formation.

A system comprising:

• a first sensor array to detect one or more electromagnetic signals;
• and
• a processor;
• a memory comprising non-transitory executable instructions, that, when executed cause the processor to:
• receive, from the first sensor array at a first time, a first set of electromagnetic signals generated by an electroseismic or seismoelectric conversion of seismic signals caused by the production of fluid from the subterranean formation;
• receive, from the first sensor array at a second time, a second set of electromagnetic signals caused by a seismic wave and generated by an electroseismic or seismoelectric conversion of seismic signals caused by the production of fluid from the subterranean formation;
• determine one or more reservoir properties based, at least in part, on the first and second sets signals received from the first sensor array;
• and
• wherein the production of fluids from the subterranean formation causes the movement of the fluids in the subterranean formation that, in turn, generates one or more seismic signals and further wherein the one or more electromagnetic signals are caused by electroseismic or seismoelectric conversion of the one or more seismic signals.

A system comprising:

• a first sensor array to detect one or more electromagnetic signals;
• and
• a processor;
• a memory comprising non-transitory executable instructions, that, when executed cause the processor to:
• receive, from the first sensor array, one or more signals, wherein production of fluids from a subsurface formation causes movement of the fluids in the subsurface formation that, in turn, generates the one or more signals;
• receive, from the first sensor array, the one or more electromagnetic signals, wherein the one or more electromagnetic signals are caused a seismic wave and generated by electroseismic or seismoelectric conversion of the one or more signals;
• determine a property of the subsurface formation based, at least in part, on the signals received from the first sensor array.