Novel Methods in Geophysical Exploration and Geological Engineering

Advanced geophysical methods for use in natural resource exploration and geological engineering

Novel Methods in Geophysical Exploration and Geological Engineering presents novel methods for subterranean exploration, such as deep mining, well logging, deep seismic sounding and reflected wave methods, electromagnetic monitoring, radiometric and magnetic methods, stable carbon isotope methods, as well as computational techniques.

Building on experience gained during the past decade, this guide shows how to apply these powerful techniques for the exploration of hydrocarbon and mineral deposits, monitoring soil stability, and the design of earthquake-resistant buildings and structures.

Readers will also find detailed information on:

• Latest advances in geotechnics, exploration geology, geophysics, and rock mechanics
• The influence of magmatic intrusions on the thermal maturation of hydrocarbon reservoirs
• Magneto-acoustic emission of magnetite rocks, including samples of various deposits
• Ore deposits associated with terrestrial impact structures to determine the potential for impact-related mineral deposits on Mars

Novel Methods in Geophysical Exploration and Geological Engineering is a valuable resource for geophysicists, petroleum engineers, geoengineers, petrologists, mining engineers, energy scientists, and economic geologists who wish to gain in-depth insights into the wide range of available methods for characterizing subterranean structures and properties.

Section I. Petroleum exploration methods

1. Review paper on Petroleum Exploration Methods
Said Gaci, Sonatrach-IAP, Boumerdes, Algeria

2. Mobile and direct-prospecting method using remote sensing data for exploring hydrocarbon deposits - A case study from “Zapadnoye” oilfield (Ukraine)
Sergey Levashov, Nikolay Yakymchuk, Ignat Korchagin, Dmitriy Bozhezha, Institute of Applied Problems of Ecology, Geophysics and Geochemistry, Kyiv, Ukraine

3. The Low velocity zone: a new effective search indicator for exploring hydrocarbons - A case study:  the crystalline crust of the northwestern Black Sea shelf
Valery Korchin, Oleg Rusakov, S.I. Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of NASU (IG), Kiev, Ukraina

4. Precambrian Lithospheric Evolution based on geological and geophysical studies with an application on the Fennoscandian Shield
Nikolay Sharov, Linata Sviridenko, Institute of Geology, Karelian Research Centre, RAS Academy of Sciences, Russia

5. Peculiarities of Convection and Oil Maturation in 3D Porous Medium Structure
Yurie Khachay, Mansur Mindubaev, Institute of geophysics UB RAS, Amundsen str.100, Ekaterinburg, 620016, Russia

6. Microseeps as pathfinder and regional filtering tool in petroleum exploration 
Steven A. Tedesco, Atoka Inc., USA

7. Stable carbon isotope, reflectance, total organic carbon defines Desmoinesian and Atokan sediments in the Denver and Cherokee basins in the Mid-Continent USA
Steven A. Tedesco, Atoka Inc., USA

8. On the advisability of applying the frequency-resonance method of satellite images processing during the sites selection for prospecting and exploratory wells drilling
Levashov S.P., Yakymchuk N.A., Korchagin I.N., Bozhezha D.N.

9. Study of nonlinear acoustic processes inside a cracked rock influenced by dynamical loading
Veniamin Dryagin, Company “Intensonik”, Amundsen str. 100, Ekaterinburg. 620016, Russia

10. On predicting well logs in a petroleum reservoir using a complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition-based approach
Said Gaci, Sonatrach-IAP, Boumerdes, Algeria

11. New bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition-based seismic attributes for detecting hydrocarbon deposits
Said Gaci, Sonatrach-IAP, Boumerdes, Algeria

12. Elastic properties from prestack and poststack inversion
Mohamed Farfour, Earth Science Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

SECTION II.  Mineral Exploration Methods

13. Review paper on Mineral Exploration Methods
Orietta Nicolis, Researcher, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile

14. Connection of Magneto Acoustic Emission Parameters with Conditions of Magnetite Deposits Formation
Igor Glukhikh, Viktor Ivanchenko, Sergey Ivanchenko, Institute of Geophysics UB RAS, Amundsen str. 100, Yekaterinburg, 620016, Russia

15.  On characterizing anisotropies of the radioactive sources from airborne gamma ray data using bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition-A case study from Algeria
Said Gaci, Sonatrach-IAP, Boumerdes, Algeria

16.  Statistical analysis of geological faults for identifying mineral deposits
Orietta Nicolis, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile

17.  Multifractal Analysis of Rock Drone Images
Orietta Nicolis, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile

18.  Potential impact-related mineral resources on Mars
Jake R. Crandall, Justin Filiberto, and Sally L. Potter-McIntyre
Southern Illinois University, Department of Geology, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA

Section III.  Mining and geological engineering methods

19. Review paper on Mining and Geological Engineering Methods
Olga Hachay, Institute of Geophysics Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences

20. Account of Rock Massif Hierarchic Heterogeneity by its Deep Mining Using Explosions
Olga Hachay, Andrey Khachay, Oleg Khachay
Institute of Geophysics Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences. Amundsen str. 100.  Ekaterinburg. 620016 Russia

21. The Similarity of the Possible Reason for Manifestation of the Earthquake Sources of Explosion Types and Dynamic Phenomena in Rock Shock Mines
Olga Hachay, Valentin Pogrebnoy, Oleg Khachay, Margarita Malosieva 
Institute of Geophysics Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences. Amundsen str. 100.  Ekaterinburg. 620016 Russia

22. Use of the Hardware-Software Complex Device “Register” for Study of Seismic Dynamic Characteristics of Engineering Buildings
Lev Senin, Tatiana Senina, Michail Voskresenskiy, Gennadiy Parigin 
Institute of Geophysics Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences. Amundsen str. 100.  Ekaterinburg, 620016 Russia

23. Tidal Motions of Potential Unstable Rock Massif at the Vicinity of Toktogul Hydroelectric Power Plant Batyr Manzhikov
Institute of Geomechanics and Mineral Development of National Academy of Sciences of the Kirghiz Republic

24. New method of defining the geotechnical parameters from CSEM monitoring data at the City of 15th May, Egypt
Magdy Attya, Olga Hachay, Oleg Khachay
National Research Institute Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Cairo, Helwan, Egypt

Said Gaci, Senior Geophysicist at SONATRACH, Division Exploration, IAP, Algeria.

Olga Hachay, Leader and Scientific Researcher, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Orietta Nicolis, Researcher, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile.