METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INVERTED DETECTION AND POSITIONING OF STRIP-LIKE SUBTERRANEAN TUNNEL IN MOUNTAIN MASS

    公开(公告)号:US20230213684A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US18148476

    申请日:2022-12-30

    IPC分类号: G01V8/02 G01V99/00 G06F30/13

    CPC分类号: G01V8/02 G01V99/005 G06F30/13

    摘要: Methods and systems are provided for inverted detection and positioning of a strip-like subterranean tunnel in a mountain mass, pertaining to the field combining theories of the discipline of geophysics and remote sensing technology. The method includes: using a model of thermal radiation between a mountain mass and an air layer in conjunction with DEM data to calculate solar radiation energy, and iteratively filtering out background heat flow field energy of the mountain mass; calculating mountain mass background heat propagation energy with reference to hyperspectral data; using a subterranean target inversion model to filter out each layer of background heat flow field energy of the mountain mass in an infrared remote sensing image, and acquiring an optimal elevation of the strip-like subterranean tunnel in the mountain mass and a disturbance signal distribution image constructed via strip-like subterranean tunnel heat flow field energy in each layer of the mountain mass; and using a Hough transform detection method to detect a straight line in the disturbance signal distribution image, performing fitting according to the principle of relevance of tunnel engineering design to acquire a detected location of the tunnel. In this way, inverted detection and positioning of a strip-like subterranean tunnel in a mountain environment is achieved.

    Nitrogen-vacancy-based downhole sensing

    公开(公告)号:US10921481B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16097336

    申请日:2017-12-29

    摘要: A system and method for making measurements inside a wellbore makes use of a diamond crystal with a nitrogen vacancy center (NV-center) to sense temperature, pressure, magnetic fields, strain, electric fields, or other parameters of the downhole environment. The system includes a microwave source that can be positioned to produce microwaves inside the wellbore and a light source that can be positioned to produce interrogation light inside the wellbore. The NV-center of the diamond is struck by the interrogation light. A spectrometer can be adapted to receive the excitation light output from the NV-center and produce a spectrum of the excitation light. The spectrum is indicative of the value of the parameter inside the wellbore.

    EFFICIENT BLAST DESIGN FACILITATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20200217194A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16638103

    申请日:2018-08-10

    摘要: Respective embodiments disclosed herein include methods and apparatuses (1) for surveying a mine bench or other material body using at least seismic data obtained via geophone and measurement module data synchronized via a wireless link; (2) for generating hyperspectral panoramic imaging data of a blast hole or other borehole; or (3) for allowing a neural network to facilitate a differential blast design that targets a first bench part more weakly than the differential blast design targets a second bench part (along the same mine bench) at least partly based on data indicative of a much higher concentration of a valuable material in the second bench part than in the first.

    Measuring source rock potential using terahertz analysis

    公开(公告)号:US10598814B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US15852387

    申请日:2017-12-22

    发明人: Sebastian Csutak

    摘要: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for determining source rock potential in a subterranean region of a hydrocarbon reservoir. One method includes: receiving, a terahertz (THz) scanning image from an in-situ THz scanner that is attached to a wellbore at a first subterranean location, wherein the wellbore extends into the subterranean region of the hydrocarbon reservoir; identifying, components of a source rock in the first subterranean location based on the THz scanning image; and determining, the source rock potential at the first subterranean location based on the identified components of the source rock.

    Reconstructing optical spectra using integrated computational element structures

    公开(公告)号:US10429541B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US15736570

    申请日:2015-07-29

    摘要: Two or more Integrated Computational Element (“ICE”) structures are designed and utilized in an optical computing device to combinatorily reconstruct spectral patterns of a sample. To design the ICE structures, principal component analysis (“PCA”) loading vectors are derived from training spectra. Thereafter, two or more ICE structures having spectral patterns that match the PCA loading vectors are selected. The selected ICE structures may then be fabricated and integrated into an optical computing device. During operation, the ICE structures are used to reconstruct high resolution spectral data of the samples which is utilized to determine a variety of sample characteristics.

    METHOD TO COMPUTE DENSITY OF FRACTURES FROM IMAGE LOGS

    公开(公告)号:US20190234205A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US15883700

    申请日:2018-01-30

    摘要: A method for performing a formation-related physical action includes: receiving image data of a wall of a borehole penetrating a formation, the image data having image data of fractures intersecting the wall of the borehole; and defining a volume surrounding the borehole. The method also includes determining a surface area of each fracture intersecting the volume at each defined depth in a plurality of depths and calculating a fracture density for each defined depth based on the surface area of each fracture intersecting the volume at each defined depth in a plurality of depths and a size of the volume. The method further includes performing the formation-related physical action based on the fracture density for each defined depth using apparatus configured to perform the formation-related physical action.

    Methods and systems for maintaining optical transparency during particle image acquisition

    公开(公告)号:US10352845B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US15826502

    申请日:2017-11-29

    摘要: Fouling of or damage to an electromagnetic radiation-transparent window can preclude one from obtaining satisfactory images with an image acquisition unit, such as a camera. Certain types of environments may be particularly prone toward promoting fouling or damage, and manual cleaning or repair of an electromagnetic radiation-transparent window may be difficult in some circumstances. These issues may be particularly prevalent when imaging drill cuttings and other solids obtained from a wellbore due to the complex sampling environment in which these solids are often disposed. Wellhead imaging systems can comprise: a flow pathway extending from a wellbore; an electromagnetic radiation-transparent window external to the wellbore establishing optical communication with the flow pathway; an image acquisition unit in optical communication with the flow pathway via the electromagnetic radiation-transparent window; and a movable barrier that is also electromagnetic radiation-transparent and is disposed between the electromagnetic radiation-transparent window and the flow pathway.