Scientific seismic exploration instrument - imaging water, oil, nat gas & geothermal to 8,500+ft.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗙𝟲 & 𝗣𝗟𝟭𝟰 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 (𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗼𝗶𝗹, 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝘀) 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝘀𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹𝘀.
The process works by sending a seismic pulse (sound wave) into the ground. If liquid exists, the seismic pulse will move through it and disturb the natural ions in the liquid. The ions then give off an electrical signal the GF6 Exploration Instrument detects and translates into data. Depending on the data received between the seismic pulse and the aquifer, the results can indicate potential depth, yield (fresh water) and thickness.
The GF6’s technology is not just for groundwater and well water surveys, the GF6 has been sold worldwide to businesses and research organizations conducting civil and environmental engineering work, frac water development, oil and gas surveys, geological research, water table depth research, minerals exploration and more. The seismoelectric instrument images 𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐬 𝟏,𝟓𝟎𝟎+
For Deep Exploration (𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟖,𝟓𝟎𝟎+ 𝐟𝐭)- visit www.PetroLocate.com to learn about the PL14 seismoelectric instrument.
PetroLocate is the brainchild of the founders of AquaLocate (www.AquaLocate.com). PetroLocate is dedicated to the development and distribution of the next generation of oil and gas exploration equipment using Seismoelectric technology originally developed in the UK.
A method of acquiring seismoelectric (electrokinetic) signals has been developed using isolated lines from each electrode pair, referencing of their potentials to a floating virtual earth, and positioning of the pairs close to the seismic source, which achieves a substantial improvement in signal to noise. Seismoelectric signals occur when fast p-waves intersect interfaces where the anelastic properties change (e.g. permeability, porosity, fluid conductivity, fluid viscosity, or ionic concentration). Such interfaces generate various types of slow p-waves, which decay very rapidly generating heat and electrical signals; additionally the rise time of the seismoelectric signal is inversely proportional to the permeability change. Seismoelectric survey (SES) acquisition at the surface can measure the electrical fields from decaying slow waves and infer the change in anelastic properties at interfaces as a consequence. The inversion of surface data is aided by the focusing of the seismoelectric potentials about the shot point, allowing small offset electrode pair receivers to be used. For symmetry reasons this “sounding mode” arrangement simplifies acquisition and inversion and can be used repeatedly along profile lines or on grids producing images of subsurface permeability or porosity.
The signal files are processed to give a sounding plot of permeability and porosity against one-way seismic travel time. Values for a simple seismic velocity model are required to allow time-to-depth conversion. The resulting logs against depth are displayed in the field, allowing the surveying program to be modified according to the observations. Once all the data is collected the PetroLocate software can be used to automatically create 2D models of the processes seismoelectric data.
Operators from around the world have been using the original Seismoelectric technology developed by two former BP exploration Geophysicists, for nearly two decades. PetroLocate has taken the very successful Seismoelectric technology and completely redesigned it to be used to detect and quantify resistive liquids (oil, gas and fresh water) to depths of over 2000m.
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗙𝟲 & 𝗣𝗟𝟭𝟰 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀- 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.