Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119 and the Paris Convention Treaty, this application claims foreign priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202011177685.9 filed on Oct. 29, 2020, and to Chinese Patent Application No. 202011177721.1 filed on Oct. 29, 2020. The contents of all of the aforementioned applications, including any intervening amendments thereto, are incorporated herein by reference. Inquiries from the public to applicants or assignees concerning this document or the related applications should be directed to: Matthias Scholl P. C., Attn.: Dr. Matthias Scholl Esq., 245 First Street, 18th Floor, Cambridge, Mass. 02142.
The disclosure relates to a space-time fractional conductivity modeling and simulation method of two-phase conducting media, which is suitable for the three-dimensional simulation of time domain electromagnetic multi-scale diffusion, especially for the high-precision three-dimensional numerical simulation of the induction and polarization effects caused by the complex geometric structure of the actual earth media.
In time domain transient electromagnetic methods, a long wire source or loop source is used to output time-varying current underground to excite the earth media to generate an induced electromagnetic field. By measuring electric or magnetic field signals, the electrical differences and the structure of the underground media are detected. As a non-uniform and strong dissipative medium, the earth's lithology and physical properties show high non-uniformity and non-linearity. Especially, resources such as concealed or disseminated polymetallic deposits, oil and gas reservoirs, composite oil and gas reservoirs, and geothermal energy are all composite multi-phase conducting media, so multi-scale measurement of complex physical features or parameters becomes especially important. Low-resistance and high-polarization anomalies are one of the important indicators for geophysical methods to detect sulfide-type, lead-zinc-silver and other polymetallic deposits, while high-resistance and high-polarization anomalies are important indicators for identification of oil and gas reservoirs. By the excitation of the alternating field, the induction and polarization effects in the multi-phase conducting media coexist and accompany each other. The induction response can better distinguish the geological formation, and the polarization response can effectively identify favorable oil and gas reservoirs and metal mine anomalies.
At present, the research on the polarization effect in China and abroad mainly focuses on the numerical calculation of the electromagnetic response of complex polarization bodies in the three-dimensional Cole-Cole model, and involves only the study of electromagnetic single-scale diffusion. However, there has been no relevant research on electromagnetic multi-scale diffusion. The Cole-Cole or GEMTIP model can characterize only the induction and polarization effects caused by the dispersion characteristics of the media. For the induction effect caused by the geometric structure in the oil and gas reservoirs and porous media, the existing models can no longer accurately extract information about resistivity.
The disclosure relates to a space-time fractional conductivity modeling and simulation method of two-phase conducting media. A space fractional term is introduced into the conductivity model of the two-phase conducting media to establish a multi-scale space-time fractional conductivity model, in which the time fractional term characterizes the porous polarization effect of the media and the space fractional term characterizes the induction response caused by the complex geometric structure of the media. The newly constructed conductivity model is introduced into an electromagnetic diffusion equation, and the time and space fractional differential terms are solved in the frequency domain using a combination of finite difference and meshless methods. Finally, the numerical simulation of the time domain multi-scale induction-polarization symbiosis effects of the electromagnetic field is completed by frequency-time conversion.
A space-time fractional conductivity modeling and simulation method of two-phase conducting media comprises:
1) setting a simulated computation area, setting electric field or magnetic field distribution nodes in the simulated computation area, and setting an artificial current source at the origin of coordinates;
2) selecting a shape function in the entire computation area by a meshless method, and setting shape function parameters, Gaussian integral parameters, electromagnetic parameters, distance between the transmitting system and the receiving system, and the range of the frozen soil layer;
3) loading a first computation point and searching for nodes in the radius of the support domain, discretizing the definite integral by a 4-point Gaussian integral equation, then interpolating and summing to obtain the fractional derivative of the shape function, assigning the shape function result to the corresponding position of the large sparse matrix in the spatial fractional electric field diffusion equation, selecting a next computation point until all computation points are processed to form a linear equation system for all nodes;
4) applying Dirichlet boundary conditions at the boundary of the computation area and selecting a frequency for the artificial current source, and solving the linear equation system by a LU decomposition method to obtain an electric field value at each node and obtain the magnetic field value of a corresponding node by a curl equation for the electric field; and
5) obtaining, by changing the emission frequency, the distribution of electric field and magnetic field values at different nodes and frequencies.
In a class of this embodiment, the electromagnetic parameters of numerical simulation comprise emission frequency, permeability, dielectric constant, ground conductivity, air conductivity and infinite frequency conductivity.
In a class of this embodiment, 3) comprises:
31) establishing a multi-scale space-time fractional conductivity model containing a time fractional term and a space fractional term;
32) transforming, by fractional operator transformation, the space fractional operator in the multi-scale space-time fractional conductivity model into a Laplacian operator of the electric field to obtain a fractional Laplacian operator, to obtain a spatial fractional electric field diffusion equation;
33) expanding, by the Caputo fractional definition, the spatial fractional electric field diffusion equation into a fractional differential form;
34) transforming, by a radial point interpolation meshless method, the second-order partial differential operation of the electric field into the second-order partial differential interpolation of a shape function, to complete the discretization of the differential term in the Caputo fractional order; and
35) transforming, by a Gaussian numerical integration method, the integral operation into Gaussian numerical integration accumulation, to complete the discretization of the integral term in the Caputo fractional order so that the spatial fractional electric field diffusion equation is transformed into a linear equation system about the electric field.
In a class of this embodiment, in 31), the established multi-scale space-time fractional conductivity model is expressed by:
In (1), σ(ω) is the conductivity in the frequency domain, i is the imaginary part, ω is the angular frequency, σ0 is the value of the DC conductivity, f1 is the volume fraction of the type-l particle, M1 is the rock material property tensor, τ1 is the time constant of the type-l particle, C1 is the dispersion coefficient of the type-l particle, (iν)α corresponds to the space fractional derivative for the Fourier mapping, ν is the dimensionless geometric factor, and α is the fractal dimension of the anomaly.
In a class of this embodiment, in 32), the multi-scale space-time fractional conductivity model expression (1) is substituted into the diffusion equation of the frequency domain electric field of the two-phase conducting media:
Both ends of equation (2) are multiplied by (iν)-α:
where
(∇ν2)s is the fractional Laplacian operator in dimensionless coordinates ν; the spatial fractional electric field diffusion equation is:
where E represents the electric field, and x, y, and z each represent the deflection of the electric field in each direction.
In a class of this embodiment, in 33), by the Caputo fractional definition expansion, the space fractional differential term in the equation (4) is discretized and approximated:
where u=x, y or z, Γ is the gamma function, a is the lower limit of integration in the u direction, b is the upper limit of integration in the u direction, τ is the integral variable, and Γ(α) is the gamma function.
In a class of this embodiment, in 34), transforming, by a radial basis function meshless method, the second-order partial differential operation of the electric field into the second-order partial differential interpolation of a shape function to complete the discretization of the differential term in the Caputo fractional order in Equation (5) comprises:
where Γ is the gamma function, Ei is a number of interpolation nodes near E, ϕui is the corresponding interpolation shape function, ϕui(2) is the interpolation shape function used to find the second-order partial derivative of u.
In a class of this embodiment, in 35), transforming, by a Gaussian numerical integration method, the integral operation into Gaussian numerical integration accumulation to complete the discretization of the integral term in the Caputo fractional order comprises:
first, transforming an integration interval into unit sub-units by coordinate transformation, wherein, if
then:
then, discretizing the integral term by the Gaussian numerical integration method:
where ηk is the Gaussian integration point and Ak is the weight coefficient.
The disclosure also provides a device for geological exploration, the device comprising:
a computer, configured to simulate the distribution of electric and magnetic field values in different geological structures, different transmitting parameters and receiving distances, and different nodes and different frequencies;
a transient electromagnetic (TEM) detection system comprising a transmitting system and a receiving system; the transmitting system being configured, according to different geological structure characteristics and detection targets, to set the transmitting parameters and the receiving distance, based on the transmitting parameters and the receiving distance corresponding to the geological electric field value and magnetic field value under different frequencies simulated by the computer, and to transmit the current according to the transmitting parameters, and the receiving system being configured to synchronously collect the geological signal excited by the transmitting system.
In another aspect, the disclosure provides a method for setting of parameters of the device for geological exploration, the method comprising:
molding a geological structure, and simulating the distribution of electric and magnetic field values under different transmitting parameters and receiving distance, different nodes and different frequencies; and
according to the characteristics of geological structure and target to be detected, determining the transmitting parameters and receiving distance corresponding to the electric field value and magnetic field value of geology under different frequencies, and setting the transmitting parameters and receiving distance of TEM detection system.
The following advantages of the disclosure are associated with the method of the disclosure: a multi-scale space-time fractional conductivity model for complex rock structures is proposed, which can accurately describe the induction-polarization symbiosis effects of complex geometric structures. The fractional Laplacian operator is simplified by the Caputo fractional definition, to overcome the difficulty in solving the space fractional differential. Furthermore, the differential and integral terms are discretized respectively by the radial point interpolation meshless method and the Gaussian numerical integration method, which avoids too complex process, and provides a theoretical basis for the electromagnetic wave propagation mechanisms of complex geological structures.
To further illustrate the disclosure, embodiments detailing a space-time fractional conductivity modeling and simulation method of two-phase conducting media are described below. It should be noted that the following embodiments are intended to describe and not limit disclosure.
With reference to
1) setting a simulated computation area, setting electric field or magnetic field distribution nodes in the simulated computation area, and setting an artificial current source at the origin of coordinates;
2) selecting a shape function in the entire computation area by a meshless method, and setting shape function parameters, Gaussian integral parameters, electromagnetic parameters, distance between the transmitting system and the receiving system, and the range of the frozen soil layer;
3) loading a first computation point and searching for nodes in the radius of the support domain, discretizing the definite integral by a 4-point Gaussian integral equation, then interpolating and summing to obtain the fractional derivative of the shape function, assigning the shape function result to the corresponding position of the large sparse matrix in the spatial fractional electric field diffusion equation, selecting a next computation point until all computation points are processed to form a linear equation system for all nodes;
4) applying Dirichlet boundary conditions at the boundary of the computation area and selecting a frequency for the artificial current source, and solving the linear equation system by a LU decomposition method to obtain an electric field value at each node and obtain the magnetic field value of a corresponding node by a curl equation for the electric field; and
5) obtaining, by changing the emission frequency, the distribution of electric field and magnetic field values at different nodes and frequencies; completing the numerical simulation of the time domain multi-scale induction-polarization symbiosis effects of the electromagnetic field by frequency-time conversion, saving data, plotting and analyzing the data.
3) comprises:
introducing a space fractional term into the conductivity model of the two-phase conducting media to establish a multi-scale space-time fractional conductivity model, wherein a time fractional term characterizes the multi-capacitance polarization effect of the media and a space fractional term characterizes the induction effect caused by the complex geometric structure;
transforming, by fractional operator transformation, the space fractional operation of the conductivity into a fractional Laplacian operator to obtain a space fractional electromagnetic diffusion equation;
expanding the fractional Laplacian operator in 2) into a fractional differential form, and discretizing the fractional differential in space by a Caputo fractional derivative;
transforming, by a radial point interpolation meshless method, the second-order partial differential operation of the electric field into the second-order partial differential interpolation of a shape function, to complete the discretization of the differential term in the Caputo fractional order;
transforming, by a Gaussian numerical integration method, the integral operation into Gaussian numerical integration accumulation, to complete the discretization of the integral term in the Caputo fractional order so that the fractional electromagnetic diffusion equation is transformed into a linear equation system about the electric field.
Specifically, the established multi-scale space-time fractional conductivity model is expressed by:
In (1), σ(ω) is the conductivity in the frequency domain, i is the imaginary part, ω is the angular frequency, σ0 is the value of the DC conductivity, f1 is the volume fraction of the type-l particle, M1 is the rock material property tensor, τ1 is the time constant of the type-l particle, C1 is the dispersion coefficient of the type-l particle, (iν)α corresponds to the space fractional derivative for the Fourier mapping, ν is the dimensionless geometric factor, and α is the fractal dimension of the anomaly.
The multi-scale space-time fractional conductivity model expression (1) is substituted into the diffusion equation of the frequency domain electric field of the two-phase conducting media:
Both ends of formula (2) are multiplied by (iν)-α:
where
(∇ν2)2 is the fractional Laplacian operator in dimensionless coordinates ν; the spatial fractional electric field diffusion equation is:
where E represents the electric field, and x, y, and z each represent the deflection of the electric field in each direction.
By the Caputo fractional definition expansion, the space fractional differential term in the equation (4) is discretized and approximated:
where u=x, y or z, Γ is the gamma function, a is the lower limit of integration in the u direction, b is the upper limit of integration in the u direction, τ is the integral variable, and Γ(α) is the gamma function.
Transforming, by a radial basis function meshless method, the second-order partial differential operation of the electric field into the second-order partial differential interpolation of a shape function to complete the discretization of the differential term in the Caputo fractional order comprises:
where Γ is the gamma function, Ei is a number of interpolation nodes near E, ϕui is the corresponding interpolation shape function, ϕui(2) is the interpolation shape function used to find the second-order partial derivative of u.
Transforming, by a Gaussian numerical integration method, the integral operation into Gaussian numerical integration accumulation to complete the discretization of the integral term in the Caputo fractional order comprises:
first, transforming an integration interval into unit sub-units by coordinate transformation, wherein, by taking equation (6) as an example, if
then:
then, discretizing the integral term by the Gaussian numerical integration method:
where ηk is the Gaussian integration point and Ak is the weight coefficient.
The aforesaid method is implemented through a device for geological exploration, the device comprising:
a computer configured to simulate the distribution of electric and magnetic field values in different geological structures, different transmitting parameters and receiving distances, and different nodes and different frequencies; and
a transient electromagnetic (TEM) detection system comprising a transmitting system and a receiving system; the transmitting system being configured, according to different geological structure characteristics and detection targets, to set the transmitting parameters and the receiving distance, based on the transmitting parameters and the receiving distance corresponding to the geological electric field value and magnetic field value under different frequencies simulated by the computer, and to transmit the current according to the transmitting parameters, and the receiving system being configured to synchronously collect the geological signal excited by the transmitting system.
When in use, the parameters of the TEM detection system are set by the space-time fractional conductivity modeling and simulation method of two-phase conducting media. The parameters comprise transmitting parameters and receiving distance, and the setting process comprises:
molding a geological structure, and simulating the distribution of electric and magnetic field values under different transmitting parameters and receiving distance, different nodes and different frequencies; and
according to the characteristics of geological structure and target to be detected, determining the transmitting parameters and receiving distance corresponding to the electric field value and magnetic field value of geology under different frequencies, and setting the transmitting parameters and receiving distance of TEM detection system.
With reference to
1) setting a computation area (x: −40 km to 40 km, and z: −40 km to 40 km), in which total 101101=10201 nodes are uniformly distributed with a spacing of 800 m; and applying Dirichlet boundary conditions on four sides of the computation area, with an artificial current source arranged at (0 m, 0 m)
2) setting electromagnetic parameters in the entire computation area: emission frequency of 2n Hz(n=0,1,2, . . . ,10), permeability of 4π*10−7, dielectric constant of 1/36π*10−9, ground conductivity of 0.01 S/m, air conductivity of 1*10−6 S/m, c of 0.5, time constant of 0.01 s, infinite frequency conductivity of 0.1, frozen soil between 40 m and 120 m, and sending and receiving distance of 20 m;
3) setting parameters for the meshless method (including the selection of shape function types and the setting of shape function parameters and support domain parameters), initializing the large sparse matrix K (10201×10201 in size), loading a first computation point and searching for nodes in the radius of the support domain, interpolating to obtain a shape function, discretizing the definite integral by a 4-point Gaussian integral equation, then interpolating and summing to obtain the fractional derivative of the shape function, assigning the shape function result to the corresponding position of the large sparse matrix, selecting a next computation point from the nodes until all computation points are processed to form a linear equation system about the nodes, loading Dirichlet boundary conditions and a current source, solving the linear equation system by a LU decomposition method to obtain an electric field value at each node, and by changing the current emission frequency, obtaining the magnetic field values at different frequencies and then obtaining the magnetic field values by the curl equation for the electric field.
4) completing the numerical simulation of the time domain multi-scale induction-polarization symbiosis effects of the electromagnetic field by frequency-time conversion, saving data, and plotting. As shown in
It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made, and therefore, the aim in the appended claims is to cover all such changes and modifications.
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202011177685.9 | Oct 2020 | CN | national |
202011177721.1 | Oct 2020 | CN | national |