The main research activities of the Laboratory of Electromagnetic fields hone in on the development of physical-mathematical foundations and algorithm-based software for creating new geophysical well logging techniques, high-performance automated ER data acquisition and interpretation based on electrodynamics of spatially heterogeneous fluid-saturated rocks.
Areas of research:
I 3D numerical simulation of electromagnetic fields in heterogeneous porous media
II Development of theoretical and experimental background (geophysical instrumentation and methodological support) for shallow-depth electromagnetic induction sounding and profiling;
III Ground-based electrical resistivity surveys to study geoelectric structure; electromagnetic monitoring and electrical resistivity measurements in seismically active zones of Siberia;
IV Alternative methods for magnetotelluric data acquisition and processing;
V Developing software for realistic reservoir modeling and well logs interpretation (integrated surface geoelectrics and borehole measurements) in exploration geophysics
VI Multiphysics (electrohydrodynamic and geomechanical) modeling of oil reservoirs as a tool for geoelectrical data interpretion
Practical applications and field works
Investigations of geological media by the surface geoelectrical methods including electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), vertical electrical sounding (VES), radial frequency (RFS) and transient electromagnetic (TEM) sounding that can be used for various application purposes, among them : study the deep subsurface structure of both intermountain depressions and platform cover; seismic active zones monitoring; archeological and hydrogeological prospection; karstology.
