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Self Potential Measurements During Hydraulic Fracturing of Bunter Sandstones
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Near Surface 2004 - 10th EAGE European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Sep 2004, cp-10-00090
Abstract
P026 SELF POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS DURING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OF BUNTER SANDSTONES INTRODUCTION 1 Self potentials (SP) at the earth’s surface are not only caused by electrochemical reactions but also by electrokinetic phenomena in the subsurface. The electrokinetic or streaming potentials originate from the movement of fluids in porous rocks which is due to a pressure gradient. Laboratory measurements show a clear correlation between the injection pressure and the streaming potential (e.g. MOORE et al. 2003). The electrokinetic potentials can be used to study the movement of water in near-surface layers (REVIL et al. 2002). Moreover within the last years several publications