The seismoelectric method : theory and applications / André Revil, associate professor, Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO, USA [and] Directeur de Recherche, CNRS, ISTerre, Grenoble, France, Abderrahim Jardani, Matré de Conference, Université de Rouen, France, Paul Sava, associate professor, Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO, USA, Allan Haas, senior engineering geophysicist, Hydrogeophysics, Inc., USA.

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The seismoelectric method consists of measuring electromagnetic signals associated with the propagation of seismic waves or seismic sources in porous media. This method is useful in an increasing number of applications, for example to characterize aquifers, contaminant plumes or the vadose zone. This book provides the first full overview of the fundamental concepts of this method. It begins with a historical perspective, provides a full explanation of the fundamental mechanisms, laboratory investigations, and the formulation of the forward and inverse problems. It provides a recent extension of the theory to two-phase flow conditions, and a new approach called seismoelectric beamforming. It concludes with a chapter presenting a perspective on the method. This book is a key reference for academic researchers in geophysics, environmental geosciences, geohydrology, environmental engineering and geotechnical engineering. It will also be valuable reading for graduate courses dealing with seismic wave propagation and related electromagnetic effects.

Title page; Table of Contents; Foreword by Bernd Kulessa; Foreword by Niels Grobbe; Preface; References; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Introduction to the basic concepts; 1.1 The electrical double layer; 1.2 The streaming current density; 1.3 The complex conductivity; 1.4 Principles of the seismoelectric method; 1.5 Elements of poroelasticity; 1.6 Short history; 1.7 Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 2: Seismoelectric theory in saturated porous media; 2.1 Poroelastic medium filled with a viscoelastic fluid; 2.2 Poroelastic medium filled with a Newtonian fluid; 2.3 Experimental approach and data

2.4 ConclusionsReferences; CHAPTER 3: Seismoelectric theory in partially saturated conditions; 3.1 Extension to the unsaturated case; 3.2 Extension to two-phase flow; 3.3 Extension of the acoustic approximation; 3.4 Complex conductivity in partially saturated conditions; 3.5 Comparison with experimental data; 3.6 Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 4: Forward and inverse modeling; 4.1 Finite-element implementation; 4.2 Synthetic case study; 4.3 Stochastic inverse modeling; 4.4 Deterministic inverse modeling; 4.5 Conclusions; References

CHAPTER 5: Electrical disturbances associated with seismic sources5.1 Theory; 5.2 Joint inversion of seismic and seismoelectric data; 5.3 Hydraulic fracturing laboratory experiment; 5.4 Haines jump laboratory experiment; 5.5 Small-scale experiment in the field; 5.6 Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 6: The seismoelectric beamforming approach; 6.1 Seismoelectric beamforming in the poroacoustic approximation; 6.2 Application to an enhanced oil recovery problem; 6.3 High-definition resistivity imaging; 6.4 Spectral seismoelectric beamforming (SSB); 6.5 Conclusions; References

CHAPTER 7: Application to the vadose zone7.1 Data acquisition; 7.2 Case study: Sherwood sandstone; 7.3 Numerical modeling; 7.4 Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 8: Conclusions and perspectives; Glossary: The Seismoelectric Method; Index; End User License Agreement