Title :
Laser sensor for airborne prospecting method of oil & gas deposits
Author :
Grishkanich, A.S. ; Bespalov, V.G. ; Bogoslovsky, S.A. ; Elizarov, V.V. ; Il´inskiy, A.A. ; Kascheev, S.V. ; Makarov, E.A. ; Zhevlakov, A.P.
Author_Institution :
Mech. & Opt., Nat. Res. Univ. of Informational Technol., St. Petersburg, Russia
fDate :
June 30 2014-July 4 2014
Abstract :
The migration of oil and gas and other molecules such as H2S, CO, CO2, H2, He leads to a change in the physical properties of the rocks above the deposit and the formation of halos of methane, propane, and other hydrocarbons in the surface sediments and the atmospheric boundary layer with anomalous concentrations of hydrocarbon gases. We have developed airborn lidar system for explore oil and gas deposits. Tests were carried out on the gas pipeline Urengoy-Novopskov and showed that the lidar allows detection of methane from a helicopter at altitudes ranging from 50 to 500 m, and to measure at these altitudes the concentration of methane with a sensitivity up to 6 ppm for methane and 3 ppm for hydrogen sulfide.
Keywords :
airborne radar; gas industry; gas sensors; hydrogen compounds; measurement by laser beam; oils; optical radar; optical sensors; petroleum industry; H2S; airborne lidar system; airborne prospecting method; altitude 50 m to 500 m; atmospheric boundary layer; carbon dioxide; carbon monoxide; gas deposit exploration; helium; hydrocarbon gases; hydrogen sulfide; laser sensor; methane concentration measurement; oil deposit exploration; propane concentration measurement; rock physical properties; surface sediments; Lead; Pipelines;
Conference_Titel :
Laser Optics, 2014 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Saint Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3884-1
DOI :
10.1109/LO.2014.6886391
