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Geoinformatika 2019; 2(70) : 5-18

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DIRECT-PROSPECTING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY: THE RESULTS OF APPROBATION DURING SEARCHING FOR HYDROGEN AND THE CHANNELS OF MIGRATION OF DEEP FLUIDS, MINERAL
SUBSTANCES AND CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

N.A. Yakymchuk1, I.N. Korchagin2, S.P. Levashov3

1Institute of Applied Problems of Ecology, Geophysics and Geochemistry, prov. Laboratory, 1, Kiev, 01133
2Institute of Geophysics, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, e-mail: korchagin.i.n@gmail.com
3PRE «Geoprom», Kyiv, Ukraine

Purpose.Using the technology of frequency-resonance processing and interpretation of remote sensing data (RS) (satellite images) and photographs, the experimental studies of a demonstration character have been carried out in various regions of the globe. A considerable amount of experiments was carried out with the aim of improving the methodological techniques of mobile frequency-resonance methods using in the exploration process for oil and gas, studying (evaluating) the possibility of using them to detect and localize accumulations of hydrogen, various minerals and chemical elements (rare-earth including), as well as the selection of optimal local areas for the exploration and exploratory wells location.

Design/methodology/approach. When carrying out the experimental work, the mobile technology was used, including modified methods of frequency-resonance processing and decoding of satellite images and photographs, vertical electric-resonance sounding (scanning) of the cross-section, as well as the method of integrated assessment of oil and gas prospects and ore potential of large exploration blocks and license areas. Separate methods of technology are based on the principles of the “substance” paradigm of geophysical research, the essence of which is to search for a specific (the one sought in each particular case) substance — oil, gas, gas condensate, gold, zinc, uranium, etc.

Findings.Experimental work on the only one site of hydrogen production in Mali, as well as on the areas of visible hydrogen degassing in the USA, Turkey, Oman, Russia and Ukraine indicate the possibility (and feasibility) of the frequency resonance methods using, when searching for hydrogen accumulations in commercial volumes. Research materials on the cluster of rare-earth elements, found in the Pacific Ocean, as well as on two areas in the Black Sea, demonstrate the effectiveness of direct-prospecting methods during the clusters of chemical elements (including rare-earth ones) searching. The results of frequency-resonance processing of satellite images of local areas of exploratory well drilling in the Black and North Seas, as well as on the shelf of South Africa, Angola and Pakistan quite convincingly demonstrate the feasibility of using the developed methods (in combination with traditionally used ones) to select the optimal locations for prospecting and exploration wells.

The practical significance and conclusions. The results of additional testing of frequency-resonance methods of the satellite images and photographs processing and interpreting indicate the possibility of their use for the combustible and ore minerals searching, as well as for the deep structure of the Earth’s tectonic elements studying. The operative method of integral assessment of the oil and gas potential prospects and ore bearing capacity makes it possible to significantly accelerate and optimize the exploration process for combustible and ore minerals. The tested mobile technology of frequency-resonance processing of satellite images and photographs is recommended for use on the territory of Ukraine (as well as in other regions of the world) in order to preliminarily assess the prospects for oil and
gas and ore-bearing within the poorly studied and unexplored search blocks and local areas.

Keywords: Direct prospecting, degassing, vertical channel, volcano, deep structure, cross-section, oil, gas, hydrogen, amber, chemical elements, well, satellite data, mobile technology, anomaly, remote sensing data processing, interpretation, vertical sounding.

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Received 20/05/2019