Efficient finite-volume simulation of the LWD orthogonal azimuth electromagnetic response in a three-dimensional anisotropic formation using potentials on cylindrical meshes*
Wang Hao-Sen 1, Wang Hong-Nian 2, Yang Shou-Wen 2 , and Yin Chang-Chun 3
1. Hebei Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Zhangjiakou 075000, China.
2. College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
3. College of Geo-exploration Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
Abstract:
In this study, the cylindrical finite-volume method (FVM) is advanced for the efficient and high-precision simulation of the logging while drilling (LWD) orthogonal azimuth electromagnetic tool (OAEMT) response in a three-dimensional (3D) anisotropic formation. To overcome the ill-condition and convergence problems arising from the low induction number, Maxwell’s equations are reformulated into a mixed Helmholtz equation for the coupled potentials in a cylindrical coordinate system. The electrical fi eld continuation method is applied to approximate the perfectly electrical conducting (PEC) boundary condition, to improve the discretization accuracy of the Helmholtz equation on the surface of metal mandrels. On the base, the 3D FVM on Lebedev’s staggered grids in the cylindrical coordinates is employed to discretize the mixed equations to ensure good conformity with typical well-logging tool geometries. The equivalent conductivity in a non-uniform element is determined by a standardization technique. The direct solver, PARDISO, is applied to efficiently solve the sparse linear equation systems for the multi-transmitter problem. To reduce the number of calls to PARDISO, the whole computational domain is divided into small windows that contain multiple measuring points. The electromagnetic (EM) solutions produced by all the transmitters per window are simultaneously solved because the discrete matrix, relevant to all the transmitters in the same window, is changed. Finally, the 3D FVM is validated against the numerical mode matching method (NMM), and the characteristics of both the coaxial and coplanar responses of the EM field tool are investigated using the numerical results.
作者简介: 王浩森,讲师,河北建筑工程学院。2016 年于吉林大学获博士学位。研究方向:电法测井,电磁场数值模拟。目前主要致力于电磁场数值模拟与反演成像方面的研究与教学工作。
汪宏年,教授/博导,1994 年于长春地质学院获博士学位,1995-05 至1997-06 在吉林大学物理系从事博士后研究,1997-07 至2001-09吉林大学物理学院副教授,2001-10 至今吉林大学物理学院教授,2003 至2004 University of Victoria 电子工程系高级访问学者,目前主要致力于电磁场数值模拟与反演成像方面的研究与教学工作。
. Efficient finite-volume simulation of the LWD orthogonal azimuth electromagnetic response in a three-dimensional anisotropic formation using potentials on cylindrical meshes*[J]. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 2020, 17(2): 192-207.