Redox identification technology-- A direct location technique

Journal Article · Mon Jul 26 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5452980

Tompkins, R ^[1]

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1. Eschaton Exploration, Spring, TX (United States)

Recently a new technology has been developed whereby the direct detection of oil reservoirs generated by reduction-oxidation (redox) cells can be made. This technique is described as redox identification technology (RIT). The oil related reduction-oxidation cell was first popularized by Sylvain J. Pirson, a Schlumberger engineer who developed the redox cell concepts from SP base line shifts relative to production zones. It was Pirson who conceived the model of oil fields as giant negative charge generating earth batteries. These batteries were thought to move limited amounts of current to the surface, thereby creating columns or cells of reduced chemical stability, something normally not seen in sedimentary rocks. These reduced environment cells, according to Pirson's theories, could then be measured through the detection of the governing electrical currents. The development of RIT technology is a furtherance and continuation of Pirson's earlier work and theory. The paper discusses the cell theory, RIT current evidence, and RIT surveys.

• OSTI ID: 5452980
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 91:30; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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