Magnetotellurics (MT) and Electromagnetics (EM) are used in exploration for almost any resource. This includes:

• Oil and Gas
• Geothermal
• Minerals
• Water
• HVDC Transmission Lines

Within these targets, applications of MT and EM include:

• Basin or lease reconnaissance
• Prospect/Target definition
• Reservoir monitoring
• EOR

Magnetotellurics is particularly useful for:

• Overthrust plays: High-resistivity/High-velocity rocks thrust over clastics or lower-resistivity rocks
• Limestone or Volcanic cover over sedimentary section
• Geothermal mapping of alteration cap/zone and thickness of volcanic cover
• Mapping of conductive mineralized zones, such as sulfides
• Determination of aquifer extent and depth
• Premium location for ground electrodes of HVDC lines, so that current is dispersed and non-interfering

Electromagnetics is best suited for:

• Mapping of reservoirs in sedimentary basins
• Determining position of water or other floods in producing fields
• Mapping mineralization, almost any type
• Reconnaissance of large mineral leases, via airborne surveys
• Definition of Aquifer depth and extent
• Near-surface mapping for many other applications such as UXO, archaeology, forensics, construction

Both MT and EM can be done

• Offshore or onshore
• Airborne
• Land - via foot, truck, ATV, horse, etc.
• Shipborne

We provide consulting and pre-survey modeling to determine the applicability of either MT or EM to a given project.