ИСТИНА

In this study we focus on the coupled macroscopic description of the second-kind seismo-electric (SE) effect in the subsurface structure arising due to low-frequency seismic waves. Starting with the Biot poroelasticity model, we derive the equations of the coupled geomechanical-electromagnetic problem assuming mechanical excitation in the form of seismic waves (primarily Rayleigh waves), and create code for seismoelectric field simulation. We present the results of the feasibility study showing the promising possibilities for determination of non-uniform subsurface structure parameters and allowing a subsurface imaging in terms of rock elastic constants, conductivity and permeability.