An application of reverse coupling to increase signal strength beneath conductive sediments-Miitel Mine, Kambalda, W.A

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-360

  Elders, Julie ^a   Wellington, Andrew ^a  

^a Kambalda Nickel Operations   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amplitude reduction; Current channelling; Downhole electromagnetics (DHEM); Drive delay; Normal coupling; Reverse coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009380949     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG998355     Document Type: Article

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