MLchartDataset catalogue

Equipotential method

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001317

An electrical surveying technique used to map the shape of conductive subsurface bodies. The method involves passing a direct or low-frequency alternating current between two electrodes placed in the ground and then using a voltmeter to trace lines of equal electrical potential on the surface. These equipotential lines are distorted from their normal pattern in the presence of a conductive ore body or structure.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001317
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001317",
  "term": "Equipotential method",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An electrical surveying technique used to map the shape of conductive subsurface bodies. The method involves passing a direct or low-frequency alternating current between two electrodes placed in the ground and then using a voltmeter to trace lines of equal electrical potential on the surface. These equipotential lines are distorted from their normal pattern in the presence of a conductive ore body or structure.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/equipotential-method/"
}

Record 1,417 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.