Simulation of Rock Complex Resistivity Using an Inversion Method

The complex resistivity of coal and related rocks contains abundant physical property information, which can be indirectly used to study the lithology and microstructure of these materials. These aspects are closely related to the fluids inside the considered coal rocks, such as gas, water and coalbed methane. In the present analysis, considering different lithological structures, and using the Cole-Cole model, a forward simulation method is used to study different physical parameters such as the zero-frequency resistivity, the polarizability, the relaxation time, and the frequency correlation coefficient. Moreover, using a least square technique, a complex resistivity “inversion” algorithm is written. The comparison of the initial model parameters and those obtained after inversion is used to verify the stability and accuracy of such approach. The method is finally applied to primary-structure coal considered as the experimental sample for complex resistivity measurements. © 2022. All Rights Reserved.