Just as doctors use ultrasound to image unborn babies, MIT researchers listen to the echoing language of rocks to map what's going on tens of thousands of feet below the Earth's surface. Now the scientists will use their skills to find pockets of natural gas and oil contained in fractured porous rocks in a Wyoming oil field. If the method proves effective, it could be used at oil and gas fields across the country.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Acoustic Data May Reveal Hidden Gas, Oil Supplies
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