Land Controlled-source Electromagnetic Surveying for Viscous Oil Characterization in Kuwait

The Controlled Source Electromagnetic (CSEM) method offers an effective imaging tool for targets characterized by a distinctive resistivity signature. We present how onshore acquisition, processing and modeling of CSEM data, including 3D inversion, can provide effective complementary information to seismic data in the exploration, characterization and potentially production of viscous oil from the shallow reservoir of a Kuwait field.