Patent ID: 9151864
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
1. A method for analyzing gaseous emissions from a subterranean formation comprising: positioning a hyperspectral image capturing mechanism to monitor an area of interest, wherein the hyperspectral image capturing mechanism comprises two cameras, wherein central axis of the two cameras are substantially orthogonal and wherein the two cameras capture images of at least one unique common volume; detecting presence of one or more materials of interest in the area of interest using the hyperspectral image; quantifying amount of the one or more materials of interest in the area of interest; estimating amount of the one or more materials of interest in the at least one unique common volume; and determining the density of the one or more materials of interest using the amount of the one or more materials of interest in the at least one unique common volume and the volume of the at least one unique common volume.