Sky Hunter
November 2015
Executive Summary
The purpose of this PTAC Project was to validate the performance claims of the technology and to determine its usefulness to industry and government by conducting an airborne survey of oil sands areas. Sky Hunter microseep surveys measure the hydrocarbons released through the cap rock. The negatively charged hydrocarbon molecules travel rapidly and vertically through the subsurface and atmosphere towards the positively charged ionosphere. A hydrocarbon nose and sensor unit is mounted on and in an aircraft. Three sensors measure one gas and two oil data sets. The strength of the hydrocarbon counts are presented on footprint maps in plain view. This information is combined with subsurface geology. The combination of rock property information and the location of the hydrocarbons aids in the definition of the reservoir.