The marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) method is an important geophysical method for the exploration of marine hydrocarbon resources. In marine CSEM forward modeling the uplift terrain, such as submarine hills and seamounts, the static effects caused by polymetallic nodules and hydrothermal sulfide are ignored which can lead to the deviation of marine CSEM data. To improve the accuracy of data processing and interpretation, this study realizes efficient 3D numerical simulation considering submarine uplift terrain and static effect based on the finite difference (FD) algorithm in a fictitious wave domain. First, based on the correspondence principle between the fictitious wave domain and a real diffusive domain, we derive the FD electromagnetic field iteration equations of the fictitious wave domain, and apply the fictitious emission source and the boundary condition of complex frequency shifted-perfectly matched layer (CFS-PML). We use the inverse transformation method to convert the electromagnetic response to the diffusive domain. Then, we carry out simulations on typical 1D and 3D reservoir models to verify the correctness and effectiveness of the algorithm. Furthermore, we design an uplift terrain model and a static effect model and study the influence of parameters such as top width, bottom width, height and volume of uplift terrain on the CSEM field response characteristics through the forward modeling of multiple models and discuss the influence of parameters such as electrical conductivity, length, width, thickness, depth and volume of a shallow anomaly on the marine CSEM response. Finally, we analyze the characteristics and rules of electromagnetic field propagation of uplift terrain and static effect, which provides theoretical guidance for the design of marine CSEM exploration systems.
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