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Pub. Id: A165 (1977)

First Page: 451

Last Page: 476

Book Title: M 26: Seismic Stratigraphy--Applications to Hydrocarbon Exploration

Article/Chapter: A Case History of Geoseismic Modeling of Basal Morrow-Springer Sandstones, Watonga-Chickasha Trend: Geary, Oklahoma--T13N, R10W: Section 3. Stratigraphic Models from Seismic Data

Subject Group: Seismic Stratigraphy, Sequence Stratigraphy

Spec. Pub. Type: Memoir

Pub. Year: 1977

Author(s): William A. Clement (2)

Abstract:

The project area is along the northeastern flank of the Anadarko basin, near Geary, Oklahoma. In the area, basal Pennsylvanian Morrow-Springer sandstones subcrop beneath the pre-Atokan, Wichitan unconformity and form the prolific gas condensate-producing Watonga-Chickasha trend.

Productive Morrow-Springer distributary channel sandstones form discontinuous lenticular reservoirs. Dense well control is normally required to map Previous HitsandstoneNext Hit geometry and distribution. Integration of high resolution seismic data, with the application of geoseismic modeling techniques which use geologically derived input parameters, can better delineate the shape and extent of these reservoirs between points of well control. Vibroseis®seismic data, filtered conventional dynamite data, synthetic seismograms from sonic logs, one-dimensional geoseismic models, and geologic/lithologic data from well cuttings, cores, and logs, can be used to construct meaningful Previous HitsandstoneNext Hit distribution maps. Geoseismic models constructed by use of a remote computer terminal demonstrate that high resoluti n 12 to 67-Hz seismic data can distinguish sandstones to a minimum thickness of 20 ft (6 m) when stratigraphic conditions are such that high interval velocity (15,000 to 15,500 ft/sec or 4,572 to 4,724 m/sec) sandstones are encased in lower interval velocity (10,000 to 11,500 ft/sec or 3,048 to 3,505 m/sec) shales. Reflection coefficients between sandstones and shales range from 0.1 to 0.3. Results of the modeling indicate that sandstones exceeding 20 ft (6 m) in thickness are arranged in a NW-SE trend, approximately 2,500 ft (762 m) wide, across the project area in T13N, R10W.

Subsequent development drilling has yielded both positive and negative results. Two wells encountered the predicted basal Previous HitsandstoneNext Hit; one well encountered thin interbedded tight sandstones and shales. Lateral facies change from thick porous Previous HitsandstoneTop to interbedded high interval velocity facies (17,000 ± ft/sec or 5,182± m/sec); tight, highly indurated sandstones and shales can produce similar seismic signatures. Modeling of high resolution seismic data can accurately predict the presence of high velocity zones within the basal Morrow-Springer section, but further criteria must be applied to distinguish productive sandstones from thin, high-velocity sandstones interbedded with shales.

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