Applications of 3-D Seismic/Forward Modeling to Water Shutoff and Other Reservoir Management Issues

D. E. Moore, H. E. Goodman, P. D. Norman

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... amplitude response of the 90% Sw reservoir is almost 50% weaker then that of the 10% Sw reservoir. The synthetic seismogram for Sw 10% matches the 3-D...

Pachuta Creek (Smackover) Field, Mississippi

Anthony J. Weber

GCAGS Transactions

... correlated against adjacent seismic lines. The best degree of similarity was noted between the Mosbacher Moore synthetic seismogram and seismic line 18...

Well to Seismic Ties Modeling with the Adaptive Log Analysis, #40823 (2011)

Ivan S. Deshenenkov, Dmitry A. Kozhevnikov, Kazimir V. Kovalenko

Search and Discovery.com

... for determination of simulation model accuracy characteristics. Calculated acoustic impedance was convolved to the synthetic seismogram in both cases. The excellent...

Incorporating estimates of data covariance in elastic FWI to combat random and correlated noise

Luping Qu, Scott Keating, Kristopher A. Innanen, Xin Fu

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

..., and multiples. Seismic data consequently contain complex combinations of coherent and incoherent, as well as stationary and nonstationary noise...

Broader Spectrum Seismic after Seismic Inversion via Neural Network Solutions: Its Contribution to Seismic Interpretation

Luis Vernengo, Juan A. Tavella, Maximiliano Garcia Torrejon

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... the synthetic seismogram. Correlation will be fundamental in the robustness of the method (Figures 6 A, B, C and D). In many cases the High Frequency...

Portable airgun tank for land VSP applications

Alejandro Martinez, Jorge Castillo, Helmut Gmach, Rafael Barcelos, Jose Sales, Ramiro Santivanez

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

...-wavefield of two neighboring wells. (Middle) Upgoing wavefield, corridor stack, and synthetic sesimogram in one of the wells. (Bottom) Migrated offset VSP...

Chapter 5: Seismic Trace Inversion

Tom Wittick

North Texas Geological Society

... by computing the seismic response from a sonic log in a synthetic seismogram, there also is a technique for estimating the sonic log response from a seismic...

Channel sand body characterization and hydrocarbon detection based on multicomponent seismic data: A case study of Shaximiao Formation in QL area

Haitao Yang, Yao Zhao, Benjian Zhang, Furong Wu, Le Li, Dong Wang, Jun Xiong

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... the channel sand body and mudstone (Fig. 1). Figure 2 Calibration of multicomponent synthetic seismogram of well A (up-P-wave, down-converted wave...

Seismic Trace Inversion

Abilene Geological Society

... from a sonic log in a synthetic seismogram, there also is a technique for estimating the sonic log response from a seismic trace. We call this technique...

Rock Properties and Seismic Attributes Analysis of Chert Reservoirs in the Devonian Thirtyone Formation, West Texas

Dongjun Fu, Charlotte Sullivan, Kurt Marfurt, Joel Famini, Peter Wang

West Texas Geological Society

.... The block surrounded by dots defines a structural anticline. Figure 2. A representative synthetic seismogram for the Thirtyone Formation interval...

Episodic Felsic and Mafic Magmatism in Texas and New Mexico and the Growth of Southern Laurentia

Melanie A. Barnes, Calvin G. Barnes, Kate C. Miller, C. Renee Rohs

West Texas Geological Society

... data and well logs from Mescalero #1 were compared to well logs from State Mr. Jones #1 well. This assisted in producing a synthetic seismogram from...

Significant Reserve Additions from Oligocene Frio Formation Hackberry Sands Utilizing 3-D Seismic Data, Upper Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast

Robert L. Zamboras

GCAGS Transactions

... data volume. The synthetic seismogram create from the sonic log in the Tri-C Resources Inc. #2 Manuel ties the oil and gas portion of the reservoir...

Economic and Strategic Value of Oxfordian Light Oil Discoveries in the Campeche Sound Area, Mexico

E. Trejo-Vazquez, M. A. Milland Padron, J. Perez Aguilar, M. Bolon Tun, L. A. Vega Munoz, G. Martinez Hernandez

GCAGS Transactions

... as described below using the synthetic seismogram of Lum-1 well. The first track shows the scale depth/time; the depth scale is linear, whereas the time scale...

Tectonic Analysis of a Viking Graben Border Fault

Nils Fagerland

AAPG Bulletin

... at different levels to enhance the time windows of interest. A typical synthetic seismogram from well 15/9-1 is shown in Figure 5. Reflectivity series...

Least-squares reverse-time migration with angle gathers through point spread functions

Jianyong Bai, Orhan Yilmaz

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... the effects of coherent noise in the data (e.g., multiples or converted waves) that is not modeled and is therefore not consistent with the assumptions...

Value of marine vibrators for effective frequency-dependent spatial sampling of seismic wavefield

Arash JafarGandomi, Aparajita Nath, Sergio Grion

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... and short-period multiples in shallow water bring noticeable challenges compared to the deepwater setups. We employ a sparse inversion approach...

Structure of the Alleghanian Thrust Belt under the Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama

Delores M. Robinson, Ryan M. Bailey, Andrew M. Goodliffe

GCAGS Journal

... of the seismic sections to depth, we built a synthetic seismogram from a nearby deep well, constructed two velocity models, and interpreted and balanced two cross...

Seismic Stratigraphic Analysis of Intracratonic Basin Sandstone Reservoir

William E. Galloway, Shirley P. Dutton

Tulsa Geological Society

... techniques, including seismic waveform modeling based on synthetic seismogram computer programs, were developed and implemented. At the 1975 national...

Seismic sedimentology of a broad, low-relief carbonate platform: The Cambrian Longwangmiao Formation, Moxi–Gaoshiti area, Sichuan Basin, China

Wenzhi Zhao, Hongliu Zeng, Zhaohui Xu, Suyun Hu, and Qilong Fu

AAPG Bulletin

... upper LWM appears as a seismic trough, whereas the tight lower LWM correlates to a seismic peak. Figure 6. Synthetic seismogram in the Longwangmiao...

AVO Attributes for Successful Exploration and Field Development: A Case Study From Sarawak Basin, Offshore Malaysia

Norbert Van de Coevering, Rusdinadar Sigit, Reza Lasman

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... to understand the AVO responses of the major reservoirs. Synthetic seismic gathers were generated at the wells. Where needed, shear wave estimation...

Collection and Processing of Digitized Acoustic Log Data

R. A. Broding J. L. Poole

CSPG Bulletin

... considered burdensome or tedious. The technique is attractive in preparation of geophysical logs and synthetic seismograms, and calculating effective...

High Frequency Full Waveform Inversion as an Interpretation Solution

Laurence Letki, Matt Lamont, Troy Thompson

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

...), have therefore become a lot more practical. FWI uses the entire wavefield, including refractions and reflections, primaries and multiples, to generate...

Insight on the uplift the Wave-Equation Based AVO technology may have on unconventional reservoirs: A case study on the Vaca Muerta Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina.

David Curia, Ezequiel Valeff, Francisco Ghersi, Hansel Gonzalez, Pablo Benitez

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... moduli, respectively) elastic property domain. Next, a 3D WEB-AVO inversion workflow was performed, which included interbed multiples’ investigation...

Seismic Characterization of the Structural Front of Southern Quebec Appalachians

Stephan Sejourne,, James Dietrich, Michel Malo

CSPG Bulletin

.... From the synthetic seismogram of BVI et al. Saint-Simmon No. 1 well, the depths (in two-way travel time) of seven tectonic slices were estimated...

Pennsylvanian-Permian Paleostructure and Stratigraphy as Interpreted From Seismic Data in the Picenace Basin, Northwest Colorado

Noel B. Waechter, Walter E. Johnson

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... Seismograms A synthetic seismogram was constructed from the surface down to the Mississippian Madison Limestonefor each seismic line (Waechter and Johnson...