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Chapter from: SG 42:  Applications of 3-D Seismic Data to Exploration and Production

Edited by: 
Paul Weimer and Thomas L. David

Authors:
Ng Tong San and Marzuki Mohamad


Published 1996 as part of Studies in Geology 42
Copyright © 1996 The American Association of Petroleum Geologists.  All Rights Reserved.
 

*Editorial Note: Page numbers in this digital version (HTML and PDF) do not correspond to those of the hardcopy.
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Ng Tong San, and M. Mohamad, A quantitative analysis of seismic reflection in a gas-bearing carbonate buildup, offshore Malaysia, in P. Weimer and T. L. Davis, eds., AAPG Studies in Geology No. 42 and SEG Geophysical Developments Series No. 5, AAPG/SEG, Tulsa, p. 219-224.
CHAPTER 24

Chapter 24: A Quantitative Analysis of Seismic Reflection in a Gas-Bearing Carbonate Buildup, Offshore Malaysia

Ng Tong San and Marzuki Mohamad*
 

 

ABSTRACT

Miocene carbonate buildups are extensively developed in the Luconia Province offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. Some 200 carbonate buildups have been seismically mapped. In the early exploration days, the carbonate structures were mainly defined using 2-D seismic data.

The advances of 3-D seismic data allow seismic attributes to be used in the development of carbonate gas fields, both for structural mapping and for stratigraphic interpretations. Both vertical and lateral porosity variations in carbonate reservoirs can be calibrated to seismic amplitude and acoustic impedance. This paper outlines a method that highlights the relationship between the thickness of the reservoir and seismic isochore values. These techniques can be used to select the optimum location for development wells.

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