Tube-wave seismic imaging
Abstract
The detailed analysis of cross well seismic data for a gas reservoir in Texas revealed two newly detected seismic wave effects, recorded approximately 2000 feet above the reservoir. A tube-wave (150) is initiated in a source well (110) by a source (111), travels in the source well (110), is coupled to a geological feature (140), propagates (151) through the geological feature (140), is coupled back to a tube-wave (152) at a receiver well (120), and is and received by receiver(s) (121) in either the same (110) or a different receiving well (120). The tube-wave has been shown to be extremely sensitive to changes in reservoir characteristics. Tube-waves appear to couple most effectively to reservoirs where the well casing is perforated, allowing direct fluid contact from the interior of a well case to the reservoir.
- Inventors:
-
- Lafayette, CA
- Houston, TX
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1001791
- Patent Number(s):
- 7602669
- Application Number:
- 11/978,573
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES
Citation Formats
Korneev, Valeri A, and Bakulin, Andrey. Tube-wave seismic imaging. United States: N. p., 2009.
Web.
Korneev, Valeri A, & Bakulin, Andrey. Tube-wave seismic imaging. United States.
Korneev, Valeri A, and Bakulin, Andrey. Tue .
"Tube-wave seismic imaging". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1001791.
@article{osti_1001791,
title = {Tube-wave seismic imaging},
author = {Korneev, Valeri A and Bakulin, Andrey},
abstractNote = {The detailed analysis of cross well seismic data for a gas reservoir in Texas revealed two newly detected seismic wave effects, recorded approximately 2000 feet above the reservoir. A tube-wave (150) is initiated in a source well (110) by a source (111), travels in the source well (110), is coupled to a geological feature (140), propagates (151) through the geological feature (140), is coupled back to a tube-wave (152) at a receiver well (120), and is and received by receiver(s) (121) in either the same (110) or a different receiving well (120). The tube-wave has been shown to be extremely sensitive to changes in reservoir characteristics. Tube-waves appear to couple most effectively to reservoirs where the well casing is perforated, allowing direct fluid contact from the interior of a well case to the reservoir.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
}