Method for inverting reflection trace data from 3-D and 4-D seismic surveys and identifying subsurface fluid and pathways in and among hydrocarbon reservoirs based on impedance models

He, Wei; Anderson, Roger N

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Title: Method for inverting reflection trace data from 3-D and 4-D seismic surveys and identifying subsurface fluid and pathways in and among hydrocarbon reservoirs based on impedance models

Abstract

A method is disclosed for inverting 3-D seismic reflection data obtained from seismic surveys to derive impedance models for a subsurface region, and for inversion of multiple 3-D seismic surveys (i.e., 4-D seismic surveys) of the same subsurface volume, separated in time to allow for dynamic fluid migration, such that small scale structure and regions of fluid and dynamic fluid flow within the subsurface volume being studied can be identified. The method allows for the mapping and quantification of available hydrocarbons within a reservoir and is thus useful for hydrocarbon prospecting and reservoir management. An iterative seismic inversion scheme constrained by actual well log data which uses a time/depth dependent seismic source function is employed to derive impedance models from 3-D and 4-D seismic datasets. The impedance values can be region grown to better isolate the low impedance hydrocarbon bearing regions. Impedance data derived from multiple 3-D seismic surveys of the same volume can be compared to identify regions of dynamic evolution and bypassed pay. Effective Oil Saturation or net oil thickness can also be derived from the impedance data and used for quantitative assessment of prospective drilling targets and reservoir management.

Inventors:

He, Wei ^[1]; Anderson, Roger N ^[2]

New Milford, NJ
New York, NY

Issue Date:: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998

Research Org.:: Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 871803

Patent Number(s):: 5798982

Assignee:: Trustees of Columbia University in City of New York (New York, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
G01V1/306 - {for determining physical properties of the subsurface, e.g. impedance, porosity or attenuation profiles}

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DOE Contract Number:: FC22-93BC14961

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; inverting; reflection; trace; data; 3-d; 4-d; seismic; surveys; identifying; subsurface; fluid; pathways; hydrocarbon; reservoirs; based; impedance; models; disclosed; obtained; derive; region; inversion; multiple; volume; separated; time; allow; dynamic; migration; scale; structure; regions; flow; studied; identified; allows; mapping; quantification; available; hydrocarbons; reservoir; useful; prospecting; management; iterative; scheme; constrained; log; depth; dependent; source; function; employed; datasets; values; grown; isolate; bearing; derived; compared; identify; evolution; bypassed; pay; effective; oil; saturation; net; thickness; quantitative; assessment; prospective; drilling; targets; seismic data; surface region; fluid flow; data obtained; seismic surveys; method allows; seismic source; subsurface volume; data derived; subsurface fluid; subsurface region; identifying subsurface; fluid migration; method allow; dynamic fluid; /367/702/

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Stability considerations for one-dimensional inverse problems journal, January 1985

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Inversion of vertical seismic profiles by iterative modeling journal, June 1985

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Generalized linear inversion of reflection seismic data journal, June 1983

Formation Pressure Prediction With Seismic Data From the Gulf of Mexico journal, March 1991

Knowledge-based image analysis for geophysical interpretation journal, April 1993

The Range of Application of Reservoir Monitoring conference, April 2013

An Algorithm for Least-Squares Estimation of Nonlinear Parameters journal, June 1963

Seismic Imaging in Enhanced Recovery conference, April 1982

Monitoring of Oil/Water Fronts by Direct Measurement: ABSTRACT journal, January 1989

A method for the solution of certain non-linear problems in least squares journal, January 1944

Predictive Decomposition of time Series with Application to Seismic Exploration journal, June 1967

A statistical method for litho-facies identification journal, August 1994

Stability considerations for one-dimensional inverse problems
journal, January 1985

An application of Marquardt's procedure to the seismic inverse problem
journal, January 1986

Marching cubes: A high resolution 3D surface construction algorithm
journal, August 1987

Inversion of seismic reflection data in the acoustic approximation
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Complex seismic trace analysis
journal, June 1979

Inversion of normal incidence seismograms
journal, May 1982

Formation Velocity and Density—The Diagnostic Basics for Stratigraphic Traps
journal, December 1974

Inversion of vertical seismic profiles by iterative modeling
journal, June 1985

Simple Seismics
book, January 1982

Generalized linear inversion of reflection seismic data
journal, June 1983

Formation Pressure Prediction With Seismic Data From the Gulf of Mexico
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Knowledge-based image analysis for geophysical interpretation
journal, April 1993

The Range of Application of Reservoir Monitoring
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An Algorithm for Least-Squares Estimation of Nonlinear Parameters
journal, June 1963

Seismic Imaging in Enhanced Recovery
conference, April 1982

Monitoring of Oil/Water Fronts by Direct Measurement: ABSTRACT
journal, January 1989

A method for the solution of certain non-linear problems in least squares
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Predictive Decomposition of time Series with Application to Seismic Exploration
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A statistical method for litho-facies identification
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