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Title: Method for determining formation quality factor from seismic data

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1175471

A method is disclosed for calculating the quality factor Q from a seismic data trace. The method includes calculating a first and a second minimum phase inverse wavelet at a first and a second time interval along the seismic data trace, synthetically dividing the first wavelet by the second wavelet, Fourier transforming the result of the synthetic division, calculating the logarithm of this quotient of Fourier transforms and determining the slope of a best fit line to the logarithm of the quotient.

Research Organization:
RDSPI, L.P., Houston, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-01BC15356
Assignee:
RDSPI, L.P. (Houston, TX)
Patent Number(s):
6,931,324
Application Number:
10/687,129
OSTI ID:
1175471
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Detection of gas in sandstone reservoirs using AVO analysis: A 3-D seismic case history using the Geostack technique journal September 1994

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