Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inversion of 4D seismic data
- Patent Title (中): 4D地震数据的反演
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Application No.: US12593475Application Date: 2008-03-24
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Publication No.: US08908474B2Publication Date: 2014-12-09
- Inventor: Dez Chu , Grant A. Gist
- Applicant: Dez Chu , Grant A. Gist
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company Law Dept.
- International Application: PCT/US2008/003830 WO 20080324
- International Announcement: WO2008/140655 WO 20081120
- Main IPC: G01V1/28
- IPC: G01V1/28 ; G01V11/00

Abstract:
The invention is a method for inferring the saturation and pressure change of a reservoir by combining the information from 4D (time-lapse) seismic and time lag data volumes (7) derived from the 4D seismic, well logs (4), and reservoir simulation results (when simulator results are available) and featuring one or more 4D well ties (1) for a quantitative 4D interpretation. The inventive method uses model-based inversion incorporating rock physics (2) at well locations (5), and is statistical-based (6) away from wells. The method thus allows integration (8) of rock physics model and reservoir simulation and honors 4D seismic change.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100142323A1 Inversion of 4D Seismic Data Public/Granted day:2010-06-10
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