Estimation of Reservoir Flow Properties From Seismic Data

    公开(公告)号:US20200233111A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16708710

    申请日:2019-12-10

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying non-elastic indicators for a subsurface region, the method including obtaining seismic data for the subsurface region; generating a best-fit elastic model from the seismic data; and identifying non-elastic indicators from the seismic data and the best-fit elastic model. The method and apparatus may also include estimating reservoir flow properties from the non-elastic indicators based on a poroelastic interpretation of the seismic response. The method and apparatus may also include subdividing the seismic data into a plurality of subdivisions, wherein: generating the best-fit elastic model from the seismic data includes generating an individual best-fit elastic model for each subdivision; identifying non-elastic indicators from the seismic data and the best-fit elastic model includes identifying individual non-elastic indicators from each subdivision and its respective individual best-fit elastic model; and estimating the reservoir flow properties from the non-elastic indicators comprises analyzing the individual non-elastic indicators based on the subdivisions.

    METHOD OF EXTRACTING INTRINSIC ATTENTUATION FROM SEISMIC DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20190265376A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US16251255

    申请日:2019-01-18

    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a computer-implemented method for determining intrinsic attenuation in a region of a subsurface. The method generally includes obtaining seismic data around the region of the subsurface; processing the seismic data to obtain a reflectivity spectrum in the region of the subsurface; fitting the reflectivity spectrum to analytic formulas as a function of frequency; and determining the intrinsic attenuation in the region of the subsurface based on the fitting. Other aspects of the present disclosure relate to a computer-implemented method for determining the thickness of a thin subsurface bed at a horizon of interest.

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