ABSTRACT

Four well datasets from a Saudi Arabian carbonate oil field were examined. These data helped to establish a rock physics transform between the P- and S-wave impedances and porosity. The key was finding appropriate elastic properties for the "zero-porosity" end member (i.e., pure mineral) for the field under examination. The resulting model was then used in synthetic seismic forward modeling, as well as seismic impedance inversion, to map porosity within the carbonate reservoir.

Presentation Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Start Time: 11:35:00 AM

Location: 167

Presentation Type: ORAL

Keywords:
endpoint, elastic moduli, moduli, seg seg international exposition, carbonate reservoir, calcite, rock physics model, elastic property, reference list, reservoir characterization
Subjects:
Reservoir Characterization, Unconventional and Complex Reservoirs, Carbonate reservoirs
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2016. Society of Exploration Geophysicists
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