Elastic Inversion Using Partial

Stack Seismic Data: Case

Histories in China
 Outline

Introduction
Work Flow
Case Histories
Conclusions
 Background of Elastic Parameter Inversion

RPP  f ( , 1 ,Vp1 ,VS1;  2 ,Vp 2 ,VS 2 )

Aki & Richards :
RC ( )  1
2 1  4V S 2
VP 2 
sin 2   
  1 VP
2 cos  VP
2  4Vs 2 Vs
V 2 Vs
p
sin 2 
Shuey :
RC ( )  NI P  A0 NI P   
(1 ) 2
 sin 2
 1 VP
2 VP (tan 2   sin 2  )
 Background of Elastic Parameter Inversion

Comparison of elastic impedance and acoustic impedance on recognizing of reservoir lithology

(According to Connolly.Patrick,1999)
Background of Elastic Parameter Inversion

Result of Acoustic
Impedance
Inversion

Oil-bearing reservoir
Unidentified

Result of Elastic
Impedance
Inversion

Oil-bearing reservoir
identified clearly

(According to Connolly.
Patrick,1999)
 Outline

Introduction
Work Flow
Case Histories
Conclusions
Work Flow of Elastic Parameter Inversion

Seismic data processing

Elastic impedance generation

Petrophysical modeling

Wavelet estimation and horizon calibration

AVA Constrained Sparse Spike Inversion

 Seismic Data Processing Flow

INPUT COMMON-SHOT GATHERS 3-D Random Noise Attenuation

Amplitude Recovery
Velocity Analysis

Filtering
Kirchhoff Pre-stack Time Migration
Spiking Deconvolution

Common-angle Gather Extraction

Bandpass Filter

CMP Sorting Limited-angle Stacking

Residual Statics
OUTPUT MIGRATED COMMON-ANGLE DATA
 Seismic Data Volume of Partial Angle Gather Stack

0-10 deg 10-20 deg

20-30 deg Full stack

 Petrophysical Modeling

Shale volume Total porosity Temperature , pressure, fluid type & density

Petrophysical model ： Xu&White (DEM) & SCA

Vp&Vs modeling of brine-bearing reservoirs

Vp&Vs modeling of oil & gas-bearing reservoirs

Calculation of elastic parameters

Cross-plot analysis of elastic parameters of lithologies & fluids

Guide to identifying reservoirs & fluids

 Petrophysical Modeling

Shear
Vsh Density M-PVp Sw M-PVs Lambda Poisson’s Vp/Vs S-imp P-imp Total porosity
modulus
ratio

A plot of petrophysical modeling of borehole logging data

 Cross-plot Analysis of Elastic Parameters
Vsh Total-Pro Sw Vp / Vs P-impedance S-impedance

Sw
P-impedance

P-impedance
Vp / Vs

sh
Shale Brine sand Brine sand

Sand Oil sand Oil sand

S-impedance Lambda Vp / Vs
 Wavelet Estimation and Horizon Calibration

Various wavelets are extracted from near, middle and far offset angle gather stack
seismic data using elastic impedance curves corresponding with angle series of
seismic data.

Wavelet & synthetic seismogram Wavelet & synthetic seismogram Wavelet & synthetic seismogram
(0-10deg angle gathers stack) (10-20deg angle gathers stack) (20-30deg angle gathers stack)
 Wavelet Estimation and Horizon Calibration

Wavelet amplitude spectrum, phase spectrum, and time-frequency analysis

0-10deg
20-30deg

10-20deg

Wavelet analysis of different angle gathers Interpolated wavelet

& interpolation weights
 Outline

Introduction
Work Flow
Case Histories
Conclusions
 Case 1. Changqing Oilfield

0-10
deg

10-20
deg

Coal bed

20-30
deg
 Case 1. Changqing Oilfield

S-impedance

Sandstone existence

P-impedance

Gas sandstone
 Case 1. Changqing Oilfield

Lambda

Gas sandstone

Well A Well B

Vp/Vs

Gas sandstone
Case 2. Zhunger Oilfield

0-12deg 12-24deg

24-36deg fullstack
Case 2. Zhunger Oilfield

P-impedance of post-stack acoustic inversion

P-impedance of pre-stack elastic inversion

Case 2. Zhunger Oilfield

S-impedance

Poisson’s ratio
Case 2. Zhunger Oilfield

Vp/Vs

S-impedance
Case 2. Zhunger Oilfield

Red and yellow colors

show the favorable
distribution of
oil-bearing reservoirs

Favorable area :
40 Km2

Dry well

Oil well

Proposed well
 Outline

Introduction
Work Flow
Case Histories
Conclusions
 Conclusions

Elastic inversion is more powerful than conventional post-stack ac

oustic inversion, which provides more petro-physical parameters u
sed in identifying lithology and fluid distribution in a reservoir.

Our elastic inversion result fits very well with drilling results.

Elastic inversion obviously is a major direction in reservoir charact

erization.
Thank you for
your attention!