Amplitude Variation with Angle Inversion for New Parameterized Porosity and Fluid Bulk Modulus
Estimating porosity and fluid bulk modulus is an important goal of reservoir characterization. Based on the model of fluid substitution, we first propose a simplified bulk modulus of a saturated rock as a function of bulk moduli of minerals and fluids, in which we employ an empirical relationship to...
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| description | Estimating porosity and fluid bulk modulus is an important goal of reservoir characterization. Based on the model of fluid substitution, we first propose a simplified bulk modulus of a saturated rock as a function of bulk moduli of minerals and fluids, in which we employ an empirical relationship to replace the bulk modulus of dry rock with that of minerals and a new parameterized porosity. Using the simplified bulk modulus, we derive a PP-wave reflection coefficient in terms of the new parameterized porosity and fluid bulk modulus. Focusing on reservoirs embedded in rocks whose lithologies are similar, we further simplify the derived reflection coefficient and present elastic impedance that is related to porosity and fluid bulk modulus. Based on the presented elastic impedance, we establish an approach of employing seismic amplitude variation with offset/angle to estimate density, new parameterized porosity, and fluid bulk modulus. We finally employ noisy synthetic seismic data and real datasets to verify the stability and reliability of the proposed inversion approach. Test on synthetic seismic data illustrates that the proposed inversion approach can produce stable inversion results in the case of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 2, and applying the approach to real datasets, we conclude that reliably results of porosity and fluid bulk modulus are obtained, which is useful for fluid identification and reservoir characterization. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e7382aa1fa1741fbb23c6f52162034d72025-08-20T03:26:14ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81151468-81232021-01-01202110.1155/2021/88881188888118Amplitude Variation with Angle Inversion for New Parameterized Porosity and Fluid Bulk ModulusShengjun Li0Bingyang Liu1Jianhu Gao2Huaizhen Chen3Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development-Northwest, PetroChina, Lanzhou 730020, ChinaResearch Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development-Northwest, PetroChina, Lanzhou 730020, ChinaResearch Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development-Northwest, PetroChina, Lanzhou 730020, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, School of Ocean and Earth Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaEstimating porosity and fluid bulk modulus is an important goal of reservoir characterization. Based on the model of fluid substitution, we first propose a simplified bulk modulus of a saturated rock as a function of bulk moduli of minerals and fluids, in which we employ an empirical relationship to replace the bulk modulus of dry rock with that of minerals and a new parameterized porosity. Using the simplified bulk modulus, we derive a PP-wave reflection coefficient in terms of the new parameterized porosity and fluid bulk modulus. Focusing on reservoirs embedded in rocks whose lithologies are similar, we further simplify the derived reflection coefficient and present elastic impedance that is related to porosity and fluid bulk modulus. Based on the presented elastic impedance, we establish an approach of employing seismic amplitude variation with offset/angle to estimate density, new parameterized porosity, and fluid bulk modulus. We finally employ noisy synthetic seismic data and real datasets to verify the stability and reliability of the proposed inversion approach. Test on synthetic seismic data illustrates that the proposed inversion approach can produce stable inversion results in the case of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 2, and applying the approach to real datasets, we conclude that reliably results of porosity and fluid bulk modulus are obtained, which is useful for fluid identification and reservoir characterization.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8888118 |
| spellingShingle | Shengjun Li Bingyang Liu Jianhu Gao Huaizhen Chen Amplitude Variation with Angle Inversion for New Parameterized Porosity and Fluid Bulk Modulus Geofluids |
| title | Amplitude Variation with Angle Inversion for New Parameterized Porosity and Fluid Bulk Modulus |
| title_full | Amplitude Variation with Angle Inversion for New Parameterized Porosity and Fluid Bulk Modulus |
| title_fullStr | Amplitude Variation with Angle Inversion for New Parameterized Porosity and Fluid Bulk Modulus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amplitude Variation with Angle Inversion for New Parameterized Porosity and Fluid Bulk Modulus |
| title_short | Amplitude Variation with Angle Inversion for New Parameterized Porosity and Fluid Bulk Modulus |
| title_sort | amplitude variation with angle inversion for new parameterized porosity and fluid bulk modulus |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8888118 |
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