SPECTRAL INVERSION TO RESOLVE THIN SANDS AND FAULTS IN THE HITTS LAKE FIELD, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

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dc.contributor.advisorCastagna, John P.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberChesnokov, Evgeni M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberForrest, Rebecca L.
dc.creatorMann, David 1979-
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-13T21:15:22Z
dc.date.available2014-03-13T21:15:22Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2012
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.date.updated2014-03-13T21:15:28Z
dc.description.abstractSeismic data are commonly inverted for acoustic impedance in order to image the physical layers of the Earth. However, the thickness of layers relevant to reservoir prospecting is often below vertical resolution. The conventional limit of ¼ wavelength for vertical resolution may be improved using an inversion aided by spectral decomposition. Spectral decomposition decomposes the two-dimensional seismic trace (amplitude vs. time) into a three-dimensional set (amplitude vs. frequency changing with time). Spectral inversion is the process whereby a seismic data volume is inverted for broader-bandwidth reflectivity of the Earth using attributes calculated from seismically decomposed volumes of amplitude and phase at different frequencies for input. These attributes exhibit a more beneficial interference pattern than traditional reflectivity, and the resulting spectrally inverted seismic survey can be verified using well data from within the survey area. This project uses spectral inversion to enhance the resolution of short-throw faults and Cretaceous sandstones in the Hitts Lake Field, located within the East Texas salt basin. The results are supported using wellbore synthetics and comparison with log-guided fault cutting.
dc.description.departmentEarth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/546
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectResolution
dc.subjectSpectral inversion
dc.subjectSpectral decomposition
dc.subjectPaluxy formation
dc.subjectHitts lake field
dc.subject.lcshGeophysics
dc.titleSPECTRAL INVERSION TO RESOLVE THIN SANDS AND FAULTS IN THE HITTS LAKE FIELD, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
thesis.degree.departmentEarth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineGeophysics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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