Fluid Discrimination Using De-Trended Seismic Impedance

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dc.contributor.advisorCastagna, John P.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberZheng, Yingcai
dc.contributor.committeeMemberChesnokov, Evgeni M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLe Calvez, Joel
dc.creatorRefunjol, Xavier E.
dc.creator.orcid0000-0003-0114-3807
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-22T17:51:38Z
dc.date.available2021-09-22T17:51:38Z
dc.date.createdMay 2021
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2021
dc.date.updated2021-09-22T17:51:43Z
dc.description.abstractCompaction effects can obscure the impedance separation between hydrocarbon-bearing and fully brine-saturated sandstones. Discrimination can be improved by removing depth-related trends from inverted seismic impedance. Although the ratio of compressional-to-shear wave velocity versus seismic compressional-wave impedance cross plots show differences between pay, brine sand, and shale trends, using absolute inverted impedances only imperfectly distinguishes hydrocarbon sands from brine sands due to outliers. In a given locality, statistical comparison of well log and seismic-derived impedances enables a shale impedance model to be obtained and used as a lithology baseline to de-trend the impedance from the effects of burial and overburden. This has the effect of unmasking anomalies associated with hydrocarbon-bearing sands and serves as a reliable fluid discriminator. For an offshore Gulf of Mexico dataset on the flank of a salt dome, with pay occurring over a wide range of depths, we find that hydrocarbon-bearing sands are identified with a greater success rate after de-trending the absolute seismic impedance.
dc.description.departmentEarth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/8274
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectImpedance, Fluid, Salt Dome
dc.titleFluid Discrimination Using De-Trended Seismic Impedance
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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.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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