Estimation of reservoir fluid saturation from seismic data: amplitude analysis and impedance inversion as a function of noise

Rafael Souza; David Lumley

doi:10.1071/ASEG2015ab146

24th International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition – Geophysics and Geology Together for Discovery

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oa Estimation of reservoir fluid saturation from seismic data: amplitude analysis and impedance inversion as a function of noise
Authors Rafael Souza^a and David Lumley^b
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^a The University of Western AustraliaSchool of Earth and Environment, M004, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, , WA, 6009, Australia, [email protected] ^b The University of Western AustraliaSchool of Physics, School of Earth and Environment, M004, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, , WA, 6009, Australia, [email protected]
Publisher: Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Source: ASEG Extended Abstracts, Volume 2015, Issue 24th International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition – Geophysics and Geology Together for Discovery, Dec 2015, p. 1 - 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2015ab146
- Published online: 01 Dec 2015

Abstract

Noise in seismic data can create significant challenges for the integration of 4D information into seismic history matching procedures. Impedances derived from a seismic inversion are usually compared to impedances provided by the coupling between a fluid flow and a petro-elastic model. The problem is that uncertainties associated with noise in seismic data are rarely carried though all the seismic inversion steps. And the noise in seismic data can alter the correlation between acoustic impedance and fluid saturation, resulting in erroneous estimates of reservoir properties.

We hypothesize that the amplitude domain could be a better option than the impedance domain for seismic history matching, considering seismic noise. To verify this hypothesis we analyse amplitude and impedance changes as a function of water saturation and seismic noise. We demonstrate that the noise in seismic data causes higher variations on seismic inversion results than on amplitudes. A cross-domain comparison suggests that these impedance variations can be as high as their values derived from the seismic baseline survey.

These results indicate that matching time-lapse seismic and fluid flow data in the amplitude domain may be more reliable than using the impedance domain - in the presence of strong seismic noise. Errors in seismic data, such as noise, need to be considered when undertaking seismic history matching, and proper uncertainty analysis is required for accurate reservoir predictions.

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Keyword(s): amplitude; fluid flow model; impedance; seismic history matching; time-lapse seismic

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