Estimating Compressibility from Seismic Data

P025 Estimating Compressibility from Seismic Data Abstract 1 Seismic techniques can be used to generate elastic rock parameters of interest in engineering applications. For example compressibility of the reservoir and surrounding rock is estimated from seismic data using amplitude inversion of the results of AVO (Amplitude Versus Offset) analysis. An example of the application of this technology is shown for a carbonate pinnacle reef reservoir in central Alberta Canada. Introduction Engineering applications frequently require information about the elastic properties of the reservoir and surrounding rocks. Geophysicists routinely generate information about these properties during seismic processing. However the terminology used by