Calibration of Seismic Attributes for Reservoir Characterization ...

BOONSVILLE FIELD 2: SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES FOR THIN-BED RESERVOIR PREDICTION............... 32Introduction........................................................................................................................... 32Evaluation of the Conventional Thin-Bed Tuning Model ..................................................... 33Generalized Regression Neural Network Inversion.............................................................. 36Other Inversion Models ........................................................................................................ 39Constrained sparse spike inversion (CSSI)........................................................................... 41Conclusions........................................................................................................................... 42TEAL SOUTH, OFFSHORE LOUISIANA, GULF OF MEXICO ........................................................... 43Introduction and Field Characteristics................................................................................. 43Rock Properties Determination ............................................................................................ 45Pre-Stack Time-Lapse Seismic Observations ....................................................................... 47Implications........................................................................................................................... 49WAMSUTTER ARCH, WYOMING................................................................................................. 50Setting and Production Characteristics................................................................................ 51Sand Bar Identification: Lateral Incoherence ...................................................................... 52Fluid Pressures and Micro-Fracturing: DFM and Impedance Variation............................ 53Upscaling and Backus Averaging ......................................................................................... 56SUMMARY OF ATTRIBUTE CHARACTERISTICS............................................................................ 59CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................................................... 60ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......................................................................................................... 60REFERENCES............................................................................................................................ 61LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................. 63Annual Technical Progress Report Michigan Technological University DE-AC26-98BC15135October, 2001 Page 5