Lithologic Reservoirs ›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (2): 1-11.doi: 10.12108/yxyqc.20180201

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Thin bed prediction from interbeded background: Revised seismic sedimentological method

LIU Huaqing1, SU Mingjun1, NI Changkuan1, HONG Zhong1, CUI Xiangli1, HU Kaifeng1, LI Zhengyang1, MAO Junli2   

  1. 1. PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development-Northwest, Lanzhou 730020, China;
    2. No.2 Geological & Mineral Exploration Institute, Gansu Geological and Mineral Bureau, Lanzhou 730020, China
  • Received:2017-09-20 Revised:2018-01-02 Online:2018-03-21 Published:2018-03-21

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Abstract: Predicting a thin bed (< λ/4 in thickness, where λ is the length of waveform)from the interbedded background is a challenging work for the seismic interpreters. According to the working order from strata division through plane view to thickness prediction, a workflow was proposed by using seismic sedimentological method. Besides the high-order sequence dividing, seismic lithology analyzing (90° degree phasing)and the strata slicing proposed by Zeng Hongliu in their workflow, we emphasized the importance of the following techniques in promoting the accuracy of the thin bed plan-view prediction:(1)palaeogeomorphology recovering based on compaction correction with concern of different lithology; (2)interference suppressing of the neighboring beds; (3)browsing of strata slices linked with well-logs or drilling column; (4)non-linear strata slicing. When coming to the high-order sequence recognition, the isochronism analyzing of the seismic events and the well-seismic matching were recommended. The isochronism analyzing could help us to find the seismic reflections in accordance with the geological surfaces, and the well-seismic matching is useful for high-order sequence recognition. When concerning the thin bed thickness prediction, we firstly introduced two commonly used techniques, amplitude tunning and peak frequency, then proposed amplitude-frequency blending and genetic neural network as two new valuable techniques.

Key words: porous limestone, pore structure, fractal characteristics, capillary pressure, reservoir classification

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  • P631.4
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