--> Abstract: Stratigraphic Processing for AVO and AVZ Analysis, by Roy Burnstad and Timothy H. Keho; #90077 (2008)
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Stratigraphic Previous HitProcessingNext Hit for AVO and AVZ Analysis

Roy Burnstad* and Timothy H. Keho
Saudi Aramco
*[email protected]

We present a stratigraphic Previous HitprocessingNext Hit flow which prepares wide-azimuth, long-offset, 3-D seismic data for amplitude-versus-offset (AVO) and amplitude-versus -azimuth (AVZ) analysis. Simultaneous analysis of the variation of amplitude with offset and azimuth is necessary for an integrated study of lithology, fluids and fractures. The Previous HitprocessingNext Hit flow extends the general concepts of AVO Previous HitprocessingNext Hit to include the azimuth domain. Our approach is target oriented. We use an interpreted seismic horizon to define the design window for pre-stack operators. We begin by applying all available time Previous HitcorrectionsNext Hit from previous Previous HitprocessingNext Hit. This includes datum Previous HitstaticsNext Hit, residual Previous HitstaticsNext Hit, normal moveout Previous HitcorrectionsNext Hit and structural time Previous HitcorrectionsNext Hit. By using structural time Previous HitcorrectionsNext Hit we are taking advantage of the gently dipping nature of the geology as typically found in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Next we apply 3-D linear noise removal simultaneously on all offsets and azimuths. We then run cascaded multi-channel, surface consistent, amplitude and frequency analysis. Each pass includes separate terms for source, receiver, offset and azimuth. We use azimuth- and offset-friendly algorithms. This means that unless the record is operated on as a whole, each process must accommodate offset and azimuth terms. At several stages during the Previous HitprocessingTop flow we employ quantitative quality control checks by analyzing a variety of pre-stack attributes along key horizons. Finally, we define an important quality control guideline that states our AVZ decomposition must bear similarities to the anisotropy ellipse. We illustrate this approach using a wide-azimuth, long-offset, survey recently acquired over a Jurassic reservoir in Saudi Arabia.

 

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90077©2008 GEO 2008 Middle East Conference and Exhibition, Manama, Bahrain