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Seismic Inversion and AVO Analysis Applied to Predictive Modeling of Gas-Condensate Sands in Shale Prone Successions: Lower Magdalena Basin, Colombia

Mario Di luca Vingelli
Pacific Stratus Energy Corp

Abstract

The Plato Depression in the Lower Magdalena Basin is a Miocene depocenter where a thick, shale-prone marine sequence known as the Porquero Formation was laid down in basin-floor conditions. A land 3D survey helped to locate the first exploratory well, which resulted in the discovery of the Guama gas-condensate field. The main reservoir consists of laminar, low-permeability sands in a relatively thick shale-prone sequence of Early and Middle Miocene age. Sequential application of elastic inversion and AVO analysis was used to build an evolving 3D predictive model of gas sands, extracted from the seismic cube. Workflows were based on careful rock-physics analysis, simultaneous seismic inversion, and AVA analysis supported by custom well-log and seismic-gather conditioning. Work routines carried out in parallel became essential to applying quality control and fine-tuning the model, which supported three additional successful wells, early reservoir planning, and key volumetrics.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90207 © AAPG Geoscience Technology Workshop, Unconventionals Update, November 4-5, 2014, Austin, Texas