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