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A fractured reservoir in the light of seismic wave Previous HitattenuationNext Hit attribute.

Fateh Bouchaala1, Mohammed Y. Ali1, Youcef Bouzidi1, Jun Matsushima2, Aala A.I. Mohamed1, Eric M. Takam Takougang1, and Akmal A Sultan1.


1The Petroleum Institute, part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
2The University of Tokyo, Frontier Research Center for Energy and Resources.


May 9-10, 2018 – AAPG/SEG/EAGE/SPE Middle East Region RDPETRO, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Posted: August 26, 2018

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate a fractured reservoir zone in an oilfield located in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by using seismic wave Previous HitattenuationNext Hit attribute.

The dense geometry of a 3D VSP walkaway spiral survey carried out in the oilfield, permits to perform a high resolution (15o spacing) azimuthal estimation of the Previous HitattenuationNext Hit at different offsets. By assuming the azimuth of the minimum Previous HitattenuationNext Hit as the strike direction of fractures, we obtain this direction in the three reservoir units, R1, R2 and R3 at several offsets. The comparison between the estimated directions and those based on core data interpretation is quite satisfactory. This is a good indication about the potential of seismic wave Previous HitattenuationNext Hit attribute for fracture characterization.

Our results show that the effect of fractures on seismic wave Previous HitattenuationNext Hit is frequency dependent. By modifying the frequency range, the dominant orientation of fractures changes. This is related to scattering and intrinsic Previous HitattenuationNext Hit mechanisms that are strongly dependent on frequency. More investigation on this dependence can be useful to provide information about fracture sizes and their fluid content. This a great advantage of Previous HitattenuationTop attribute, compared to the classical seismic attributes, such as curvature and ant tracking, which are widely used to extract fracture orientations from seismic data.

AAPG Datapages/Search and Discovery Article #90329©2018 AAPG/SEG/EAGE/SPE Middle East Region RDPETRO, Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 9-10, 2018