--> Time-Lapse Seismic Investigation - Rulison Field, Piceance Basin, Colorado, by Thomas L. Davis, Robert D. Benson, and Matthew J. Pranter; #90030 (2004)
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Time-Lapse Seismic Investigation - Rulison Field, Piceance Basin, Colorado

Thomas L. Davis1, Robert D. Benson1, and Matthew J. Pranter2
1 Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
2 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

The Previous HitReservoirNext Hit Previous HitCharacterizationNext Hit Project of the Colorado School of Mines is conducting the first time-lapse seismic study of a fractured gas Previous HitreservoirNext Hit at Rulison Field, Piceance Basin, Colorado. This study is designed to investigate whether or not time-lapse seismic Previous HittechnologyNext Hit is applicable to Previous HitmonitoringNext Hit primary depletion from the gas Previous HitreservoirNext Hit. A 3-D seismic survey was conducted in a three square mile area of the Rulison Field in Fall,2003. This survey was shot over a pre-existing survey shot in 1996 through funding from the Department of Energy. As a preliminary investigation these two surveys are being integrated to explore for time - lapse changes that may give us information on the viability of time-lapse Previous HittechnologyNext Hit to exploring for and developing this basin-centered gas resource. Previous HitMonitoringNext Hit dynamic response of the Previous HitreservoirNext Hit may provide information on Previous HitreservoirNext Hit connectivity, sweep/drainage, depletion and permeability change. These elements are essential in accurately predicting and forecasting Previous HitreservoirNext Hit performance and assist in proactive Previous HitreservoirTop management.