Seismic
Attenuation from
Vertical
Seismic
Profiling and Log Data Analysis: A Multi-Well Study
R. Pevzner1, A. Alasbali1, R. Galvin1, B. Gurevich1, and T. Mueller2
Abstract
All methods for quantitative interpretation of seismic
data are based on the analysis of amplitudes of
seismic
(reflected) waves.
Seismic
attenuation along the ray path of a wave significantly affects this amplitude information. As such, understanding of this phenomenon has a huge impact for the industry. On top of that,
seismic
attenuation is a useful attribute by itself applicable for overpressure predictions (Domnesteanu et al. 2002) in oil & gas exploration or as a proxy for shear/heavily faulted zones in mineral exploration.
AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90188 ©GEO-2014, 11th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition, 10-12 March 2014, Manama, Bahrain