Ultrasonic And Numerical Modeling Of Reflections From Simulated Fractured Reservoirs
Vve examine seismic waves scattered from anisotropic heterogeneity with laboratory data and numerical modeling in order to develop modeling techniques for the characterization of fracture properties in tight gas sands from surface seismic reflection data. Laboratory models representing features of...
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| author | Theophanis, Stephen Zhu, Xiang |
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| description | Vve examine seismic waves scattered from anisotropic heterogeneity with laboratory data
and numerical modeling in order to develop modeling techniques for the characterization
of fracture properties in tight gas sands from surface seismic reflection data. Laboratory models representing features of a fractured reservoir were constructed using Phenolite (the "reservoir") embedded in a Lucite background, and seismic surveys were gathered over these models. In parallel with laboratory measurements, finite-difference modeling of reflections from a fractured medium were carried out. Fracture zone properties were calculated using an effective medium theory; the variation of fracture density produced a heterogeneous medium. The heterogeneity was modeled with a stochastic process, characterized by a probability density function and an auto-correlation function. Results from both modeling efforts show that prestacked AVO data can contain important information describing reservoir heterogeneity. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/753452019-04-10T18:05:27Z Ultrasonic And Numerical Modeling Of Reflections From Simulated Fractured Reservoirs Theophanis, Stephen Zhu, Xiang Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory Zhu, Xiang Vve examine seismic waves scattered from anisotropic heterogeneity with laboratory data and numerical modeling in order to develop modeling techniques for the characterization of fracture properties in tight gas sands from surface seismic reflection data. Laboratory models representing features of a fractured reservoir were constructed using Phenolite (the "reservoir") embedded in a Lucite background, and seismic surveys were gathered over these models. In parallel with laboratory measurements, finite-difference modeling of reflections from a fractured medium were carried out. Fracture zone properties were calculated using an effective medium theory; the variation of fracture density produced a heterogeneous medium. The heterogeneity was modeled with a stochastic process, characterized by a probability density function and an auto-correlation function. Results from both modeling efforts show that prestacked AVO data can contain important information describing reservoir heterogeneity. United States. Dept. of Energy (Grant DEFG02-95ER82066) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory. Reservoir Delineation Consortium 2012-12-10T20:24:49Z 2012-12-10T20:24:49Z 1997 Technical Report http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75345 Earth Resources Laboratory Industry Consortia Annual Report;1997-06 application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory |
| spellingShingle | Theophanis, Stephen Zhu, Xiang Ultrasonic And Numerical Modeling Of Reflections From Simulated Fractured Reservoirs |
| title | Ultrasonic And Numerical Modeling Of Reflections From Simulated Fractured Reservoirs |
| title_full | Ultrasonic And Numerical Modeling Of Reflections From Simulated Fractured Reservoirs |
| title_fullStr | Ultrasonic And Numerical Modeling Of Reflections From Simulated Fractured Reservoirs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrasonic And Numerical Modeling Of Reflections From Simulated Fractured Reservoirs |
| title_short | Ultrasonic And Numerical Modeling Of Reflections From Simulated Fractured Reservoirs |
| title_sort | ultrasonic and numerical modeling of reflections from simulated fractured reservoirs |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75345 |
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