A high-density, high-resolution joint 3D VSP–3D surface seismic case study in the Canadian oil sands

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Sylvestre Charles ◽  
Jiwu Lin ◽  
Rick Kuzmiski ◽  
Philip Leung ◽  
Ahmed Mouaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Case History ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Velocity Model ◽  
High Density ◽  
Initial Time ◽  
Time Processing ◽  
3D Surface ◽  
Vsp Data

This Canadian oil sands case history illustrates how a high-density, high-resolution joint 3D vertical seismic profile (VSP)–3D surface seismic survey was designed, acquired, and processed to successfully meet the objective of obtaining a detailed image of the subsurface, including the cap rock, the internal architecture of the oil sands reservoir, the underlying carbonates, and the fault and fracture network that runs from surface to basement. The VSP-driven processing was essential in determining the effects of attenuation, multiples, and converted waves, and in quantifying the anisotropy for imaging and time-to-depth conversion. The joint 3D tomography inversion of the VSP and surface seismic data provided an accurate velocity model to migrate the 3D surface seismic data and the 3D VSP data in depth. Each of the 28 wells located within the survey area tied in to the final seismic volume very well. Depth imaging resolved the shallow velocity variations that the initial time processing could not. The apparent (but erroneous) azimuthal velocity effects in the time processing were minimized in the depth processing, resulting in an anisotropy velocity model that was in accordance with the 3D VSP data. A 3D full-waveform inversion test complemented this case history.

Integrated prestack depth migration of vertical seismic profile and surface seismic data from the Rocky Mountain Foothills of southern Alberta, Canada

Geophysics ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 1782-1791 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Graziella Kirtland Grech ◽  
Don C. Lawton ◽  
Scott Cheadle
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Velocity Model ◽  
Seismic Profile ◽  
Vertical Seismic Profile ◽  
Prestack Depth Migration ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Depth Migration ◽  
Southern Alberta ◽  
Vsp Data

We have developed an anisotropic prestack depth migration code that can migrate either vertical seismic profile (VSP) or surface seismic data. We use this migration code in a new method for integrated VSP and surface seismic depth imaging. Instead of splicing the VSP image into the section derived from surface seismic data, we use the same migration algorithm and a single velocity model to migrate both data sets to a common output grid. We then scale and sum the two images to yield one integrated depth‐migrated section. After testing this method on synthetic surface seismic and VSP data, we applied it to field data from a 2D surface seismic line and a multioffset VSP from the Rocky Mountain Foothills of southern Alberta, Canada. Our results show that the resulting integrated image exhibits significant improvement over that obtained from (a) the migration of either data set alone or (b) the conventional splicing approach. The integrated image uses the broader frequency bandwidth of the VSP data to provide higher vertical resolution than the migration of the surface seismic data. The integrated image also shows enhanced structural detail, since no part of the surface seismic section is eliminated, and good event continuity through the use of a single migration–velocity model, obtained by an integrated interpretation of borehole and surface seismic data. This enhanced migrated image enabled us to perform a more robust interpretation with good well ties.

Borehole-Driven 3D Surface Seismic Data Processing Using DAS-VSP Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Yu ◽  
Junjun Wu ◽  
Yuanzhong Chen ◽  
Ximing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Data Processing ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Seismic Data Processing ◽  
3D Surface ◽  
Data Volume ◽  
Vsp Data ◽  
Seismic Data Acquisition ◽  
Anisotropy Parameters

Abstract A 3D surface seismic data acquisition project was conducted simultaneously with 3D DAS-VSP data acquisition in one well in Jilin Oilfield of Northen China. The 3D surface seismic data acquisition project covered an area of 75 km2, and one borehole (DS32-3) and an armoured optical cable with high temperature single mode fiber were used to acquire the 3D DAS-VSP data simultaneously when the crew was acquiring the 3D surface seismic data. The simultaneously acquired 3D DAS-VSP data were used to extract formation velocity, deconvolution operator, absorption, attenuation (Q value), anisotropy parameters (η, δ, ε) as wel as enhanced the surface seismic data processing including velocity model calibration and modification, static correction, deconvolution, demultiple processing, high frequency restoration, anisotropic migration, and Q-compensation or Q-migration. In this project, anisotropic migration, Q-migration was conducted with the anisotropy parameters (η, δ, ε) data volume and enhanced Q-field data volume obtained from the joint inversion of both the near surface 3D Q-field data volume from uphole data and the mid-deep layer Q-field data volume from all available VSP data in the 3D surface seismic surveey area. The anosotropic migration and Q-migration results show much sharper and focussed faults and and clearer subsutface structure.

Borehole-driven 3D surface seismic data processing using DAS-VSP data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Yu ◽  
Y. Zhang ◽  
Q. He ◽  
X. Cai ◽  
Q. Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Processing ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Seismic Data Processing ◽  
3D Surface ◽  
Vsp Data

Borehole-driven 3D surface seismic data processing using DAS-VSP data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Yu ◽  
Y. S. Zhang ◽  
Q. L. He ◽  
X. L. Cai ◽  
S. S. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Processing ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Seismic Data Processing ◽  
3D Surface ◽  
Vsp Data

scholarly journals Geological structure of the Khylly field according to 3D seismic data

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-61
Author(s):  
Tofik Rashid ogly AKHMEDOV ◽  
◽  
Aigyun Nemat kyzy SULTANOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Velocity Model ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Seismic Survey ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Velocity Analysis ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Vsp Data ◽  
3D Seismic Data

Relevance of the work. The paper considers challenging problems related with outlining of intervals with oil and gas presence in the mature Khylly field by use of latest 3D seismic survey techniques in order to gain larger crude resources base. The purpose of this research is to discover the most promising intervals of target horizons with relatively high reservoir properties outlined by 3D seismic data. The subjects of research are 3D seismic survey data, downhole seismic survey – Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) and well logging diagrams. The object of research is the Khylly deposit. The paper describes in brief geological and geophysical characteristics, stratigraphic and lithological features of rocks making the section. It is noted that despite repeated surveys by use of various geological and geophysical techniques, the field setting is not thoroughly studied and it has been covered by 3D seismic survey in 2012. Research results. 3D seismic survey applied across Khylly area is resulted in drawing of 4 structural maps for III and I horizons of Productive Series (PS), Akchagyl and Lower Absheron suites. Taking into account the relevance of structural planes of various stratigraphic levels and III horizon of PS being one of the major reference horizons the paper gives description of structural map drawn for this horizon. The detailed velocity model is designed based on VSP data with wide use of velocity analysis data. It has been made clear that Khylly area has block structure and each block has been described in detail. Based on acquired data it has been recommended to drill exploratory well R-1. Conclusion. Processing and interpretation of seismic data are aimed at solving some geological problems; the main task was to obtain results that ensure the study of the geological structure in the seismic survey area, including tracing of seismic horizons, faults and outlining the areas and section intervals which may be of interest due to possible oil and gas presence. VSP data acquired in well 2012 and velocity analysis made it possible to design velocity model of the section under the study, with the use of which the temporary 3D cube was transformed into a depth cube. The quality of seismic data is good and made it possible to solve the tasks set for this research.

Application of the migration velocity analysis to a long-offset seismic data in the Ulleung basin, offshore Korea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woohyun Son ◽  
Byoung-Yeop Kim
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Velocity Structure ◽  
Velocity Model ◽  
Ulleung Basin ◽  
Velocity Analysis ◽  
Time Processing ◽  
Depth Processing ◽  
Migration Velocity Analysis ◽  
Long Offset ◽  
Marine Seismic

<p>In order to obtain subsurface velocity for field seismic data, a time processing based on semblance velocity analysis has been performed so far. However, since the results of the time processing do not provide velocity information in the depth domain, it is difficult to know the exact subsurface velocity. In this study, to generate accurate velocity, the depth processing using the migration velocity analysis (MVA), which generates more reasonable subsurface velocity structure than the result from the time processing, is applied to the field marine seismic data obtained from Ulleung basin (offshore Korea). A marine seismic source is generated by air-gun (2,289 cu. in.). The long-offset (5.7 km) multichannel seismic (MCS) data were recorded by 456 receivers. The source and receiver spacings are 25 m and 12.5 m, respectively. The seismic survey line is about 168 L-km. The MVA workflow is composed of building a starting velocity model, sorting data to common offset gathers, Kirchhoff prestack depth migration (PSDM), sorting to common reflection point (CRP) gathers, picking residual moveout (RMO), and updating the velocity model. We repeatedly applied the MVA workflow until the remarkable events in the CRP gather were flat. From the results, we could confirm that the depth processing using MVA is successfully applied to field dataset and generates reasonable velocity structure in depth.</p>

High Resolution Imaging of the South Hikurangi Subduction Zone, New Zealand, Using 2‐D Full‐Waveform Inversion

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Djeffal ◽  
Ingo Pecher ◽  
Satish Singh ◽  
Jari Kaipio
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Seismic Data ◽  
Waveform Inversion ◽  
Velocity Model ◽  
Seismic Profile ◽  
Full Waveform Inversion ◽  
Traveltime Tomography ◽  
Full Waveform ◽  
Velocity Images

<p>Large quantities of fluids are predicted to be expelled from compacting sediments on subduction margins. Fluid expulsion is thought to be focussed, but its exact locations are usually constrained on very small scales and rarely can be resolved using velocity images obtained from traditional velocity analysis and ray-based tomography because of their resolution and accuracy limitation. However, with recent advancement in computing power, the full waveform inversion (FWI) is a powerful alternative to those traditional approaches as it uses phase and amplitude information contained in seismic data to yield a high-resolution velocity model of the subsurface.</p><p>Here, we applied elastic FWI along an 85 Km long 2D multichannel seismic profile on the southern Hikurangi margin, New Zealand. Our processing sequence includes: (1) downward continuation, (2) 2D traveltime tomography, and (3) full waveform inversion of wide-angle seismic data. We will present the final high-resolution velocity model and our interpretation of the fluid flow regimes associated with both the deforming overriding plate and the subducting plate.</p>

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