Seismic Exploration of Hydrocarbons in Heterogeneous Reservoirs

Seismic Exploration of Hydrocarbons in Heterogeneous Reservoirs: New Theories, Methods and Applications is based on the field research conducted over the past decade by an authoring team of five of the world’s leading geoscientists.

In recent years, the exploration targets of world's oil companies have become more complex. The direct detection of hydrocarbons based on seismic wave data in heterogeneous oil/gas reservoirs has become a hot spot in the research of applied and exploration geophysics. The relevant theories, approaches and applications, which the authors have worked on for years and have established mature technical processes for industrial application, are of significant meaning to the further study and practice of engineers, researchers and students in related area.

• Authored by a team of geophysicists in industry and academia with a range of field, instruction, and research experience in hydrocarbon exploration
• Nearly 200 figures, photographs, and illustrations aid in the understanding of the fundamental concepts and techniques
• Presents the latest research in wave propagation theory, unconventional resources, experimental study, multi-component seismic processing and imaging, rock physics modeling and quantitative seismic interpretation
• Sophisticated approach to research systematically forms an industrial work flow for geoscience and engineering practice

Exploration geoscientists, petroleum geologists and seismologists.

• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Abstract
  • 1.1. Challenges in Hydrocarbon Seismic Exploration
  • 1.2. Main Contents of the Book
• Chapter 2: Wave Propagation and Attenuation in Heterogeneous Reservoir Rocks
  • Abstract
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Biot–Rayleigh Theory of Wave Propagation in Heterogeneous Porous Media
  • 2.3. Biot–Rayleigh Theory of Wave Propagation in Patchy-Saturated Reservoir Rocks
  • 2.4. Wave Propagation in Partially Saturated Rocks: Numerical Examples
  • 2.5. Effect of Inclusion Pore-Fluid: Reformulated Biot–Rayleigh Theory
  • 2.6. Fluid Substitution in Partially Saturated Sandstones
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter 3: Acoustics of Partially Saturated Rocks: Theory and Experiments
  • Abstract
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Fluid Pressure Diffusion and Patchy Saturation Bounds
  • 3.3. Biot’s Theory of Poroelasticity and Random Patchy Saturation Models
  • 3.4. Laboratory Experiments
  • 3.5. Laboratory Data Modeling
  • 3.6. Patchy Saturation and Two-Phase Flow Concepts
  • 3.7. Field-Scale Observations
  • 3.8. Signatures of Patchy Saturation in the Seismic Frequency Band
  • 3.9. Perspectives for Future Research
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter 4: Fine Layering and Fractures: Effective Seismic Anisotropy
  • Abstract
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Theory of Wave Propagation
  • 4.3. Fine Layering
  • 4.4. Fractures
  • 4.5. Numerical Harmonic Experiments
• Chapter 5: Characteristics of Seismic Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic Anisotropic Fractured Reservoirs
  • Abstract
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Effective medium model of viscoelastic anisotropic fractured reservoirs
  • 5.3. Numerical simulation of wavefield in viscoelastic anisotropic fractured medium
  • 5.4. Analysis of wave propagation characteristics in viscoelastic anisotropic fractured medium
  • 5.5. Conclusions
• Chapter 6: Reverse-Time Migration: Principles, Practical Issues, and Recent Developments
  • Abstract
  • 6.1. Introduction to Seismic Imaging and Reverse-Time Migration
  • 6.2. Theory and General Procedures of Reverse-Time Migration
  • 6.3. Reverse-Time Migration in Anisotropic Media
  • 6.4. Gather Representations of Images
  • 6.5. Practical Issues in Reverse-Time Migration
  • 6.6. Impacts of Long Offsets and Full Azimuths on Reverse-Time Migration
  • 6.7. Summary and Conclusions
• Chapter 7: Wave-Propagation Operators for True-Amplitude Reverse-Time Migration
  • Abstract
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Theory
  • 7.3. Numerical Examples
  • 7.4. Conclusions
• Chapter 8: Rock Physics Models and Quantitative Seismic Prediction of Heterogeneous Gas Reservoirs – A Case Study in Metejan Area of Amu Darya Basin
  • Abstract
  • 8.1. Overview on the Work Area
  • 8.2. Experimental Analysis
  • 8.3. Multiscale Rock Physical Modeling
  • 8.4. Rock Physics Modeling in Heterogenenous Carbonate Reservoirs
  • 8.5. Conclusions
• Subject Index
• Author Index