Author : Claudia Rubio Zapata
Release : 2017
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Book Synopsis Seismic Attributes for Reservoir Characterization in Deepwater Settings 0́3 Guajira Basin Offshore Colombia by : Claudia Rubio Zapata
Download or read book Seismic Attributes for Reservoir Characterization in Deepwater Settings 0́3 Guajira Basin Offshore Colombia written by Claudia Rubio Zapata. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The uncertainties associated with reservoir identification during the exploration process are reduced through the use of methods including seismic attributes and inversion. These techniques provide interpreters with a powerful tool to enhance subsurface information, resulting in more accurate geologic models for play and prospect definition. Gas was discovered in a well drilled in 2014, confirming the hydrocarbon potential in the Guajira offshore basin. Given the high amplitude of target horizons and correlations with onshore rock exposures, it was initially interpreted as a carbonate hosted reservoir. Instead, the gas was hosted in an Eocene/Oligocene siliciclastic reservoir. After this discovery and the integration of the results into the regional framework, a search was made for an effective approach to avoid seismic misinterpretations related to lithological identification. This study used the reservoir petrophysical properties, to characterize the turbidite deposits using seismic attribute analysis and inversion, calibrating the well data with the seismic expression of 1,500 km2 of reflection data (pre-stack time migration). A chronostratigraphic marker horizon, used to define the limits of extensional sedimentation undeformed by Late Miocene0́3Pliocene subduction (Mantilla et al., 2013), was the basis of this assessment. This included geometry and distribution, as well as seismic response and relations between seismic facies, seismic attributes, and petrophysical properties. The seismic methods applied in this study allowed the extension of borehole reservoir properties, specifically acoustic impedance, beyond the well into the seismic cube, even in the presence of a highly laminated siliciclastic reservoir. The resulting workflow is a tool that can be used to reduce the time taken for reservoir mapping and modeling, providing an easier routine to update subsurface models for future drilling and development plans, and to reduce interpretation uncertainty.
