Seismic exploration of hydrocarbons in heterogeneous reservoirs : new theories, methods and applications / Ba Jing [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ba, Jing, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seismic prospecting.

Hydrocarbon reservoirs.

Hydrocarbons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, England ; Waltham, Massachusetts : Elsevier, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; 1.1 - Challenges In Hydrocarbon Seismic Exploration; 1.1.1 - Seismic Attenuation; 1.1.2 - Seismic Anisotropy; 1.1.3 - Reverse-Time Migration and Wavefield-Propagation Operators; 1.1.4 - Rock-Physics Modeling and Quantitative Seismic Interpretation; 1.2 - Main Contents of The Book; 1.2.1 - Wave-Propagation Theories and Experiments; 1.2.2 - Seismic Modeling in Anisotropic Rocks; 1.2.3 - Developments in Reverse-Time Migration and Wave Operator; 1.2.4 - Quantitative Hydrocarbon Seismic Detection

Chapter 2 - Wave Propagation and Attenuation in Heterogeneous Reservoir Rocks2.1 - 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; 2.4.1 - Influence of Fluid Composition; 2.4.2 - Influence of Fluid Mobility; 2.4.3 - Influence of the Fluid Compressibility Ratio; 2.4.4 - Influence of Rock Porosity; 2.4.5 - Influence of Saturation Degree

2.5 - Effect of inclusion pore-fluid: reformulated Biot-Rayleigh theory2.6 - Fluid substitution in partially saturated sandstones; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 - Acoustics of Partially Saturated Rocks: Theory and Experiments; 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 Band3.9 - Perspectives for Future Research; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 - Fine Layering and Fractures: Effective Seismic Anisotropy; 4.1 - Introduction; 4.2 - Theory of Wave Propagation; 4.2.1 - Stress-Strain Relation; 4.2.2 - Correspondence Principle; 4.2.3 - Snell's Law; 4.2.4 - Wave Equation and Dispersion Equation; 4.2.5 - Wave Velocities and Loss Factors; 4.2.5.1 - Monoclinic Medium; 4.2.5.2 - Orthorhombic Medium; 4.2.5.3 - Transversely Isotropic Medium; 4.3 - Fine Layering; 4.3.1 - Backus Averaging

4.3.1.1 - Source Rocks4.3.2 - Schoenberg-Muir Averaging; 4.3.3 - Backus Averaging in Porous Media; 4.3.4 - Gassmann Model; 4.3.4.1 - Source rocks; 4.4 - Fractures; 4.4.1 - Scattering at a Single Fracture; 4.4.1.1 - Boundary Conditions and Stress-Strain Relations; 4.4.1.2 - Propagation Characteristics; 4.4.1.3 - Reflection and Transmission Coefficients; 4.4.1.4 - Energy Balance and Loss; 4.4.2 - Multiple Dense Fractures; 4.4.2.1 - Solid Medium; 4.4.2.2 - Monoclinic Equivalent Medium; 4.4.2.3 - Orthorhombic Equivalent Medium; 4.4.2.4 - HTIv Equivalent Media; 4.4.2.5 - Porous Medium

4.5 - Numerical Harmonic Experiments

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780124201514

0124201512

9780124202054

0124202055