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Seismic Petrophysics in Quantitative Interpretation Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3700021/frontmatter.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 Seismic Petrophysics in Quantitative Interpretation Investigations in Geophysics Series No. 18 Lev Vernik Rebecca Latimer, managing editor Tad Smith, volume editor SM Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3700021/frontmatter.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 00-Vernik_FM.indd 1 12-08-2016 20:04:40 ISBN 978-0-931830-46-4 (Series) ISBN 978-1-56080-324-9 (Volume) Library of Congress Control Number: 2016945722 Copyright 2016 Society of Exploration Geophysicists 8801 S. Yale, Ste. 500 Tulsa, OK U.S.A. 74137-3575 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transcribed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, without prior written permission of the publisher. Published 2016 Printed in the United States of America Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3700021/frontmatter.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 00-Vernik_FM.indd 2 12-08-2016 20:04:40 Contents About the Author............................................................................... vii Preface................................................................................ ix Acknowledgments.................................................................... xi Chapter 1: Petrophysics of Siliciclastic Rocks . 1 Petrophysical classification of siliciclastics ................................................... 1 Petrographic data and petrophysical classification . 1 Application to the core/log database ....................................................... 4 Petrophysical model building . 8 Lithologic parameters Vcl and Vsh . 8 Total porosity . 11 Permeability prediction in siliciclastics . 13 Seismic petrophysics.................................................................... 17 Log editing . 20 Sonic log........................................................................... 20 Density log . 20 Anisotropic correction of sonic logs ...................................................... 23 Chapter 2: Pore Pressure and Stress State ................................................... 29 Shale-compaction model................................................................. 29 Porosity reduction.................................................................... 29 Density model for stress computation ..................................................... 31 Vertical effective stress .................................................................. 32 Pore-pressure prediction from shale velocity . 34 Sonic velocity versus effective stress in shales . 34 Pore-pressure prediction ............................................................... 36 The effective-stress tensor and the Shmin gradient .............................................. 40 Chapter 3: Seismic Rock Properties and Rock Physics ......................................... 43 Theoretical models in rock physics......................................................... 43 Fluid-saturation effect................................................................. 43 Drained rock-frame moduli............................................................. 45 Cracks in dry and fluid-saturated rocks: The effect of aspect ratios .............................. 46 Drained rock-frame moduli: A mixture of cracks and pores . 47 Effects of pore/crack interactions . 49 Contact models ...................................................................... 51 iii Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3700021/frontmatter.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 00-Vernik_FM.indd 3 12-08-2016 20:04:40 iv Seismic Petrophysics in Quantitative Interpretation Drained frame moduli and effective stress . 52 Rock-physics modeling in sand/shale sequences .............................................. 56 Pore shapes and porosity thresholds in sands . 56 Consolidated sandstones ............................................................... 58 Unconsolidated and poorly consolidated sands.............................................. 61 Sandstone diagenesis models . 64 Conventional shales .................................................................. 66 Rock-physics templates in siliciclastic sequences............................................ 69 VP-VS and AI-SI relationships in siliciclastics . 72 The VP-VS relationship................................................................. 72 The AI-SI relationship................................................................. 76 Fluid substitution and the AI-SI template . 78 4D modeling of sands and sandstones....................................................... 80 Chapter 4: AVO Analysis: Rock-physics Basis . 87 Linearized AVO equations and their features . 87 AVO classification in AI-SI space .......................................................... 89 From the AI-SI template to synthetic-gather models ............................................ 91 AVO Class III and the zero-gradient case .................................................. 91 AVO Class IV . 93 AVO Classes I and II.................................................................. 95 VTI anisotropy effect . 97 The fluid factor in prospect risk mitigation.................................................. 100 Tuning effects in AVO synthetic modeling . 101 Chapter 5: Simultaneous AI-SI Inversion and N/G Computation................................ 105 Log editing and the AI-SI template ........................................................ 105 Anisotropy correction of sonic velocities ................................................. 106 Additional log editing ................................................................ 107 AI-SI crossplot ..................................................................... 107 Modeling N/G ........................................................................ 109 Seismic N/G computation from simultaneous inversion . 111 AI-SI inversion ..................................................................... 111 Sand volume computation and net/gross mapping . 114 Effects of lithology and fluid on prestack attributes . 118 Chapter 6: Seismic Petrophysics of Unconventional Reservoirs ................................. 121 Petrologic data in unconventional shales . 121 Rock composition ................................................................... 121 Organic richness and thermal maturity . 122 Rock texture . 126 Log model for unconventional shales . 129 Microstructural observations........................................................... 129 Kerogen-fraction log................................................................. 131 Total porosity and kerogen porosity ..................................................... 131 Water saturation . 133 Model applications . 134 Rock physics of unconventional shales..................................................... 137 Core measurements of velocity and anisotropy............................................. 137 Phase velocity versus group velocity..................................................... 139 Intrinsic velocity and anisotropy........................................................ 141 Effect of kerogen on velocities and anisotropy ............................................. 144 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3700021/frontmatter.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 00-Vernik_FM.indd 4 12-08-2016 20:04:40 Contents v Stress dependence of velocity and anisotropy .............................................. 153 Modeling stress dependence . 155 Rock-physics model ................................................................. 158 VP-VS and AI-SI relationships . 161 Chapter 7: Geomechanics of Organic Shales . 167 Elastic-property relationships in TI shales . 167 Can brittleness be estimated from elastic properties? .......................................... 168 Static and dynamic elastic parameters in anisotropic mudrocks .................................. 169 Elasticity-based brittleness of organic mudrocks: A controversial notion........................... 171 Shmin stress-gradient estimation . 173 Uniaxial-strain-based approach......................................................... 173 Anisotropy prediction in organic and conventional shales . 174 Stress profiling from log data . 175 Geomechanics of maturation-induced microcracking .......................................... 176 Chapter 8: Seismic Analysis in Unconventional Shales ........................................ 183 Reservoir-scale anisotropy estimation...................................................... 183 Seismic ties.......................................................................... 184 TOC estimation from an AI-SI template . 186 AI-SI Inversion of Prestack Seismic Data . 191 TOC mapping . 191 Shmin stress-gradient mapping . 194 References ............................................................................ 199 Index . 209 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3700021/frontmatter.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 00-Vernik_FM.indd 5 12-08-2016 20:04:40 This page has been intentionally left blank Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/3700021/frontmatter.pdf by guest on 27 September 2021 About the Author Lev Vernik is a geophysics consultant and owner of Seismic Petrophysics, LLC, in Houston, Texas, USA, and a research profes-
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