S-wave velocity prediction for complex reservoirs using a deep learning method

Author(s):  
Liuxin Yang ◽  
Lili Ji
2021 ◽  
Vol 2083 (4) ◽  
pp. 042065
Author(s):  
Guojie Yang ◽  
Shuhua Wang

Abstract Aiming at the s-wave velocity prediction problem, based on the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the empirical formula method and the rock physics modeling method, combined with the s-wave velocity prediction principle, the deep learning method is introduced, and a deep learning-based logging s-wave velocity prediction method is proposed. This method uses a deep neural network algorithm to establish a nonlinear mapping relationship between reservoir parameters (acoustic time difference, density, neutron porosity, shale content, porosity) and s-wave velocity, and then applies it to the s-wave velocity prediction at the well point. Starting from the relationship between p-wave and s-wave velocity, the study explained the feasibility of applying deep learning technology to s-wave prediction and the principle of sample selection, and finally established a reliable s-wave prediction model. The model was applied to s-wave velocity prediction in different research areas, and the results show that the s-wave velocity prediction technology based on deep learning can effectively improve the accuracy and efficiency of s-wave velocity prediction, and has the characteristics of a wide range of applications. It can provide reliable s-wave data for pre-stack AVO analysis and pre-stack inversion, so it has high practical application value and certain promotion significance.


2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irineu de A. Lima Neto ◽  
Roseane M. Missagia ◽  
Marco A. R. de Ceia ◽  
Nathaly L. Archilha ◽  
Lucas C. Oliveira

Geophysics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. MR35-MR45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lev Vernik ◽  
John Castagna ◽  
Sheyore John Omovie

In unconventional reservoirs with significant organic content, the Greenberg-Castagna (GC) S-wave velocity prediction method does not yield accurate S-wave velocity predictions, with observed mean errors varying from 6% to 16% in a variety of unconventional reservoirs rich in organic content. This is because kerogen content is not explicitly taken into account in the GC S-wave velocity prediction method. Two alternative approaches for bedding-normal S-wave velocity prediction from P-wave velocity and other well logs in relatively straight holes drilled in unconventional reservoirs are investigated. The first method is purely empirical, requiring minimal information such as P-wave velocity and total organic carbon content. This approach implicitly accounts for compositional and stress effects on mudrock elasticity. The second method can be classified as a hybrid technique, comprising the following three steps: (1) computing a nonkerogen phase P-wave velocity using the Vernik-Kachanov (VK) model, (2) determination of the nonkerogen S-wave velocity from the GC approach, and (3) using a simplified VK model to mix the nonkerogen matrix with nanoporous kerogen to predict the bedding-normal S-wave velocity of the organic mudrock. The second method explicitly takes into account all the variables that control elastic properties of organic mudrock reservoirs. Tests in nine wells from seven different oil and gas shale reservoirs indicate that both methods have prediction accuracy better than 3% error when input data are accurate.


2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Jia Zhang ◽  
Hong-Bing Li ◽  
Feng-Chang Yao

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peijie Yang ◽  
Shuihui Liu ◽  
Changjiang Wang ◽  
Hongmei Luo

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