Calculation method of prestack FAGVO and its applications
Liu Xue-Qing1,2, Wang Yan-Chun1, Zhang Gui-Bing1, Ma Sheng-Li3, Cheng Li-Fang1, and Yu Wen-Wu1
1. China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China.
2. Beijing Energy Oil & Gas Resources Development Co. Ltd., Beijing 100022, China.
3. Tuha branch of China Petroleum Group East Geophysical Company, Xinjiang 839009, China.
Abstract：
Frequency attenuation occurs when seismic waves propagate through the porous reservoirs containing hydrocarbons. Current researches on the seismic frequency attenuation mainly focus on the post-stack domain instead of the prestack domain. Here we propose the frequency attenuation gradient vs. offset (FAGVO) based on the amplitude variation with offset and frequency attenuation integral equations. We derive the FAGVO equation that equals to zero in a full-elastic medium and is negative in a viscoelastic medium. FAGVO is affected by the viscosity of the medium, the coefficients of reflection, the frequency variation, and high-frequency attenuation. FAGVO uses the differences of partially stacked data to decrease the interference caused by subsurface strata affecting the frequency attenuation, highlights the frequency attenuation gradient anomalies in hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir pores, and finally realizes the hydrocarbon fluid identification. The method was verified using a two-dimensional wave equation forward model and was found to be cost effective. Furthermore, the method does not require well information, which can be applied in the stage of seismic exploration, especially, in the exploration of a none-well project.
. Calculation method of prestack FAGVO and its applications[J]. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 2016, 13(4): 641-648.
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