Marathon Oil Company

Compagnie Generale De Geophysique

Donald H Caldwell

Jeffry G Hamman

Yves Lafet

Raphael Bornard

Thierry Coleou

Pierre Lanfranchi

Stephen D Wilson

Amélie Rodrigue Molle

Bernard Deschizeaux

Thierry Crozat

Thierry Coléou

Fabien Allo

Jeffrey G Hamman

Amelie Rodrigue Molle

Raphaël Bornard

A method is provided for predicting a value of a designated rock or fluid property in a subterranean geologic volume. A first predicted value of the designated rock or fluid property is also assigned to a volume of a multi-dimensional, multi-scale model. A first predicted value of seismic response for the model volume is calculated from a response model using the first predicted value of the designated rock or fluid property, wherein the response model is responsive to changes in predicted values of the designated rock or fluid property. A synthetic trace is generated and iteratively compared to the corresponding trace obtained from one or more sets of actual seismic data to determine a difference while consistency is maintained between the types, scales and dimensions of values and data. The first predicted value of the designated rock or fluid property is adjusted in response to the difference to create a second predicted value of the designated rock or fluid property, wherein the second predicted value generally reduces the difference.

Method for predicting quantitative values of a rock or fluid property in a reservoir using seismic data

A method is provided for predicting a value of a designated rock or fluid property in a subterranean geologic volume. An experimentally determined seismic value of acoustic impedance is assigned to a model volume correlated to the subterranean geologic volume. A first predicted value of the designated rock or fluid property is also assigned to the model volume. A first predicted value of acoustic impedance for the model volume is calculated from a response model using the first predicted value of the designated rock or fluid property, wherein the response model is responsive to changes in predicted values of the designated rock or fluid property. The first predicted value of acoustic impedance is compared to the seismic value of acoustic impedance to determine a difference between the predicted and seismic values of acoustic impedance. The first predicted value of the designated rock or fluid property is adjusted in response to the difference to create a second predicted value of the designated rock or fluid property, wherein the second predicted value reduces the difference.

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Donald H Caldwell