Azimuthal Attenuation Elastic Impedance Inversion for Fluid and Fracture Characterization Based on Modified Linear-Slip Theory. (5th December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pan, Xinpeng; Zhang, Guangzhi; Cui, Yian
• Other Names: Jang Jaewon Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Geofluids. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-12-05
• Subjects: Hydrogeology -- Periodicals; Sedimentary basins -- Periodicals; Fluids -- Migration -- Periodicals; Groundwater flow -- Periodicals; Geothermal resources -- Periodicals; Fluid dynamics -- Periodicals; Earth -- Crust -- Periodicals; 551.49
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/4651020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-8115

Abstract

Abstract : The seismic attenuation should be considered while accounting for the effect of anisotropy on the seismic wave propagating through a saturated fractured porous medium. Based on the modified linear-slip theory and anisotropic Gassmann's equation, we derive an analytical expression for a linearized PP-wave reflection coefficient and an azimuthal attenuation elastic impedance (AAEI) equation in terms of fluid/porosity term, shear modulus, density, dry normal and tangential fracture weaknesses, and compressional (P-wave) and shear (S-wave) attenuation parameters in a weak-attenuation isotropic background rock containing one single set of vertical aligned fractures. We then propose an AAEI inversion method to characterize the characteristics of fluids and fractures using two kinds of constrained regularizations in such a fractured porous medium. The proposed approach is finally confirmed by both the synthetic and real data sets acquired over a saturated fractured porous reservoir.