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Title:

Uniform Title:

Sismique de puits. English

Personal Author:

Mari, J. L. (Jean-Luc)

Series:

Institut francais du petrole publications

Edition:

New ed.

Publication Information:

Paris : Editions Technip, c2003

Physical Description:

xv, 238 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (8 cm.)

ISBN:

9782710807766

General Note:

CD-ROM is extracted from the Reservoir and Civil Engineering Geophysics

Accompanied by CD-ROM : CP 027951

Subject Term:

Seismic prospecting

Oil well logging, Acoustic

Added Author:

Coppens, Francoise

Revol, Jacques

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This work summarizes the practical features of the well seismic method, providing the reader with comprehensive information on the implementation, processing, interpretation and main applications of this technique. Numerous illustrations help the reader develop a critical view regarding the merits of the well survey, as well as its contribution to the description of geological structures and to the knowledge of reservoirs. With its many animations, the CD-ROM that accompanies this book enables the reader to visualize phenomena, making them easier to understand

F. VerdierD. Chapellier

Preface	p. VII
Foreword	p. XIII
Foreword	p. XV
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Reflection Seismic	p. 3
1.2 Well Seismic	p. 3
1.2.1 Surface Shots	p. 3
1.2.2 Shots in the Well	p. 6
1.2.3 Well-to-Well Seismic	p. 7
1.3 Outline of the Book	p. 8
Chapter 2 Study of Waves Observable in Well Seismic Surveying
2.1 Study of Waves with Normal Incidence	p. 11
2.1.1 Volume Waves	p. 11
2.1.2 Cable Waves and Tube Waves	p. 21
2.1.2.1 Cable Waves	p. 21
2.1.2.2 Tube Waves	p. 21
2.2 Study of Waves with Oblique Incidence	p. 24
Chapter 3 Equipment and Implementation
3.1 Well	p. 29
3.2 Cable	p. 29
3.3 Receiver System	p. 29
3.4 Seismic Source	p. 37
3.5 Signature Tool or Set of Three Surface Geophones	p. 41
3.6 Data Acquisition System	p. 41
3.7 Operational Sequence of VSP Surveys	p. 41
3.7.1 Operational Sequence for a Conventional VSP in a Vertical Well	p. 41
3.7.2 Operational Sequence for a VSP in a Highly-Deviated Well	p. 42
3.7.3 Operational Sequence for an Offset VSP	p. 44
3.7.4 Operational Sequence for a Seismic Walkaway	p. 44
3.7.5 Notes	p. 46
Chapter 4 Processing of Well Seismic Data
4.1 Data Pre-processing	p. 49
4.1.1 Data Preparation	p. 49
4.1.2 Editing	p. 49
4.1.3 Orientation Correction	p. 50
4.1.4 Picking of First Arrivals	p. 51
4.1.5 Spherical Divergence Correction	p. 53
4.2 Wave Separation	p. 55
4.2.1 Sum and Difference Filtering	p. 57
4.2.2 Median Filtering	p. 58
4.2.3 Wiener Filtering	p. 60
4.2.4 Apparent Velocity Filtering	p. 61
4.2.5 Filtering by Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)	p. 63
4.2.6 Spectral Matrix Filtering (SMF)	p. 66
4.2.7 Parametric Method	p. 76
4.2.8 Wave Separation with the Use of Polarization	p. 81
4.2.9 Separation of P and S Waves by the Method Proposed by Dankbaar	p. 86
4.2.10 Wave Separation by Pressure and Displacement Measurements	p. 88
4.3 Seismic Imaging Processing	p. 89
4.3.1 Processing of Well Data when the Source and Receiver are Located on a Same Line that is Perpendicular to the Layers	p. 89
4.3.2 Processing of Well Data when the Source and Receiver are not Located on a Same Line that is Perpendicular to the Layers	p. 97
4.3.3 Generation of the Seismic Image for an Offset VSP (Unique Source Point)	p. 101
4.3.4 Generation of the Seismic Image for a Seismic Walkaway (Multiple Source Points)	p. 102
4.3.5 Generation of the Seismic Image in Well-to-Well Seismic Surveying	p. 103
4.3.6 Processing Examples	p. 104
4.3.6.1 Offset VSP in a Vertical Well	p. 104
4.3.6.2 Seismic Walkaway	p. 107
4.3.6.3 Offset VSP in a Deviated Well	p. 114
Chapter 5 Main Applications of Well Seismic
5.1 VSP and Tying	p. 119
5.2 VSP in P and S Waves	p. 126
5.3 VSP and Attenuation	p. 131
5.4 VSP and Stoneley Waves	p. 133
5.5 Well Seismic and Dip Measurements	p. 143
5.6 Reverse Well Seismic	p. 161
5.6.1 Reverse Well Seismic Recorded While Drilling	p. 161
5.6.2 Reverse Well Seismic Recorded After Drilling with a Well Source Lowered by the Cable	p. 173
5.7 Well-to-Well Seismic	p. 181
5.8 Well Seismic and Reservoir Monitoring	p. 188
5.8.1 Geologic Description	p. 189
5.8.2 Implementation and Seismic Data Processing	p. 189
5.8.2.1 Implementation	p. 189
5.8.2.2 Processing of Well Data	p. 190
5.8.3 Comparative Study of Well Seismic Profiles: Qualitative Aspect	p. 194
5.8.4 Comparative Study of Well Seismic Profiles: Quantitative Aspect	p. 198
5.8.4.1 Estimate of the Height of Gas Infilling	p. 198
5.8.4.2 Estimate of Gas Saturation	p. 200
5.8.5 Conclusion	p. 202
Chapter 6 Well Imaging with the Use of the Geophysical Radar
6.1 Reminders About the Propagation of an Electromagnetic Wave	p. 204
6.2 Radar Method in Wells: Principles	p. 207
6.2.1 Well Radar in Reflection Mode	p. 209
6.2.2 Well Radar in Tomography Mode	p. 210
6.3 Application Examples	p. 211
6.3.1 Application of the Well Radar with a VSP-Type Implementation	p. 211
6.3.1.1 Determination of the Formation Velocity	p. 212
6.3.1.2 Determination of the Lateral Distance from the Diffracting Point	p. 213
6.3.2 Application of the Radar in Tomography Mode	p. 213
Conclusion	p. 217
Appendix 1	p. 219
Appendix 2	p. 225
Bibliography	p. 229
Index	p. 237

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