Seismic Reflections of Rock Properties [Hardcover]

An accessible guide to using the rock physics-based forward modeling approach for seismic subsurface mapping, for researchers and petroleum geologists.This accessible guide provides practical workflows for using the rock physics-based forward modeling approach to seismic subsurface mapping. It shows how to generate synthetic seismic traces to create catalogs of reservoir models which are then used to identify real rock properties. A vital guide for academic researchers and petroleum geologists.This accessible guide provides practical workflows for using the rock physics-based forward modeling approach to seismic subsurface mapping. It shows how to generate synthetic seismic traces to create catalogs of reservoir models which are then used to identify real rock properties. A vital guide for academic researchers and petroleum geologists.This book provides an accessible guide to using the rock physics-based forward modeling approach for mapping the subsurface, systematically linking rock properties to seismic amplitude. Providing practical workflows, the book shows how to methodically vary lithology, porosity, rock type, and pore fluids and reservoir geometry, calculate the corresponding elastic properties, and then generate synthetic seismic traces. These synthetic traces can then be compared to actual seismic traces from the field: a similar actual seismic response implies similar rock properties in the subsurface. The book catalogs various cases, including clastic sediments, carbonates, and time-lapse seismic monitoring, and discusses the effect of attenuation on seismic reflections. It shows how to build earth models (pseudo-wells) using deterministic and statistical approaches, and includes case studies based on real well data. A vital guide for researchers and petroleum geologists, in industry and academia, providing sample catalogs of synthetic seismic reflections from a variety of realistic reservoir models.Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. The Basics: 1. Forwl£Á