Thin-interbedded reservoirs prediction based on seismic sedimentology

Interference of thin-interbedded layers in seismic reflections has great negative impact on thin-interbedded reser-voirs prediction. To deal with this, two novel methods are proposed that can predict the thin-interbedded reservoirs distribu-tion through strata slices by suppressing the interference of adjacent layer with the help of seismic sedimentology. The plane distribution of single sand bodies in thin-interbedded reservoirs can be clarified. (1) The minimum interference frequency slicing method, uses the amplitude-frequency attribute estimated by wavelet transform to find a constant seismic frequency with the minimum influence on the stratal slice of target layer, and then an optimal slice corresponding the constant frequency mentioned above can be obtained. (2) The superimposed slicing method can calculate multiple interference coefficients of res-ervoir and adjacent layers of target geological body, and obtain superimposed slice by weighted stacking the multiple stratal slices of neighboring layers and target layer. The two proposed methods were used to predict the distribution of the target oil layers of 6 m thick in three sets of thin-interbedded reservoirs of Triassic Kelamayi Formation in the Fengnan area of Junggar Basin, Northwestern China. A comparison with drilling data and conventional stratal slices shows that the two methods can predict the distribution of single sand bodies in thin-interbedded reservoirs more accurately.

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This paper proposes two methods to predict the distribution of thin-interbedded reservoirs through strata slices by suppressing interference from adjacent layers. The methods have been applied successfully to predict the distribution of target oil layers in thin-interbedded reservoirs.