Frequency-Dependent AVO Inversion and Application on Tight Sandstone Gas Reservoir Prediction Using Deep Neural Network

The frequency-dependent amplitude-versus-offset (FAVO) method has great potential for reservoir parameters estimation; however, it is hard work to establish the FAVO inversion model. It is also difficult to solve the inverse problem for FAVO by traditional methods. In this article, we propose a new workflow to extract the reservoir fluid parameters from the FAVO gathers based on a deep neural network (DNN). The proposed method is applied to predict the tight sandstone gas reservoir properties. Within the framework of this workflow, we generate the synthetic FAVO gathers. First, we establish the petrophysical model using the logging interpretation results. Then, the Backus average, Biot-Gassmann fluid substitution, velocity dispersion equations of the binary medium, and Ruger equation are applied to generate the FAVO reflectivity series. By introducing the DNN-based seismic wavelet estimation method and the optimal basis wavelet transform (OBWT), we can generate different frequency components of the seismic wavelet. These different frequency components are used to convolve the FAVO reflectivity series to obtain FAVO gathers that are used to generate the sample pairs for DNN training. At the same time, the OBWT is used to decompose the real AVO gathers to get the FAVO gathers. Finally, to test its validity and effectiveness, the proposed workflow is applied to synthetic and field data.

Automated summary

The article proposes a new workflow based on deep neural network for extracting reservoir fluid parameters from FAVO data, and successfully applies it to tight sandstone gas reservoirs. The method achieves accurate prediction and inversion of reservoir parameters by generating synthetic data and applying optimization basis wavelet transform.