SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING LITHOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS FROM SEISMIC DATA OF BEDFORMS

Methods for assessing lithology characteristics of bedforms within or relating to a subterranean formation using seismic data may include: assigning a bedform type to a bedform; extracting a cross-section of seismic data along the bedform in-line +/−15° with a fluid flow direction associated with th...

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Main Authors FEDELE, Juan J, HOYAL, David C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.11.2023
Subjects
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
MEASURING
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:Methods for assessing lithology characteristics of bedforms within or relating to a subterranean formation using seismic data may include: assigning a bedform type to a bedform; extracting a cross-section of seismic data along the bedform in-line +/−15° with a fluid flow direction associated with the bedform; analyzing the cross-section to ascertain a structural characteristic of the bedform, wherein the structural characteristic comprises one or more of: a wavelength, a wave height, a bedform slope, a bedform asymmetry, a bedform migration, and a planform crest shape; and estimating a lithology for the bedform based on a correlation between (a) the lithology and (b) the bedform type and the structural characteristic.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318307285