A case study:cross-well acoustic tomography in Fuyu oil-field

The cross-well acoustic tomography as an advanced technique in 1980's is widely researchedand improved now. It is found that the velocity of oil-layer is lower than that Of country rock byabout ten percent according to some reports abroad. It had been tested to drive oil by steam inoil--field. In China the first test of cross-well acoustic tomography was performed in Fuyu oilfield, Jinn Province, in Dec. 1992. Through data processing in detail, an acoustic tomogram wasobtained, in which the distribution and inclination of oil layers between two boreholes are well revealed and coincident with the logging results. SOme technical problems existed in this experiment are POinted.

Variable-grid reverse-time migration of different seismic survey data

With an increasing demand for high-resolution imaging of complex subsurface structures, thin layers and hidden reservoirs, borehole and cross-well seismic migration methods have become important. However, large differences are observed in the frequency bandwidth between the surface, borehole, and cross-well surveys. Thus, variable-grid- based algorithms have been adapted to reverse-time migration. Further, we introduce Lanczos filtering to ensure the stability of wavefield calculations as well as to decrease the artificial reflections that are caused due to the variable grid size. Finally, we observe that the application of this method to surface survey, borehole, and cross-well seismic data suggests improvements in the delineation of minor fractures and steeply dipping faults.

Imaging technologies in oilfield applications

In this paper, we describe some recent imaging technologies developed by Schlumberger for oilfield downhole mul- tiphase flow production logging (PL) and cross-well electromagnetic (EM) survey applications. FloScan Imager (FSITM) has been introduced as a 3-phase oil/gas/water flow PL tool for deviated and horizontal wells. FSI sensors can map fluid velocity and holdup profiles along a vertical diameter of the wellbore at every survey depth, enabling a robust estimate of the individual phase flow rates in complex flow regimes. The cross-well EM survey is based on cross-borehole induction logging technique and provides resistivity distribution at a reservoir scale. It is a useful tool for reservoir management and is most effective in dynamic fields where fluid saturations are variable in time and space. The tool can be used to identify (water or steam) flooded and bypassed regions. By monitoring changes in the resistivity spatial distribution with time, cross-well EM survey is very effective at mapping inter-well temperature and structure. Some field examples are shown for both FloScan Imager PL tool and cross-well resistivity imaging survey.

Computerized methods of analyzing faults between wells

The analysis of strata between wells is fundamental in the study of oil and gas reservoirs. Automatic analysis of strata between wells, based on stratigraphic division of well logs, is realized using computer techniques. We use a technique of dynamic waveform matching to build cross-well stratigraphic correlation relationships and automatically draw a path diagram of the cross-well stratigraphic contrast through piecewise line fitting, log character extraction, match cost calculation, and etc.. After analyzing many structure path diagrams between wells, 30 path patterns for normal faults, reverse faults, unconformities, synsedimentary faults, listric faults, pinch-outs, and so on were summarized and the path diagram patterns and correlation conceptions are presented. The application analysis in Dagang Oil Field shows that this method is effective.