Accurate Source-Receiver Positioning Method for a High-Resolution Deep-Towed Multichannel Seismic Exploration System

The near-seabed multichannel seismic exploration systems have yielded remarkable successes in marine geological disaster assessment,marine gas hydrate investigation,and deep-sea mineral exploration owing to their high vertical and horizontal resolution.However,the quality of deep-towed seismic imaging hinges on accurate source-receiver positioning information.In light of existing technical problems,we propose a novel array geometry inversion method tailored for high-resolution deep-towed multichannel seismic exploration systems.This method is independent of the attitude and depth sensors along a deep-towed seismic streamer,accounting for variations in seawater velocity and seabed slope angle.Our approach decomposes the towed line array into multiline segments and characterizes its geometric shape using the line segment distance and pitch angle.Introducing optimization parameters for seawater velocity and seabed slope angle,we establish an objective function based on the model,yielding results that align with objective reality.Employing the particle swarm optimization algorithm enables synchronous acquisition of optimized inversion results for array geometry and seawater velocity.Experimental validation using theoretical models and practical data verifies that our approach effectively enhances source and receiver positioning inversion accuracy.The algorithm exhibits robust stability and reliability,addressing uncertainties in seismic traveltime picking and complex seabed topography conditions.

High-resolution crustal velocity imaging using ambient noise recordings from a high-density seismic array:An example from the Shangrao section of the Xinjiang basin,China

A profile of shallow crustal velocity structure(1–2 km) may greatly enhance interpretation of the sedimentary environment and shallow tectonic deformation.Recent advances in surface wave tomography, using ambient noise data recorded with high-density seismic arrays, have improved the understanding of regional crustal structure. As the interest in detailed shallow crustal structure imaging has increased, dense seismic array methods have become increasingly efficient. This study used a high-density seismic array deployed in the Xinjiang basin in southeastern China, to record seismic data, which was then processed with the ambient noise tomography method. The high-density seismic array contained 203 short-period seismometers, spaced at short intervals(～ 400 m). The array collected continuous records of ambient noise for 32 days. Data preprocessing,cross correlation calculation, and Rayleigh surface wave phase-velocity dispersion curve extraction, yielded more than 16,000 Rayleigh surface wave phase-velocity dispersion curves, which were then analyzed using the direct-inversion method. Checkerboard tests indicate that the shear wave velocity is recovered in the study area, at depths of 0–1.4 km,with a lateral image resolution of ～ 400 m. Model test results show that the seismic array effectively images a 50 m thick slab at a depth of 0–300 m, a 150 m thick anomalous body at a depth of 300–600 m, and a 400 m thick anomalous body at a depth of 0.6–1.4 km. The shear wave velocity profile reveals features very similar to those detected by a deep seismic reflection profile across the study area. This demonstrates that analysis of shallow crustal velocity structure provides high-resolution imaging of crustal features.Thus, ambient noise tomography with a high-density seismic array may play an important role in imaging shallow crustal structure.

Purposeless repeated acquisition time-lapse seismic data processing

In China, most oil fields are continental sedimentation with strong heterogeneity, which on one side makes the reservoir prospecting and development more difficult, but on the other side provides more space for searching residual oil in matured fields. Time-lapse seismic reservoir monitoring technique is one of most important techniques to define residual oil distribution. According to the demand for and development of time-lapse seismic reservoir monitoring in China, purposeless repeated acquisition time-lapse seismic data processing was studied. The four key steps in purposeless repeated acquisition time-lapse seismic data processing, including amplitude-preserved processing with relative consistency, rebinning, match filtering and difference calculation, were analyzed by combining theory and real seismic data processing. Meanwhile, quality control during real time-lapse seismic processing was emphasized.

Wide/narrow azimuth acquisition footprints and their effects on seismic imaging

Acquisition footprint is a new concept to describe the seismic noise in three-dimensional seismic exploration and it is closely related to geometry and observation shuttering. At present, the study on acquisition footprints has become a hot spot. In partnership with the Dagang Oilfield, we used the channel sand body seismic physical model to study the characteristics of wide/narrow azimuth acquisition footprints and analyzed and compared the two types of footprints and their effects on target imaging. In addition, the footprints caused by data processing of the normal moveout offset （NMO） stretching aberration were discussed. These footprints are located only in the shallow or middle layer in the time slice, and possibly affect the imaging of shallow target layers, and have no influence on deep target imaging. Seismic physical modeling has its advantages in the study of acquisition footprints.

On electro-acoustic characteristics of a marine broadband sparker for seismic exploration

The construction of major marine infrastructure projects and the exploration and development of deep-sea mineral resources require fine imaging of seabed strata and structures.The highresolution marine seismic exploration based on a high broadband sparker source is an important approach to reveal seabed stratum and reservoir structure,and identify geohazard.To optimize the performance of sparker seismic source,we investigated the electro-acoustic characteristics of spark discharge under conditions of different charging voltages and electrode numbers.Results show that the sound source level increased with the increase of the charging voltage,whereas the main frequency decreased when the charging voltage increases.In addition,it was found that the charging capacitance had more obvious influence on the main frequency than the sound source level did.Although the load energy decreased with increasing electrode number,the sound source level still increased but the main frequency decreased.Meanwhile,the primary to bubble(P/B)ratio increased with the increase of the electrode number.To gain a deeper insight into the electro-acoustic characteristics,we investigate the relationship between sound source level and power peak,from which a good correlation was observed.A more practical statistical analysis on the rise rate of current was processed,and a perfect logarithmic function was derived.Furthermore,we found that the main frequency was most possibly subjected to the electrical energy,especially the charging energy per electrode.The results indicate that the charging energy per electrode less than 10 J could increase the main frequency to above 300 Hz.At last,the main frequency could be reduced to 20 Hz when the charging energy of a single-electrode discharge was enhanced to over 4 kJ.This study shall be helpful in developing a sparker seismic source and improving the performance for marine engineering exploration and geohazard assessment.

Seismic Acquisition on the Buried-Hill Faulted Zone of the Jiyang Sag

The pattern of the subtle traps, in which oil and gas accumulated, in the buried-hill faulted zone in the Jiyang sag is very complicated, and very hard to prospect. The paper analyses the main difficulties in exploring the complicated buried-hill faulted zone of the area from a point of geology.The typical pattern of the buried-hill zone in the Jiyang sag is studied using the forward modeling.Target-orient layout design and full 3-D seismic technology, which are useful for oil and gas exploration on the zone, are put forward. Taking the exploration for oil and gas traps on the zone as an example, certain technologies and the effect of their applications about the design for target acquisition,acquisition on a wide-azimuth, point sources and point receivers are discussed.

Study on Anti-Disturbance and High-Resolution Shallow Seismic Exploration of Active Faults in Urban Regions

The significance of detection of urban active faults and the general situation concerning detection of urban active faults in the world are briefly introduced. In a brief description of the basic principles of anti-disturbance and high-resolution shallow seismic exploration, the stress is put on the excitation of seismic sources, the performance of digital seismographs, receiving mode and conditions, geometry as well as data acquisition, processing and interpretation in the anti-disturbance and high-resolution shallow seismic exploration of urban active faults. The study indicates that a controlled seismic source with a linear or nonlinear frequency-conversion scanning function and the relevant seismographs must be used in data acquisition, as well as working methods for small group interval, small offset, multi-channel receiving, short-array and high-frequency detectors for receiving are used. Attention should be paid to the application of techniques for static correction of refraction, noise suppressing, high-precision analysis of velocity, wavelet compressing, zero-phasing of wavelet and pre-stacking migration to data processing and interpretation. Finally, some cases of anti-disturbance and high-resolution shallow seismic exploration of urban active faults are present in the paper.

Resolution assessment of the three-dimensional acquisition geometry of the Anhui experiment in"Geoscience Yangtze Plan"

According to the actual observation conditions of the Yangtze River valley from Anqing city to Maanshan city,we designed the 3D acquisition geometry,and applied the multi-scale checkerboard semblance analysis to assess the preliminary resolution of the designed observation.The checkerboard semblance tests use the refraction and reflection travel-time simultaneous inversion algorithm to quantitatively provide both resolution assessment of velocity structure and Moho topography.The multi-scale checker-board semblance recovery results show that while the chec-kerboard semblance threshold value is 0.5,the preliminary resolution of the designed acquisition geometry is better than 10 km in the upper crust(the depth is less than 10 km),around 15 km in the mid-crust(the depth is 10?25 km),and better than 20 km in the lower crust(the depth is 25?33 km).The preliminary tomographic resolution for the Moho topography is about 20 km in the ray-path coverage area beneath the acquisition geometry.While the checkerboard semblance threshold value is 0.75,the preliminary resolution is 20 km in the upper crust,around 20?25 km in the mid-crust and 25 km in the lower crust.And the preliminary tomographic resolution for the Moho topography is better than 30 km in the ray-path coverage area beneath the acquisition geometry.These non-linear checkerboard tests reveal that the designed acquisition geometry is suitable to image the crustal velocity structure of the Yangtze River valley in the Anhui province.

Strains Recorded Using a Seismometer Data Acquisition Unit

A seismometer data acquisition unit has been used in the Changping seismic station to record the output of a strainmeter.The output of a strainmeter was sampled at a rate of 100/sec by seismometer acquisition from the original rate of 1 per minute.Plenty of high frequency sampled data was recorded.The minute value curve calculated from the seismometer acquisition are consistent with that of the original data sampled by the strain acquisition system.More complete waveforms were recorded with a higher sampling rate,and seismic phase parameters calculated by using higher sampling rate strain seismic waves are also in consistency with the results of its predecessors.Spectra of the strain seismic waves are compared with that of seismic waves recorded by a seismometer in the Shisanling seismic station,and their trends are almost the same.Besides,some lower frequency components still exist in strain seismic waves.

准噶尔盆地深层油气勘探地震采集关键技术及效果

准噶尔盆地目前4 500 m以深的深层油气探明率较低,近年来深层油气勘探目标成为该地区勘探发现的战略接替区。为了查清地下深层结构,重新构建和部署了准噶尔盆地二维地震格架线,利用以往采集资料和重新采集的新资料拼接形成了数十条线组成的二维格架网。基于“两宽一高”技术体系,采用一系列采集关键技术,如“高激发密度、高接收密度、高覆盖密度和长排列”的“三高一长”采集技术,解决了准噶尔盆地深层油气勘探地震采集面临的深层目标地震信号“能量低、干扰强、成像差和不成像”等难题。新采集并经后期处理后的资料成像效果显著提高,为建立盆地石炭系-二叠系统一的地层格架、明确石炭系隆凹格局、查清富烃凹陷下组合地层及烃源岩展布特征提供了良好的资料基础,为下一步深层油气勘探工作提供了有效指导。

面向复杂介质的地震散射波采集技术

地震勘探是一项以地震采集技术为基础的系统工程。变革地震采集技术既是采集装备升级、波场理论创新的发力点,也是解决地震处理、解释技术问题的源头。地震勘探发展历程体现了采集装备能力提升、地质需求驱动、波场理论拉动的作用,其中,地震采集技术既充满活力,也面临着深刻的挑战。面对小尺度、非层状、非均匀介质成像问题,以及大数据与人工智能高速发展的时代背景,以共中心点叠加为特征,采用稀疏、规则、单一观测系统的反射波地震采集技术越来越显示出不适应性,为适应小尺度、非层状、隐蔽性目标成像要求,以共中心点离散化为特征,采用随机、遍历性、多观测系统的散射波地震采集技术势在必行。作为散射波地震采集技术的理论基础,随机理论及概率波的研究逐渐得到重视。

用于数据采集器测试的时间脉冲插值分析方法

地震数据采集器时间服务精度是评价设备性能的重要指标,一般使用标准时间源输出的时间脉冲信号采样数据进行分析计算,但受仪器采样率限制,时间偏差测试分辨率不高。设计了基于一阶差分和直方图分析的脉冲信号上升沿识别、高低电位分析和时间偏差分析算法,研究使用非线性插值分析方法对地震数据采集器采集的标准时间脉冲信号进行波形升采样恢复,并基于所提算法进行实验分析和讨论,在提高地震数据采集器时间偏差测试分辨率的同时,规范了测试数据处理方法和流程。

渝东南复杂构造区常压页岩气地球物理勘探实践及攻关方向

中国南方常压页岩气资源潜力大,主要分布于四川盆地周缘构造复杂区及盆外褶皱带,具有地表、地下双复杂地质条件,地震采集品质差、成像精度低、甜点参数变化规律不清。本文系统总结了渝东南地区常压页岩气地震采集、成像处理、储层预测等方面的研究成果与技术进展:①形成了变密度三维观测系统设计技术、灰岩地表复杂山地地震激发接收技术,确保复杂地下构造反射波场充分采样,提升采集资料品质,提高施工效率。②完善了复杂山地地震叠前预处理技术、盆缘过渡带复杂构造成像技术、盆外褶皱带向斜构造成像技术,成果剖面信噪比高,有效频带宽,构造成像精度高。③基于岩石物理特征研究,实现优质页岩厚度、地层压力系数、脆性的定量预测;基于统计岩石物理,实现页岩有机碳含量、含气量、孔隙度的定量预测;利用有限元应力场模拟技术,揭示古应力场演化,实现多期构造改造叠加作用形成裂缝的定量预测;采用组合弹簧模型今应力场预测技术,明确今地应力场分布规律。通过攻关研究,有效指导了常压页岩气甜点预测与勘探开发,为南川常压页岩气田的发现提供了依据。下步应重点攻关基于5G无线节点接收的更加科学合理的地震采集技术、复杂山地高陡构造高精度自动化成像处理技术,以及“地质—工程—经济”一体化的甜点地震评价方法。

OBN地震数据成像处理基本逻辑与关键方法技术

海洋油气勘探逐渐进入深水深层勘探领域,地下地质构造复杂(横向变速剧烈)、目标油藏复杂(由以构造油气藏为主转向构造与地层岩性油气藏并重),同时还可能伴随海底地形及附近岩性的复杂变化,所有因素促使海洋油气地震勘探技术不断变革。提高海洋油气勘探效益的首要问题是发展尽可能满足高精度地震波成像需求的地震数据采集技术及对应的高精度地震波成像技术。当前,无论海上和陆上油气地震勘探,“两宽一高”地震数据采集技术和全波形反演(FWI)/最小二乘逆时偏移(LS_RTM)为代表的地震波成像技术是标志性的领先技术。海上油气地震勘探中,海底节点(OBN)地震数据采集是目前业界公认的、最有可能真正实现“两宽一高”地震数据采集的技术。与拖缆数据采集相比,OBN数据采集具有宽方位照明、数据信噪比高、无检端鬼波、存在实测的(至少一阶自由表面相关)下行波场、四分量观测等优点。尤其是宽方位照明和存在至少一阶自由表面下行波场的特点,使得OBN数据具备了对中深层复杂构造和近海底介质进行高精度成像的能力。着重讨论了高精度地震波成像对地震数据采集的要求,指出OBN数据采集在海洋油气勘探中的必要性;分析了OBN数据采集的地震波场的特点,据此提出OBN数据地震波成像处理的基本逻辑及相应的关键技术;认为海洋油气勘探中地震波成像处理的特殊问题主要由特征反射层引起,海水面、海底面和地下介质中若干强反射层构成了这些特征反射层,提出了模型驱动波动理论特征反射层相关多次波预测与压制的技术路线,并对比了几种代表性的多次波预测的基础理论;指出对应当前的线性化偏移成像算子叠前数据域与叠前成像域是等价的,据此以成像道集后处理为中心,给出期望成像道集的定义,将弱旁瓣、定量的反射系数作为保真高分辨地震波成像的目标,在两个域中尽可能完美实现地下同一反(绕/散)射点、不同炮检距反(绕/散)射子波的同相位叠加,尽可能好地实现保真高分辨带限反射系数的成像;提出最好把带限反射系数成像推进到宽带波阻抗成像的技术路线;结合OBN数据的特点,给出了OBN数据地震波成像处理的基本技术流程,指出各环节的关键方法技术。最后,针对OBN数据四分量观测的特点,指出是实际观测的多波地震波场中的波现象(主要是P_SV波)与地震波传播及模拟理论不匹配导致了当前多波成像结果达不到预期,建议重点研究实际观测的多波地震波场中的波现象与地震波传播及模拟理论不匹配的物理根源,而不是发展更高端的矢量波成像算法。期望本文的思想观点对OBN地震勘探在海洋油气勘探中的进一步应用产生积极的促进作用。

High-resolution data acquisition technique in broadband seismic observation systems

The dynamic range of the currently most widely used 24-bit seismic data acquisition devices is 10–20 d B lower than that of broadband seismometers, and this can affect the completeness of seismic waveform recordings under certain conditions. However, this problem is not easy to solve because of the lack of analog to digital converter(ADC) chips with more than 24 bits in the market. In this paper, we propose a method in which an adder, an integrator, a digital to analog converter chip, a field-programmable gate array, and an existing low-resolution ADC chip are used to build a third-order 16-bit oversampling delta-sigma modulator. This modulator is equipped with a digital decimation filter, thus facilitating higher resolution and larger dynamic range seismic data acquisition. Experimental results show that, within the 0.1–40 Hz frequency range, the circuit board's dynamic range reaches 158.2 d B, its resolution reaches 25.99 bits, and its linearity error is below 2.5 ppm, which is better than what is achieved by the commercial 24-bit ADC chips ADS1281 and CS5371. This demonstrates that the proposed method may alleviate or even completely resolve the amplitude-limitation problem that so commonly occurs with broadband observation instruments during strong earthquakes.

大庆油田地球物理勘探技术现状及发展方向

大庆油田地球物理勘探技术(简称为物探技术)以高效支撑油田勘探开发为宗旨,通过引进吸收和自主创新相结合的方式快速发展。针对各领域勘探开发的需求,已形成适用配套的地震资料采集、处理和解释技术系列,并自主创新研发了具有国际先进水平的黏弹性叠前偏移技术和薄互层波阻抗直接反演技术,有力支撑了大庆油田各领域油气勘探开发,为油田“稳油增气”作出了积极贡献。但随着油田勘探开发持续向非常规油气藏、复杂油气藏、深部油气藏等领域延伸,勘探开发对象日趋复杂,对物探技术的支撑能力提出了新的挑战。围绕当前大庆油田主要勘探开发领域,在梳理技术现状的基础上,详细分析了松辽盆地北部、海拉尔-外围盆地、四川盆地矿权流转区、塔里木盆地塔东区块在常规油、致密碎屑岩油气藏、页岩油、火山岩气藏、碳酸盐岩油气藏等领域面临的地质难题,厘清物探技术需求和差距,提出了未来在推广完善成熟技术、创新研发核心技术、加快构建大数据平台、探索储备新能源物探技术等方面的发展方向,以促进大庆油田物探技术的持续快速进步,为大庆油田高质量发展再作新贡献。

地震采集方案评价优化分析方法及应用——以准噶尔盆地阜康凹陷为例

准噶尔盆地多数勘探领域处于沙漠戈壁地区,由于近地表吸收衰减强和各种类型的噪声多而强等因素的影响,为提高采集资料的品质,常常采用“强化”参数下的“两宽一高”地震采集。在“提质增效,高效勘探”的背景下,从兼顾数据品质和采集成本的技术经济一体化考虑,评价已有采集方案,提出优化方案,成为该地区及业界关注和研究的热点。通过分析准噶尔盆地阜康凹陷近年来实施的多块“两宽一高”地震采集方案并结合相关理论研究,笔者提出了一种用定量关系为依据的采集方案评价优化流程,得出了研究区各个采集方案的适当或需进一步优化的相关结论,为研究区下一步采集方案优化设计提供了有效指导。

井炮同步激发采集技术在塔北—塔中沙漠区的应用

近年来,塔里木油田在台盆区沙漠地带采取“区带整体部署,集中高效采集”的方式加快该区高精度三维地震资料全覆盖部署,地震资料采集面临工作量大、采集时窗短、多支队伍同时施工等诸多挑战。多支地震队施工距离较近造成的数据混叠严重影响深层有效弱信号,通过延长激发时间间隔和轮换交替施工方式势必大幅降低生产效率。为此,通过室内数值模拟定性分析及工区内大炮检距、长排列试验资料和现场录制的120 s长背景记录定量分析,综合建立数据混叠分析时间—空间图板,明确了沙漠区数据混叠的类型及产生机理,提出不同距离条件下井炮激发方案,并成功应用于富满油田Ⅱ区2408 km2沙漠连片三维地震采集。生产实践表明,所提方法可有效地规避数据混叠,在此基础上,采集日效提高约35%,确保了项目优质、高效、按期完成,夯实了油气高效勘探开发资料基础,为大沙漠区连片三维采集提供了借鉴,也为改进防重炮装备系统提供了技术思路。

多类型地震仪器联合采集技术在复杂区的应用与展望

近年来,随着油气勘探程度的不断深入,国内各探区开展了一系列针对复杂地表、复杂地下地质目标的技术攻关,而以“两宽一高”为特征的大道数高精度物探技术是重要手段之一。在实际勘探作业过程中,由于实时带道能力、复杂地表适应性差等方面的限制,传统有线地震仪器已无法满足大道数、高效率和高质量地震数据采集的需求。新近出现的无缆式地震仪器采用的自主采集、数据本地存储工作方式可不受实时采集道数的限制,且能够很好地解决复杂地表区的排列布设难度大的问题,但无法实现采集数据的现场实时下载和质控,数据交付相对滞后。为突破传统使用单一类型地震仪器带来的效率和质量瓶颈,本文给出基于卫星授时的多类型地震仪器联合采集技术的工作原理、作业流程和技术关键点,并以渤海湾盆地冀中坳陷探区的某项目为例阐述该勘探作业新方式的技术优势和应用效果。最后,结合地震勘探需求对多类型地震仪器联合采集技术的应用前景进行了讨论和总结。