Using Time-Lapse 4D Seismic to Monitor Saturation Changes in Carbonate Reservoirs

Authors

  • Mohamed Saleh Efnik
     University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
  • Samsuddin H. Taib
     University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
  • Nur Islami
     University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-016-0541-3

Keywords:

4D Seismic, Saturation, Carbonate Reservoirs.

Abstract

In the past ten years, time-lapse (4D) seismic has evolved as a standard way of monitoring reservoir performance. The method is now being used as good reservoir management practice to provide evidence of saturation changes within the reservoir at field scale. 4D provides a new piece of data describing the dynamic behavior of the reservoir fluids between the wells, often limited to small scale monitoring at the borehole scale. Thus, it provides sophisticated techniques for reservoir monitoring and management relying on the integration of geological models, static and dynamic properties of the reservoir rock, and detailed production and pressure field data.

While 4D seismic data has been very successful in monitoring hydrocarbon production from clastic reservoirs, this work has focused on implementing 4D time lapse to monitor saturation changes in carbonate reservoirs and it's capability to be used as enhanced oil recovery (EOR) tool that can help in enhancing the recovery factor for the filed and help to locate new drilling to sweep more oil out of the reservoir and locate the by-pass oil.

The principal goal of this research was to detect the maximum change in seismic attributes (amplitude, acoustic impedance, travel time) that could occur as a result of oil production, water and gas injection in carbonate reservoirs by using time-lapse 4D seismic.

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Volume 88, Issue 6, December 2016 Pages (673-824)

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2016-12-01

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Efnik, M. S., Taib, S. H., & Islami, N. (2016). Using Time-Lapse 4D Seismic to Monitor Saturation Changes in Carbonate Reservoirs. Journal of Geological Society of India, 88(6), 736–742. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-016-0541-3
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