Process for characterising the evolution of an oil or gas reservoir over time
US10393900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/6122
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for characterizing the evolution of a reservoir by determining a seismic wavelet which links observed seismic data to a sequence of reflectivities. The method comprises obtaining seismic data (200) representing seismic changes which have occurred between a first time and a second time, said seismic data comprising a plurality of seismic traces; and performing an optimization operation simultaneously (230) on the seismic traces so as to optimize for said seismic wavelet. The optimization operation may be performed without using known reflectivity data as an input.
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