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Fundamentals
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Fundamentals
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The fundamental model on which bandlimited inversion is based is the 1D convolution
model where the multiples are assumed to be negligible:
t i   r j wi  j 1  ni
j
where:
- the zero offset reflectivity of the earth expressed as a time series
- the seismic wavelet, assumed to be constant
- additive measurement noise
rj 
I j  I j 1
I j  I j 1
The reflectivity is related to impedance of a series of layers in the earth by the equation
above, where ‘I’ denotes impedance. This can be any appropriate parameter,
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corresponding to the stacked amplitudes to be inverted; for instance acoustic or elastic
impedance corresponding to respectively near and far offset stacks.
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The bandlimited inversion scheme starts with building a low frequency model
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by
picking
the
major reflectors on the seismic data and providing detailed velocity
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information from well logs. The well log values are extrapolated to produce a velocity
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value for each sample for every trace to be inverted. The picked reflectors are guides to
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extrapolation. By now, the low-frequency model represents a full bandwidth, but is
supposed to represent only the lower frequnecies absent on the seismic data. The model
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is smoothed in order to construct this band.
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1  r j 
I j  I j 1 

1  r j 
The seismic traces are inverted using the equation above, which is a recursive inversion of
the reflectivity. This gives a middle frequency band, approximately 10-60 Hz, of the
acoustic impedance. The combination of the frequency band of the low frequency model
and the recursive inversion should in turn be comparable to well data.
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Start the Strata module by clicking
the ‘Strata’ button in the Geoview
window.
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We want to invert acoustic impedance
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from the near offset stack, and later
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offset stack.
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In the Strata main window, select the
‘Open Seismic from Project’ option
from the ‘Seismic’ menu.
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Model
Select the ‘near.vol’ in the following
window and assign Well_1 to CDP 37
in the ‘Well to Seismic Map Menu’.
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Many useful tools are available
under the ‘Process’ menu. The
amplitude spectrum can be
obtained in Strata by selecting the
option as shown.
As previously mentioned, typically
lower frequencies of the amplitude
spectrum of the seismic traces are
nearly absent. This band will also
be absent on the impedance
section inverted from the seismic
traces.
Amplitude spectrum of
near offset stack
Nearly absent low
frequency band
By combining the low-frequency
trend of the well logs with the
inverted traces will produce
reliable impedance information.
Low frequency trend
from well log
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Because the logs were correlated
after the last wavelet extraction in
the Elog module, we need to extract
a new wavelet for the inversion
scheme. This can be done in Strata
from the ‘Wavelet’ menu.
Make sure that ‘density’ and the Pwave correlated to the near offset
stack are set to be active, as show.
This can be obtained from wavelet
extraction menu in Strata. Continue
on with the wavelet estimation as
before.
When done: it is wise to rename the
wavelet intended to invert the near
offset stack so something more
intuitive than the default name.
Select ‘Display Wavelet Tool’ from
the Wavelet menu in Strata. Mark
the wavelet to rename and choose
‘Rename Wavelet’ as shown.
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Horizons Picks
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Select ‘Pick Horizons’ as shown. Horizon
5 corresponds to ‘Top5’ on the well. Also
pick the other four horizons. This might
take a while.
Tip: Start the correlation mode in Elog
to find where the formation tops are
located on synthetic trace and the
seismic.
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Horizons Picks
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After the horizons are picked, the section should look something like below. Optionally,
the horizons can also be loaded from the file ‘horizons’ by using the load option from the
Horizon menu
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Select ‘Build/Rebuild a Model’
from the ‘Model’ menu in
Strata.
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Toggle the ‘Create a blank new
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model’ and ‘Typical setup of PWavelet Estimation Impedance…’ options. Also
type in an appropriate name for
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the model. Click ‘Next’ when
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done.
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Select Well_1 in the next
window and click ‘Next’.
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Select the logs to use in the next
window. Make sure to use the
P-wave correlated to the near
offset stack and the ‘density’.
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Also make sure to select the
‘<computed>’ option for ‘Pimpedance’. Probably due to a
bug in the code, the other
options yields no result.
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Select all horizons except for the
one corresponding ‘Top4’ on
the well log (Horizon 4).
Since ‘Horizon 4’ represents the
reservoir zone, excluding this
zone yields a low frequency
model representing the
stratigraphic column except
for the reservoir sand. Any
signs of the reservoir sand on
the final result can therefore
with certainty be tracked back
to the seismic data alone, and
not the low frequency model.
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The model will appear in the
Strata window. Change the
display options as shown. Also
insert the P-impedance log
instead of the synthetic trace.
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The model needs to be smoothed.
Select the ‘Set Model Parameters’
option and go to the ‘Advanced’
folder and apply a running
aveage. Instead of using 42
samples, 27 is also a good magical
number.
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Select the ‘Bandlimited’ option
from the ‘Invert’ menu and
select the ‘near’ volume as
seismic volume.
Also select the P-impedance
volume from the lowfrequency model as impedance
volume.
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Set the constant high-cut
freqnecy to be 7 Hz. This is the
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frequnecy which the model
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and the inverted traces are
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The processing sample rate
should equal the sample rate
of the seismic data, which in
this case is 4 ms. Other values
will yield re-sampling of the
data volumes.
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On the inverted section, the reservoir zone shows up better, but the top reservoir is
still not easily determined. This was also expected from examining the acoustic
impedance log. The elastic impedance log at 36 indicates that inverting the far
offset stack for this parameter will yield a better result.
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Reservoir sand?
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It is always a good habit to store
the project and have a cop of
coffee.
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Re-open the window where the
AI model was created. If this
window isn’t already opened,
select the ‘Data Menu’ from the
‘Project’ menu.
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Select the volumes as shown
and click the ‘Show’ button.
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Depending on which window you
are working from, the AI model
might still be opened. If so, close
the AI model by selecting the
close-option from the `Model`
menu.
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Open the far offset stack volume,
which was loaded in the Elog
section.
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Wavelet Estimation
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We need to extract a new wavelet
for the far offset stack. Select the
‘Use Well’ option from the Wavelet
menu as before.
Remember to make sure that the
P-wave correlated to the far offset
stack is marked as active, and
estimate a new wavelet as for the
near offset stack.
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Rename the wavelet intended to
invert the far offset stack to
something more intuitive than the
default name by accessing the
wavelet tool.
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Low Frequency Model
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Create a low-frequency model
for elastic impedance as
shown. The process is similar
to creation of AI model.
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Add the well as before. Select
the P-wave correlated to far
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offset stack and the
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‘Computed’ option as shown.
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Click the `Angle/Offset
specification’ button as shown
to specify input parameters for
computation of elastic
impedance.
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Enter the parameters as shown. The
average angle of incidence and
transmission is assumed to be 36 for
the far offset stack.
A factor of 0.5545 is applied for the
the constant Vs/Vp term. This
average value is derived from the
reservoir zone.
Select the horizons as shown below.
Also this time, deselect horizon 4.
Finish the model by clicking ‘Ok’.
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Go to ’Model’ once more and
select ’Set Model Parameters’.
Click the ’Advanced’ tab and
smooth the model with a moving
average of 27 samples.
Click ’Ok’ when done.
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We should by now be ready to
invert the far offset stack for
elastic impedance at Select
’Bandlimited’ from the ’Invert’
menu.
In the appearing window, select
’far’ as seismic volume and the
elastic impedance model you just
created as impedance volume.
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The constant high cut frequency
is also here set to 7 Hz.
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Inversion – Far Offset
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The inverted volume shows up in a new window. Post the EI log on the
section. As can be seen, the top reservoir zone got to some degree better
imaged, but the termination is absent.
If the resulting inversion is showing only green colors, that is, the color key is
out of scale, click the ‘eye’ button and the ‘Seismic’ tab. Click the ‘data range’
button to adjust the scale. A default scan should be appropriate.
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Hampson-Russell
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Open Seismic
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Connolly, P., 1999, Elastic impedance: The Leading Edge, 18, no. 4, 438-452.
Duffaut, K., Alsos T., Landrø, M., Rognø H., Al-Najjar. N. F., 2000, Shear-wave
elastic impedance: The Leading Edge, 19, no. 11, 1222-1229.
Hampson-Russell 4.1.5 Reference Manual
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