Towards quantitative evaluation of gas injection using time-lapse seismic data

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 310-322

  Falahat, Reza ^a   Shams, Asghar ^a   MacBeth, Colin ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplitude and time shift attributes; Gas injection; Quantitative interpretation; Time lapse seismics

Indexed keywords

4D SEISMIC DATA; CLASTIC RESERVOIRS; FLUID DISTRIBUTION; FLUID MOVEMENT; GAS INJECTION; GAS VOLUME; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; QUALITATIVE ESTIMATES; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; QUANTITATIVE INTERPRETATION; SEISMIC SURVEYS; TIME SHIFTS; TIME-LAPSE SEISMIC DATA; TIME-LAPSE SEISMICS; TRUE AMPLITUDE;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER INJECTION;

GASES;

AMPLITUDE; DATA ACQUISITION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GAS STORAGE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79551675899     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: 13652478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2010.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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