Seismic pore pressure prediction with uncertainty using a probabilistic mechanical earth model

SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1366-1369

  Doyen, P M ^a   Malinverno, A ^a   Prioul, R ^a   Hooyman, P ^a   Noeth, S ^a   Den Boer, L ^b   Psaila, D ^b   Sayers, C M ^c   Smit, T J H ^c   Van Eden, C ^c   Wervelman, R ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b WESTERNGECO   (United Kingdom)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

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EID: 84885481042     PISSN: 10523812     EISSN: 19494645     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1817542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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7. Sayers, C.M., Smit, T.J.H., van Eden C., Wervelman, R., Bachmann, B., Fitts, T., Bingham, J., McLachlan, K., Hooyman, P., Noeth, S. and Mandhiri, D., Use of reflection tomography to predict pore pressure in overpressured reservoir sands, submitted for presentation at the SEG 2003 annual meeting.