The Fluid Identification Forward Modeling Study of Carbonate Cave Reservoir
- 1 School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences 1, Beijing, China
- 2 School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences 1, Beijing, China
- 3 School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences 1, Beijing, China
- 4 School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences 1, Beijing, China
Abstract
The fluid identification of carbonate reservoir is a key factor to hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir development. In order to simulate the seismic response characteristics of the cave in the carbonate reservoir, three sets of models were designed, including the caves varied in width, the caves filled with different solids, and the oil-gas-water model. The numerical simulation technique was used to carry out the forward modeling and the AVO (Amplitude varies with offset) response characteristics of the three groups of models were analyzed. The results show that the AVO characteristics can be observed when the cave reaches a certain extent in the horizontal direction. When the surrounding rock is constant, the absolute value of the intercept of the AVO curve increases with the V p / V s decrease. The AVO technology can effectively identify the gas cave. The effect is not obvious to water or oil cave.
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