PREDICTION OF RESERVOIR POROSITY DISTRIBUTION FROM SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES USING NEFPROX NEURO-FUZZY MODEL IN THE GORGAN BASIN

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ASHTARI TALKHESTANI AHMAD; NABI BIDHENDI MAJID; JAMALI JAVAD

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Journal: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICS Year:2011 | Volume:5 | Issue:1 Page(s): 1-15

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PREDICTION OF RESERVOIR POROSITY DISTRIBUTION FROM SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES USING NEFPROX NEURO-FUZZY MODEL IN THE GORGAN BASIN

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ASHTARI TALKHESTANI AHMAD | NABI BIDHENDI MAJID | JAMALI JAVAD | Issue Writer Certificate

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POROSITYQ3

NEFPROX NEURO-FUZZY MODELQ2

SEISMIC ATTRIBUTESQ2

GORGAN BASINQ2

Abstract

Prediction of spatial distribution of POROSITY in a reservoir is an essential issue for estimating reserves and planning production operations. In most cases, however, lateral variations of POROSITY cannot be delineated from measurements made at sparsely located wells. The integration of 3D seismic data with petrophysical measurements can significantly improve the spatial description of POROSITY. In the last two decades, several methods have been developed for the estimation of reservoir POROSITY. A number of inversion methods are available in the industry to convert seismic amplitude into acoustic impedance. Acoustic impedance is indirectly related to POROSITY. Alternate integrative approaches for estimating POROSITY include geo-statistical methods, such as kriging and co-kriging using well and seismic data. One of the most accurate methods for estimating reservoir parameters is the application of SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES by a nonlinear estimator, such as neural network or neuro-fuzzy model. Both neural networks and neuro-fuzzy models can be good estimators but the latter has the benefit of being interpretable. In this study, a neuro-fuzzy model called NEFPROX was used to estimate POROSITY in a gas reservoir located in the GORGAN BASIN.NEFPROX is a Mamdani-type neuro-fuzzy model, so it has an advantage of being interpretable that makes it distinct from other type of neuro-fuzzy models. The timeconsuming characteristic of that method is irrelevant in this case because the prediction of POROSITY is an offline prediction problem.The GORGAN BASIN is located in the northern part of Iran, southeast of the Caspian Sea.This area consists mainly of three formations: the upper formation, called Clay-Sand Group I, belongs to quaternary period. Below Clay-Sand Group I is a tertiary formation called Clay-Sand GroupII. A formation of Brown Beds is also a tertiary formation that lies below Clay-Sand GroupII. All of these formations consist mainly of shale and sand.The discovery of gas in the Brown Beds Formation has persuaded explorationists to increase their activities in the GORGAN BASIN. The purpose of this study is to recognize shale and sand bodies in the Brown Beds formation that consists of alternative sand and shale layers with variable thickness.First, a list of 20 SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES was prepared to extract from raw seismic data in the location of wells. Stepwise regression was used to select four appropriate attributes.The maximum number of attributes was set at four to avoid the model complexity. These attributes, in the order of priority, are instantaneous frequency, amplitude weighted frequency, apparent polarity, and second derivative instantaneous amplitude. Then these four selected attributes were introduced into the neuro-fuzzy model as input to predict POROSITY as an output of the model.The neuro-fuzzy model was trained with the data of well GO3. Based on hydrocarbon core samples obtained from the Brown Beds formation and the potential of this formation as a probable reservoir, the data corresponding to this formation were selected as a training data. A model blind test was also conducted with the data of well GO5.POROSITY sections generated as the output of the model showed two low POROSITY sandy and shaly-sand channels in the Brown Beds formation. Lateral variations of these channels can clearly be recognized in these sections. The core samples available in well GO3 (containing hydrocarbon) confirm the existence of the two inferred channels. This clear image of channels is simply unidentifiable from raw seismic data. Hence, NEFPROX can be very helpful in supplying valuable information about extent, shape and lithological variation of a reservoir. Finally, compared comparison was made between the performance of the neuro-fuzzy model and regular neural networks in estimation of POROSITY. The comparison indicates that the accuracy of the NEFPROX estimation is equal to that of MLP and is greater than that of RBF.

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ASHTARI TALKHESTANI, AHMAD, NABI BIDHENDI, MAJID, & JAMALI, JAVAD. (2011). PREDICTION OF RESERVOIR POROSITY DISTRIBUTION FROM SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES USING NEFPROX NEURO-FUZZY MODEL IN THE GORGAN BASIN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICS, 5(1), 1-15. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/133724/en

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ASHTARI TALKHESTANI AHMAD, NABI BIDHENDI MAJID, JAMALI JAVAD. PREDICTION OF RESERVOIR POROSITY DISTRIBUTION FROM SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES USING NEFPROX NEURO-FUZZY MODEL IN THE GORGAN BASIN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICS[Internet]. 2011;5(1):1-15. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/133724/en

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AHMAD ASHTARI TALKHESTANI, MAJID NABI BIDHENDI, and JAVAD JAMALI, “PREDICTION OF RESERVOIR POROSITY DISTRIBUTION FROM SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES USING NEFPROX NEURO-FUZZY MODEL IN THE GORGAN BASIN,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICS, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1–15, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/133724/en

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