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Well To Seismic Tie: PE6040: Advanced Seismic Data Analysis and Interpretation

This document discusses well-seismic tie, which relates well data measured in depth units to seismic data measured in time units. It describes the difference between well and seismic data, the reference levels used, and the check shot survey process for relating time to depth. The workflow of well-seismic tie involves inputting log and seismic data, editing logs, modeling reflectivity coefficients, and tying the modeled well trace to the real seismic trace. Examples demonstrate how a good tie is achieved when peaks in the modeled and real traces correspond. The objective is to relate geological features in wells to peaks and troughs in seismic data passing through the well location.

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Well To Seismic Tie: PE6040: Advanced Seismic Data Analysis and Interpretation

This document discusses well-seismic tie, which relates well data measured in depth units to seismic data measured in time units. It describes the difference between well and seismic data, the reference levels used, and the check shot survey process for relating time to depth. The workflow of well-seismic tie involves inputting log and seismic data, editing logs, modeling reflectivity coefficients, and tying the modeled well trace to the real seismic trace. Examples demonstrate how a good tie is achieved when peaks in the modeled and real traces correspond. The objective is to relate geological features in wells to peaks and troughs in seismic data passing through the well location.

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PE6040: Advanced seismic data analysis and interpretation

Well to Seismic Tie

Guided by – Submitted by –
Dr. Rajesh R. Nair Shubhank Khamparia
Associate Professor, IIT Madras Roll no. PE20M016
Contents –

• Introduction and objectives

• Comparison b/w well & seismic data

• Reference levels and check shots

• Workflow involved in well-seismic tie

• Tying modelled wave to seismic trace - examples

• Summary and References


What is Well-seismic tie –
Well-seismic ties allows well data(measured in units of depth), to be compared to
seismic data, measured in units of time
Objective –

• Relate features from well data (such as formation tops) to the peaks & troughs in
seismic line which passes though well location

• Depth – time relationship is required to relate well to seismic data

• Tying also helps in modelling well individual wavelets generated by various


impedances, reflectivity coefficients – and combine them to give resultant seismic
trace
Well data Seismic data
Sample points gathered along Samples areas and volumes
wellbore
High Frequency – 10,000 to 20000 Hz Low Frequency – 5 to 100 Hz
Along depth measurement Measures Time
Vertical resolution – 2 cm to 2 m Vertical resolution – 15 to 100 m
Horz. Resolution – 150-1000m Horz. Resolution – 150-1000m
Measures vertical velocity, density, Measures seismic amplitude, phase,
resistivity and other rock/fluid horizontal and vertical velocities
properties
Reference Levels -
Check-Shot Survey –

• Check shots measures one-way travel time from


surface to target depth where geophone is placed.

• Relates seismic wave travel time with depth in log


data – provides direct relationship b/w time and
depth measurement

• Mindful of difference in datums


Workflow of Seismic Well–Tie –

Consists of following steps :

1. Data Input – consists of log data (sonic, density and deviation survey) and seismic data
(through well and full/near stack data)

2. Log/QC Editing – Removing data problems such as fluid invasions, washouts, casing
shoe, stuck tool etc

3. Log Blocking (optional step) – capturing major RCs, fixing minimum bed thickness – can
be done manually or by machines

4. Time-depth data – required for calibration – consisting VSPs, check shots, seismic
stacking velocities.

5. Input seismic wavelet – can be analytical (define shape and frequency) or extracted
(derived statistically from a seismic window)

6. Modelling traces – Convolution RCs with wavelets.


Output trace tying -
Another example of seismic tie -

Modelled well
trace
Real-seismic
trace
What defines a ‘Good’ Tie –

This depends on specific stages, such as -


Well to seismic tie example -

Zone of
interest
Zoomed-in scale-

Synthetic
Peak at
trace
real data
correspond
s to peak in
modelled
trace
Summary –

• Understanding of well-seismic tie, its objective and why is it required

• Difference between well and seismic data and reference levels.

• Workflow of well-seismic tie and how modelled trace is generated &


related with real seismic data

• Elements of good well-seismic tie, their applications along with some


examples
References –
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anOt5Zw5e_E - EAGE E-Lecture: Well Tie:
Principles

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39N-pXkBuCA – IRIS Earthquake science : Well


seismic tie

• Simon R, Bacon M, “Seismic Amplitude : Interpreter’s Handbook” , Cambridge University


Press, UK, 2014
Thank You

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