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Microcrack Porosity Estimation Based on Rock Physics Templates: A Case Study in Sichuan Basin, China
Chuantong Ruan, Jing Ba, José M. Carcione, Tiansheng Chen, Runfa He
April 27, 2023
Low porosity-permeability structures and microcracks, where gas is produced, are the main characteristics of tight sandstone gas reservoirs in the Sichuan Basin, China. In this work, an analysis of amplitude variation with offset (AVO) is performed. Based on the experimental and log data, sensitivity analysis is performed to sort out the rock physics attributes sensitive to microcrack and total porosities. The Biot−Rayleigh poroelasticity theory describes the complexity of the rock and yields the seismic properties, such as Poisson’s ratio and P-wave impedance, which are used to build rock-physics templates calibrated with ultrasonic data at varying effective pressures. The templates are then applied to seismic data of the Xujiahe formation to estimate the total and microcrack porosities, indicating that the results are consistent with actual gas production reports.
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Biot–Rayleigh theory, microcrack porosity, rock-physics template, tight sandstone gas reservoirs, total porosity
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Ruan C, Ba J, Carcione JM, Chen T, He R. Microcrack Porosity Estimation Based on Rock Physics Templates: A Case Study in Sichuan Basin, China. (2023). LAPSE:2023.34566
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Ruan C: School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China; School of Mathematics and Statistics, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China
Ba J: School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
Carcione JM: School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China; National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), 34010 Trieste, Italy
Chen T: Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China
He R: School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
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Energies
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14
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21
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7225
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2021
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2021-11-02
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1996-1073
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