Risk Reduction on the Western Siberia Prospect Using Stochastic Seismic Inversion and Geological Constraints

Abstract

Seismic data is a main source of information for lateral forecast of lithofacies. No one can deny that seismic data is a useful method to determinate structure of prospects. However, we have to accept to urgent need to implement steps that will make possible to predict distribution of lithofacies. In exploration, the prediction of lithology and fluid properties is a main goal. Popularity and comparative simplicity of inversion, made seismic inversion popular for reservoir characterization. Despite the benefits of method, inability to estimate uncertainty of models, stochastic seismic inversion was inveted. A stochastic seismic inversion combine relationship with varying lithofacies parameters and elastic properties using uncertainty of each data. Additional modification of stochastic seismic inversion is geological constraints allows to exclude not appropriate realization and obtain correct probability model of lithofacies. Comparison of approaches and results on a real set provided from the Tyumen formation in Western Siberia allows to estimate advantages and disadvantages of modification stochastic Seismic inversion.