Abstract

Summary Time-lapse (4D) seismic can be effectively integrated into the reservoir-management process by embedding the calculation of seismic attributes in a flow simulator. This paper describes a petroelastic model (PEM) embedded in a multipurpose flow simulator. The flow simulator may be used to model gas, black-oil, compositional, and thermal systems. The PEM can calculate reservoir geophysical attributes such as compressional-wave (P-wave) and shear-wave (S-wave) velocities and impedances, dynamic and static Young's moduli, and dynamic and static Poisson's ratios. Examples illustrate how to use the PEM to facilitate the integration of 4D seismic and reservoir flow modeling.

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