Challenges in 2020

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Challenges in 2020

• Energy demand 60 (?) increase
• CO2 emission increase 60 (?)
• Hydrocarbon will be sustainable
• It is challenge to humanity
• China has to be big part to face the challenge

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Technical Challenges
Frontier Target
Unconventional Resources
More Accurate Efficient
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Who will do it

• National or company wide effort
• We need team up world wide
• Opening SEG Beijing Office
• Basic and application research
• Who will do it
• Consortium research?
• Project research?

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Fluids/DHI Consortium

• Start 1995- now (13 years)
• Sponsors (24)
• Anadarko, BG, BHP, BP, CGGVeritas, Chevron,
  CNOOC, ConocoPhillips, Devon, Encana, Eni,
  ExxonMobil, Fugro-Jason, JOGMEC, Nexen, Paradigm,
  Petrobras, Petrochina, Rock Solid images, RWE,
  Shell, SLB, StatoilHydro, Total

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Seismic Rock Physics- Fluids/DHI Consortium

• Ceremony of Opining SEG Beijing Office
• April 3, 2008
• Dr. De-hua Han (UH), Dr. M. Batzle (CSM)
• Manika Prasad (CSM)

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King Kong vs. Lisa Anne

• Green Canyon, GOM
• Plio-Pleistocene
• Target TVD 11800ft, OB 4100ft

Gas
Fizz
(OBrien, 2004)
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Seismic Rock Physics
Rock and fluid Properties models
Rock Physics
Seismic Attributes
Time, Amp., AVO Spectrum Decom. (T, A, F)
Reservoir Geology
Deposition, Structure Compact. cement.
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P-wave modulus
S DK/Ms
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Phase Behavior
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Gas property
HEAVY GAS COMPRESSIONAL VELOCITY
800
41 MPa
35
600
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Velocity (m/s)
20
15
400
10
30
50
70
90
110
Temperature (c)
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Calculated Velocities Using Gvseu (API 48.27)
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Calculated Vs vs. Temperature ( API 9.38)
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Sandstone trend
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Carbonate Trend
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Heavy Oil Sands
Figure 16. Heavy oil sands potential variation
of oil and sand structure.
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Temperature effect
Figure 13. Summarize all (15) the Vp data versus
temperature
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Gas Hydrate Crystal Structures
STRUCTURE I
STRUCTURE II
STRUCTURE H
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Sand and Shale Compaction
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Fluid Property
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AVO Response
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• Case Study

Beijing
Sichuan Basin Southwest China
K lt1mD Target zone around 2500m Delta-plain
dominated with braided channels
?100
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Thickness
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FLUID TERM VOLUME
WATER
GAS
FIZZ?
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Fluid modulus
GPa
Inverted fluid bulk modulus using Lisa anne well
information
KingKong
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AVO Response
Initial P.
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Thanks
De-hua Han dhan_at_uh.edu
Dr. M. Batzle mbatzle_at_mines.edu