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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1998; v. 127; p. 115-119;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.127.01.09
© 1998 Geological Society of London

Reservoir characterization: how can anisotropy help?

Roderick J. Owen, Xiang-Yang Li, Colin D. Macbeth & David C. Booth

Edinburgh Anisotropy Project, British Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3LA, UK

We present a brief review on the use of seismic anisotropy for reservoir characterization. Seismic anisotropy utilizes the concept of scattering interference from subwavelength heterogeneities and may provide a powerful tool for characterizing these heterogeneities. An ordered system of reservoir heterogeneity may display seismic anisotropy diagnosed by shear-wave splitting, and the polarization of the fast split shear-wave (qS1), the time delay between the two split shear-waves (qS1, qS2), and the differential reflectivity at normal incidence may be used to quantify the heterogeneities. An example of field data obtained from a multicomponent seismic survey is presented to demonstrate how hydrocarbon production can be correlated with seismic anisotropy, and its potential application to reservoir characterization.





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