Journal
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
Volume 108, Issue -, Pages 595-608Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.06.023
Keywords
Gas hydrates; Simplified three phase Biot equation; Transverse isotropic theory; P-wave velocity modeling; Saturation; Fractures
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- DST, Government of India
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We have characterized the gas hydrate reservoir at Sites NGHP-02-17 and NGHP-02-19 based on isotropic and anisotropic velocity modeling by utilizing both the wireline (WL) and logging-while-drilling (LWD) data independently. The isotropic study is carried out using the simplified three phase Biot equation (STPBE) with density derived porosity and calculated bulk density of sediments as inputs. The anisotropic study uses the transverse isotropic theory for laminated media by considering a layered reservoir model composed of two components: (i) fractures filled with 100% gas hydrates and (ii) isotropic medium composed of water-saturated sediments. In the anisotropic velocity modeling, the reservoir is modeled by incorporating fractures with varying dip angles from 0 degrees to 90 degrees. We estimated gas hydrate saturations using isotropic and anisotropic velocity analysis at both Sites NGHP-02-17 and NGHP-02-19. In both the cases the LWD data derived isotropic model yielded, what appears to be the most accurate values, an average saturation of 45.8% in the high velocity interval between 269 and 285.5 mbsf at Site NGHP-02-17 and 33.8% in the high velocity interval between 306 and 312 mbsf in NGHP-02-19.
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