Quantitative analysis of seismic response to total organic content and thermal maturity in shale gas plays

Although shales constitute about 75% of most sedimentary basins, the studies dealing with their elastic properties and seismic response are relatively few, in particular, for organic-rich shales. Shales with the right combination of shale type, organic content, maturity, permeability, porosity, gas...

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Main Authors: Hassan Zadeh, E., Rezaee, Reza
Other Authors: APPEA
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13888
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description Although shales constitute about 75% of most sedimentary basins, the studies dealing with their elastic properties and seismic response are relatively few, in particular, for organic-rich shales. Shales with the right combination of shale type, organic content, maturity, permeability, porosity, gas saturation and natural fracturing are being considered as production targets. Mapping the distribution of shale gas sweet spots and identifying their thermal maturity, organic carbon richness and natural fracture network are critically important for unconventional gas field exploration and development. This study analyses the sensitivity of acoustic and elastic parameters of shales to the variations in thermal maturity and total-organic-content.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-138882017-01-30T11:40:04Z Quantitative analysis of seismic response to total organic content and thermal maturity in shale gas plays Hassan Zadeh, E. Rezaee, Reza APPEA total organic content shale gas plays thermal maturity seismic response Although shales constitute about 75% of most sedimentary basins, the studies dealing with their elastic properties and seismic response are relatively few, in particular, for organic-rich shales. Shales with the right combination of shale type, organic content, maturity, permeability, porosity, gas saturation and natural fracturing are being considered as production targets. Mapping the distribution of shale gas sweet spots and identifying their thermal maturity, organic carbon richness and natural fracture network are critically important for unconventional gas field exploration and development. This study analyses the sensitivity of acoustic and elastic parameters of shales to the variations in thermal maturity and total-organic-content. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13888 Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association restricted
spellingShingle total organic content
shale gas plays
thermal maturity
seismic response
Hassan Zadeh, E.
Rezaee, Reza
Quantitative analysis of seismic response to total organic content and thermal maturity in shale gas plays
title Quantitative analysis of seismic response to total organic content and thermal maturity in shale gas plays
title_full Quantitative analysis of seismic response to total organic content and thermal maturity in shale gas plays
title_fullStr Quantitative analysis of seismic response to total organic content and thermal maturity in shale gas plays
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative analysis of seismic response to total organic content and thermal maturity in shale gas plays
title_short Quantitative analysis of seismic response to total organic content and thermal maturity in shale gas plays
title_sort quantitative analysis of seismic response to total organic content and thermal maturity in shale gas plays
topic total organic content
shale gas plays
thermal maturity
seismic response
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13888