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Prediction method of physical parameters based on linearized rock physics inversion

  • Jiajia ZHANG ,
  • Xingyao YIN ,
  • Guangzhi ZHANG ,
  • Yipeng GU ,
  • Xianggang FAN
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  • 1. School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas Geology and Exploration, Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, China
    3. Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China

Received date: 2019-04-10

  Revised date: 2020-01-02

  Online published: 2020-02-19

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Supported by the China National Science and Technology Major Project(2017ZX05049-002);Supported by the China National Science and Technology Major Project(2016ZX05027004-001);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41874146);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41674130);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University(18CX02061A);Innovative Fund Project of China National Petroleum Corporation(2016D-5007-0301);Scientific Research & Technology Development Project of China National Petroleum Corporation(2017D-3504)

Abstract

A linearized rock physics inversion method is proposed to deal with two important issues, rock physical model and inversion algorithm, which restrict the accuracy of rock physics inversion. In this method, first, the complex rock physics model is expanded into Taylor series to get the first-order approximate expression of the inverse problem of rock physics; then the damped least square method is used to solve the linearized rock physics inverse problem directly to get the analytical solution of the rock physics inverse problem. This method does not need global optimization or random sampling, but directly calculates the inverse operation, with high computational efficiency. The theoretical model analysis shows that the linearized rock physical model can be used to approximate the complex rock physics model. The application of actual logging data and seismic data shows that the linearized rock physics inversion method can obtain accurate physical parameters. This method is suitable for linear or slightly non-linear rock physics model, but may not be suitable for highly non-linear rock physics model.

Cite this article

Jiajia ZHANG , Xingyao YIN , Guangzhi ZHANG , Yipeng GU , Xianggang FAN . Prediction method of physical parameters based on linearized rock physics inversion[J]. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2020 , 47(1) : 59 -67 . DOI: 10.1016/S1876-3804(20)60005-2

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