Jack Dvorkin, Stanford University, California ; Mario A. Gutierrez, Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc., Texas ; Dario Grana, University of Wyoming
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvii, 324 pages :
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illustrations (some color) ;
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26 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-322) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Part I. The Basics: 1. Forward modeling of seismic reflections for rock characterization; 2. Rock physics models and transforms; 3. Rock physics diagnostics; Part II. Synthetic Seismic Amplitude: 4. Modeling at an interface: quick-look approach; 5. Pseudo-wells: principles and examples; 6. Pseudo-wells: statistics-based generation; Part III. From Well Data and Geology to Earth Models and Reflections: 7. Clastic sequences: diagnostics and Vs prediction; 8. Log shapes at the well scale and seismic reflections in clastic sequences; 9. Synthetic modeling in carbonates; 10. Time lapse (4D) reservoir monitoring; Part IV. Frontier Exploration: 11. Rock physics workflow in oil and gas exploration; 12. DHI validation and prospect risking; Part V. Advanced Rock Physics: Diagenetic Trends, Self-Similarity, Permeability, Poisson's Ratio in Gas Sand, Seismic Wave Attenuation, Gas Hydrates: 13. Rock physics case studies; 14. Poisson's ratio and seismic reflections; 15. Seismic wave attenuation; 16. Gas hydrates; Part VI. Rock Physics Operations Directly Applied to Seismic Amplitude and Impedance: 17. Fluid substitution on seismic amplitude; 18. Rock physics and seismically derived impedance; Part VII. Evolving Methods: 19. Computational rock physics; Appendix A. Direct hydrocarbon indicator checklist