Application of 3-D VSP in Reservoir Characterization

Development of unconventional reservoirs like tight- gas sandstones differs from conventional oil and gas reservoirs. Conventional surface seismic measurements generally do not give results that can drive the business in tight-sandstone fields because of its failure in reservoir-scale lithology and fracture identification. In this monograph we use an uncommon 3-D VSP survey done with horizontal vibrators and multi-level 3-C geophone tool to detect the lithology and fracture distribution in the subsurface.

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Prajnajyoti Mazumdar, Ph.D, specializes in multicomponent 3-D VSP data acquisition, processing and interpretation. He obtained his PhD in Geophysics from Colorado School of Mines. Thomas L. Davis, PhD, is a Professor of Geophysics at Colorado School of Mines and Director of the Reservoir Characterization Project.