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Wavelet Analysis of Geophysical Well-log Data of Bombay Offshore Basin, India

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Title Wavelet Analysis of Geophysical Well-log Data of Bombay Offshore Basin, India
 
Creator CHANDRASEKHAR, E
RAO, VE
 
Subject Well-log data
Continuous wavelet transformation
Bombay offshore basin, India
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Description Geophysical well-log (bore-hole) data facilitate understanding of the physical properties of the subsurface formations as a function of depth measured in a well. In the present study, the wavelet transformation technique was applied to the well-log data of three wells in the Bombay High oil field, India, in order to identify depths to the tops of oil and/or gas formation zones (pay zones). Continuous wavelet transformation (CWT) was performed on gamma-ray, resistivity, neutron porosity and velocity log data sets in order to determine the space-localization of the oil and/or gas formation zones. The choice of a mother wavelet is important and largely depends on the data under investigation. We have applied a variety of wavelets to the different log data sets to not only identify the depths to the tops of formation zones, but also to determine the optimum wavelet that best characterizes the pay zones. On examination of scalogram plots of each log corresponding to each wavelet for their better resolution in identifying the formation boundaries, we have found that the scalograms corresponding to the Gaus1 wavelet appeared to give the best resolution in identifying the depths of pay zones in all the well-log data sets of all three wells. To further validate the above observation, a histogram analysis of CWT coefficients is made. This showed that, of all the wavelets considered for the present study, Gaus1 wavelet is the most appropriate and optimum for determining the space-localization of pay zones in all the well-log data sets considered in the present study. The depths of pay zones estimated from scalogram plots of logs agree well with those provided by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., India.
 
Publisher SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
 
Date 2014-10-16T15:34:17Z
2014-10-16T15:34:17Z
2012
 
Type Article
 
Identifier MATHEMATICAL GEOSCIENCES, 44(8)901-928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11004-012-9423-4
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/15915
 
Language en