Porosity Estimation from Elastic Properties using Neural Network in Carbonate

Reservoir, Central Luconia

Prepared by: Sharanya Varatharajoo (20845)
Supervised by: Dr. Maman Hermana Husen
Petroleum Geoscience Department, PETRONAS University of Technology

1. INTRODUCTION 2. METHODOLOGY
Background of Study
Estimating porosity in carbonate reservoir could be slightly difficult compared to Seismic data
Well log data (near and far
siliciclastic due to the complex pore system. This study demonstrates the application of stack)

neutral network to estimate porosity from elastic properties which retrieved from the
well log and seismic data. The aim of this research is to implement neural network to
solve porosity estimation in carbonate reservoir of Field X in Central Luconia, Malaysia. Well log
analysis
Seismic
Inversion

Research Area Problem Statement

Nevertheless, can an accurate porosity Elastic Determine
estimation will be produced from neural network properties elastic
properties
calculation
in carbonates as the pore systems in carbonates
are much more complex than siliciclastic?
Neural
Cross-Plot
Objectives analysis
Network
training
1. To estimate the porosity in carbonates body
using neural network technology
2. To evaluate the porosity estimation Estimate Predict
obtained from the empirical equation and Porosity porosity

neural network with those from well log

data to check the accuracy Comparison
3. To assess the reliability of SQp and SQs and checking

attribute for porosity prediction in

Fig 1: Location map of Field X, Central Luconia [1] carbonate body Fig 2: Project Methodology

3. RESULTS & DISCUSSIONS

Well log Analysis
1. P-impedance (AI), S-impedance (SI), Lambda
Mu Rho (LMR), SQp and SQs were calculated
and generated
Cross-plot Analysis
1. The correlation of SQp and SQs with porosity
SQs: 0.96662 (Excellent)
Fig 3: Cross-plot porosity vs SQs SQp: 0.694145 (Good)
2. Thus, SQs and SQp is reliable to estimate
porosity in the carbonate reservoir
Fig 6: Porosity model from Qs porosity empirical equation
Pre-stack Inversion Analysis
1. The pre-stack inversion was conducted and
y = 3.43164 x – 0.0390274
various elastic properties were examined
Correlation = 0.694145
2. Among all the elastic properties, SQs yielded
the less inversion error of 0.035
3. Hence, SQs was choose as an input to train
Fig 4: Cross-plot porosity vs SQp the neural network
Porosity estimation from empirical equation
1. The predicted porosity from empirical
equation of SQs
Fig 7: Porosity model from Neural Network 2. Correlation with actual porosity is 0.961911
(Excellent)

y = -0.762414 x – 1.49858
Neural Network Application
1. Predicting porosity from SQs attributes using
Correlation = 0.961911

Correlation = 0.891984 Neural Networks

2. Correlation with actual porosity is 0.891984
Fig 5: Inverted SQs Fig 8: Cross-plots of actual porosity vs predicted porosity (Very good)

4. CONCLUSIONS
1. SQp and SQs are reliable elastic properties to estimate porosity in carbonate body
2. The porosity estimated from empirical equation yielded slightly better correlation compared to porosity estimated from neural network
3. Neural network highly endorsed to use in the future as tool a to estimate porosity in the carbonate reservoir

5. REFERENCES 6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
[1] M. B. Madon , "Geological Setting of Sarawak," in The Petroleum Geology and I would like to express my greatest gratitude to my supervisor,
Resources of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur , PETRONAS, 1999, pp. 275-290. Dr. Maman Hermana, family and friends who provided
[2] SHELL, "B11 Full Field Report," SARAWAK SHELL BERHAD, Sarawak, 2014. support and guidance at all times.
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