Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2020, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (5): 49-54.doi: 10.13809/j.cnki.cn32-1825/te.2020.05.007

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Correction methods for acoustic anisotropy of bedding shale

LI Xiansheng1(),LIU Xiangjun1(),LIANG Lixi1,LI Wei1,GAO Yang2,XIONG Jian1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
    2. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Xinjiang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China
  • Received:2020-02-16 Online:2020-10-26 Published:2020-09-24
  • Contact: LIU Xiangjun E-mail:CQKZLXS@qq.com;liuxj@swpu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The physical and mechanical properties of bedding shales show strong anisotropy, which leads to the significant difference in the logging response of the same formation between the vertical wells and the horizontal wells, and bringing the difficulties in regional reservoir evaluation. Based on the numerical simulations, the influence of orientation and density of bedding on the anisotropy of longitudinal wave has been analyzed, and a correction model for longitudinal wave of shale in Longmaxi formation has been built. Then, combined with the indoor compression wave experiment, the rationality of this new model has been analyzed. The results show that, the longitudinal wave anisotropy of shales in Longmaxi formation is obvious, and the coefficient of longitudinal wave is around 1.088 ~ 1.109. The coefficient of longitudinal wave anisotropy has a quadratic polynomial relation with the sine of the bedding angle, and the anisotropic coefficient increases linearly with the increase of bedding density. Application examples show that this new model can reasonably correct the acoustic response of horizontal wells to that of vertical wells.

Key words: numerical simulation, shale, elastic anisotropy, anisotropic correction, longitudinal wave

CLC Number: 

  • TE132