A new method for determining lower density layer in prospection of hydrocarbon

Volume: 22 Number: 3 June 30, 2016
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A new method for determining lower density layer in prospection of hydrocarbon

Abstract

It is known that densities in formations are usually assumed to be constant for gravity model calculations. This also implies that formations are homogeneous and isotropic. However, the formations are usually heterogeneous and densities vary depending on heterogeneity. For this reason, densities should be taken into account as variables. Some scientists consider densities as variables in each formation in model calculations. In other words, density is defined as a function of the required parameters. In fact, functional change is regular. However, density is an irregular variable that depends on the change boundaries of seismic velocity. In this study, it is aimed to take density into account as a variable by using detected seismic velocity boundaries at which seismic velocity changes for each formation. In addition to main formations in model geometry in 3D inversion calculations, another formation was defined. This additional formation has been described by using a combination of all of the change boundaries of seismic velocity present in each formation in a specific order. The density calculated for the additional formation estimated the variation of density between the change boundaries of seismic velocity. This variation is added to the mass densities that are calculated for the description number of each zone. So, lower-density layer comprising oil can be determined by this method. The reliability of the results of the method depends on the reliability of seismic velocity boundaries. Moreover, the increasing number of seismic velocity boundaries leads to the increasing resolution of density variations.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

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Authors

Hasan Çavşak This is me

Publication Date

June 30, 2016

Submission Date

July 11, 2016

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 22 Number: 3

APA
Elmas, A., & Çavşak, H. (2016). Hidrokarbon aramacılığında düşük yoğunluklu tabakayı bulmak için yeni bir yöntem. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 22(3), 233-240. https://izlik.org/JA49UF39EP
AMA
1.Elmas A, Çavşak H. Hidrokarbon aramacılığında düşük yoğunluklu tabakayı bulmak için yeni bir yöntem. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2016;22(3):233-240. https://izlik.org/JA49UF39EP
Chicago
Elmas, Ali, and Hasan Çavşak. 2016. “Hidrokarbon Aramacılığında Düşük Yoğunluklu Tabakayı Bulmak Için Yeni Bir Yöntem”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 22 (3): 233-40. https://izlik.org/JA49UF39EP.
EndNote
Elmas A, Çavşak H (July 1, 2016) Hidrokarbon aramacılığında düşük yoğunluklu tabakayı bulmak için yeni bir yöntem. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 22 3 233–240.
IEEE
[1]A. Elmas and H. Çavşak, “Hidrokarbon aramacılığında düşük yoğunluklu tabakayı bulmak için yeni bir yöntem”, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 233–240, July 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA49UF39EP
ISNAD
Elmas, Ali - Çavşak, Hasan. “Hidrokarbon Aramacılığında Düşük Yoğunluklu Tabakayı Bulmak Için Yeni Bir Yöntem”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 22/3 (July 1, 2016): 233-240. https://izlik.org/JA49UF39EP.
JAMA
1.Elmas A, Çavşak H. Hidrokarbon aramacılığında düşük yoğunluklu tabakayı bulmak için yeni bir yöntem. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2016;22:233–240.
MLA
Elmas, Ali, and Hasan Çavşak. “Hidrokarbon Aramacılığında Düşük Yoğunluklu Tabakayı Bulmak Için Yeni Bir Yöntem”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 3, July 2016, pp. 233-40, https://izlik.org/JA49UF39EP.
Vancouver
1.Ali Elmas, Hasan Çavşak. Hidrokarbon aramacılığında düşük yoğunluklu tabakayı bulmak için yeni bir yöntem. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 1;22(3):233-40. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA49UF39EP