Prediction of elastic properties using seismic prestack inversion and neural network analysis

Abstract

Abstract The use of artificial intelligence algorithms to solve geophysical problems is a recent development. Neural network analysis is one of these algorithms. It uses the information from multiple wells and seismic data to train a neural network to predict properties away from the well control. Neural network analysis can significantly improve the seismic inversion result when the outputs of the inversion are used as external attributes in addition to regular seismic attributes for training the network. We found that integration of prestack inversion and neural network analysis can improve the characterization of a late Pliocene gas sandstone reservoir. For inversion, the input angle stacks was conditioned to match the theoretical amplitude-variation-with-offset response. The inversion was performed using a deterministic wavelet set. Neural network analysis was then used to enhance the VP, VS, and density volumes from the inversion. The improvement was confirmed by comparisons with logs from a blind well.