Moment tensor inversion of perforation shots using distributed acoustic sensing

Autor: Bader, Milad, Clapp, Robert G., Nihei, Kurt T., Biondi, Biondo
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Gephysics 88: WC37-WC45 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1190/geo2023-0040.1
Popis: Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) fibers have enabled various geophysical applications in unconventional reservoirs. Combined with perforation shots, a DAS fiber can record valuable guided waves that propagate in the reservoir formation and carry information about its properties. However, the representation of perforation shots as seismic sources, needed to conduct quantitative analysis, remains unknown. We model such sources using a superposition of three mechanisms for which we derive the moment tensor representation. Using field DAS data recorded in the same well where the perforations are located, we establish a workflow to invert the resolvable components of the total moment tensor for 100 different perforation shots. By scrutinizing the inversion results, we conjecture that the moment tensor can indicate how effectively a perforation shot creates micro-cracks in the surrounding rock. Furthermore, our inverted moment tensors form the basis for a subsequent elastic full-waveform inversion.
Comment: This work has been submitted for publication in Geophysics under the reference GEO-2023-0040
Databáze: arXiv