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dc.contributor.authorAl-Jabri, Yousuf
dc.contributor.authorUrosevic, Milovan
dc.contributor.editorSociety of Exploration Geophysics
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:11:00Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:11:00Z
dc.date.created2011-02-16T20:01:23Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationAl-Jabri, Yousuf and Urosevic, Milovan. 2010. Land Seismic Repeatability Prediction from Near Surface Investigation, SEG Denver 2010: Imaging our Future, Oct 17 2010, pp. 4247-4251. Denver, Colorado: Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18956
dc.identifier.doi10.1190/1.3513755
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High seismic repeatability is critical to the monitoring program of the Naylor Field because of the small time-lapse effect related to CO2 injection into a depleted gas reservoir (Naylor). To understand the effect of changing ground conditions on repeatability, we conducted so-called “micro-array” investigation of the near-surface layers at this site. A feature of the injection test site area is the near-surface karst topography. In such geological terrain, a change in water table level can influence the seismic response and cause changes in the seismic wave scattering pattern. Hence the aim of micro-array measurements was to determine the properties of the near surface layers during the wet and dry seasons. This could help us understand and ultimately predict the seismic response and hence survey repeatability at a given site.Measurements of seismic response due to near surface property changes (seasonal) could help optimise the design of time lapse surveys which ultimately yields improved survey differencing. Measured elastic properties of the near surface are used to produce seismic response and predict repeatability as a function of the variable soil conditions. Comparison of numerical and field data is finally used to verify the validity of this approach. In this study we investigated the variation of elastic properties of both top soil and the deeper rugose clay-limestone interface as a function of water depth level. Such tests in fact simulate the measurements conducted in dry and wet seasons and help evaluate the effect of these seasonal variations on the seismic signature, which is then analysed in terms of non-repeatability. In this study, we use both micro-borehole (micro VSP) and micro-refraction arrays to analyse directional properties of the near-surface. Finally, numerical tests were performed with calibrated soil parameters.

dc.publisherSEG
dc.titleLand Seismic Repeatability Prediction from Near Surface Investigation
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage4247
dcterms.source.endPage4251
dcterms.source.issn1949-5552
dcterms.source.titleSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts
dcterms.source.seriesSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts
dcterms.source.conferenceSEG Denver 2010: Imaging our Future
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateOct 17 2010
dcterms.source.conferencelocationDenver, Colorado
dcterms.source.placeTulsa
curtin.departmentDepartment of Exploration Geophysics
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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