Imaging Deep Gas Prospects with Multi-component Seismic Data Gas producers across the Gulf of Mexico are targeting deeper and deeper drilling objectives. Most operators in the Gulf consider 30,000ft to be the deepest target depth that will be drilled for the next few years. To image geology at those depths, seismic reflection data must be acquired with offsets of at least 30,000ft. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS IN NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION, PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING A Publication of Gas Technology Institute, the U.S. Department of Energy and Hart Energy Publishing, LP GasTIPS ® Items of Interest 02 Editors’ Comments 29 Publications, Events Calendar, Briefs and Contacts Summer 2005 • Volume 11 • Number 3 GTI-05/0232 M-C Seismic 3 Integrated Seismic/Rock Physics Approach to Characterizing Fractured Reservoirs The key to successful development of many low permeability reservoirs lies in reliably detecting, characterizing and mapping natural fractures. Fractures play a crucial role in controlling fluid transport in tight reservoirs, and they can influence production, sometimes adversely, even in reservoirs with moderate to high permeability.
