Post stack seismic data processing for enhancing subsurface reservoir mapping in the Shushan basin, Western Desert, Egypt
Gaber, Y., Ewida, H., Othman, A., Ghazala, H. (2023). Post stack seismic data processing for enhancing subsurface reservoir mapping in the Shushan basin, Western Desert, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 12(1), 106-120. doi: 10.1080/20909977.2023.2250970
Yasmine Gaber; Hatem F. Ewida; Amal Othman; Hosni Ghazala. "Post stack seismic data processing for enhancing subsurface reservoir mapping in the Shushan basin, Western Desert, Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 12, 1, 2023, 106-120. doi: 10.1080/20909977.2023.2250970
Gaber, Y., Ewida, H., Othman, A., Ghazala, H. (2023). 'Post stack seismic data processing for enhancing subsurface reservoir mapping in the Shushan basin, Western Desert, Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 12(1), pp. 106-120. doi: 10.1080/20909977.2023.2250970
Gaber, Y., Ewida, H., Othman, A., Ghazala, H. Post stack seismic data processing for enhancing subsurface reservoir mapping in the Shushan basin, Western Desert, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 12(1): 106-120. doi: 10.1080/20909977.2023.2250970

Post stack seismic data processing for enhancing subsurface reservoir mapping in the Shushan basin, Western Desert, Egypt

NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics
Volume 12, Issue 1, December 2023, Pages 106-120    PDF (35.14 M)
DOI: 10.1080/20909977.2023.2250970
Authors
Yasmine Gaber; Hatem F. Ewida; Amal Othman; Hosni Ghazala
Abstract
Reprocessing of seismic reflection data over Nader field in the Egyptian Western Desert, improved the images of the surface structural framework. The appearance of seismic data can be affected by various factors apart from subsurface structure, including data acquisition problems and processing artefacts. Different post-stack processing steps were tested and compared to the original seismic data determine the enhancement of data quality and improvements on imaging the subsurface. The applied post-stack processing sequence increased the seismic data resolution through increasing the signal-to-noise ratio, enhancing faults detection, and reflectors sharpness and continuity. The Time Variant Frequency Filter (TVF) application is found to be better than applying the filter in one time window and provided more detailed frequency contents and in turn better reflectors identification. The Frequency/Wave Number (F/K) filter removed lot of the existing linear noises resulted in more clear images. The Frequency/Distance (F/X) Deconvolution enhanced the data coherency by removing the existing random noises. The Spiking Deconvolution showed remarkable enhancement in compressing the reflectors and increasing their continuity. The reprocessed data interpretation of Abu Roash C member in Nader Filed, Shushan basin, North Western Desert, Egypt, comparing to the original, showed better mapping and faults detection, which highlighted new potential structures that could act as hydrocarbon traps.
Keywords
Post-stack processing; data quality enhancement; seismic resolution Shushan basin; Western Desert
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