Pre-stack for pore pressure

Nguyen Nam, Phan Giang & Richard

 Abstract

 Abnormal pore pressure can potentially result in complex drilling challenges

and hazards, which make prediction of pore pressure very critical. Seismic
velocity is an important input data to predict and analyze pore pressure
abnormally, especially in the area of limited well control.
 However, seismic velocity that is derived from velocity analysis for
processing purpose might not be suitable for pore pressure prediction
purpose. Therefore integrity of input seismic velocity is the key to successful
pore pressure study. The validation process referred here is an interpretive
velocity analysis which requires access to prestack seismic to verify if
velocity functions have adequate vertical solution and velocity anomalies
response consistently to changes in pore pressure. Nowadays technology
allows interpreter easily access prestack gathers for this purpose.
 This paper presents a case study of pore pressure prediction for the new
target well drilling locations based on an existing well and seismic stacking
velocity. Interpretive velocity analysis on prestack seismic gathers indicated
that low velocity trend in stacking velocity is correlated to an overpressure
zone. In addition, minor adjustments were applied and more data points were
added to existing velocity functions. As a result, validated velocity functions
were better calibrated to well data and hence pore pressure was predicted in
much greater confidence.

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 Seismic section and well locations

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 Seismic velocity with well locations

Low velocity
layer

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 Well headers information

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 6507/8-1 Well logs and Picks

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 6507/7-3 Well logs and Picks

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 6507/7-4 Well logs and Picks

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