CMP域内海洋CSEM法探测海底天然气水合物分辨能力研究

海洋CSEM法因其对海底高阻体反应灵敏,可用于探测和识别海底天然气水合物储层,然而,由于海底天然气水合物成因和成藏规律复杂,一些区域横向块状分布或是垂向多层分布的成藏模式加大了探测难度和成本,对于探测分辨能力也提出了更高的要求。为了在实际CSEM探测中进行高阻异常的现场快速评估,借鉴地震勘探共中心点道集的转换方式,将二维模型的海洋CSEM响应在CMP域单元内转换为一维模型的响应,进而实现二维模型CSEM资料在CMP域内的近似一维反演,针对不同电阻率模型讨论勘探参数对异常体分辨能力的影响。结果表明,海洋CSEM资料的CMP域反演对横向和纵向上相邻的水合物储集体具有一定的分辨能力,这为海洋CSEM法探测复杂成藏模式的水合物提供理论依据。     

海洋天然气水合物的地球物理勘探技术

天然气水合物将成为21世纪的替代能源，地球物理方法是勘探天然气水合物的重要手段。本文比较全面地分析和总结了天然气水合物的各种地球物理识别技术以及地震资料的特殊处理和分析方法，详细地介绍了水平地震剖面、垂直地震剖面、测井以及旁侧声纳剖面上天然气水合物的表现和识别方法。特别地，针对海洋地震资料的特点以及天然气水合物在地震剖面上的识别标志BSR、振幅空白带等特征，文章引入了真振幅处理、子波处理以及多项式拟合等处理方法来提高天然气水合物识别标志在地震剖面上的显示效果。最后，为了全面了解海底天然气水合物的分布 以及微细结构，文章介绍了AVO分析、全波形反演速率分析、叠加速度分析和走时反演等正、反演技术。     

AVO反演在琼东南海域天然气水合物识别中的应用

为了更好地研究天然气水合物展布形态和赋存情况,利用AVO反演技术对琼东南海域天然气水合物进行了识别。首先通过对不同地层模型下天然气水合物和游离气的AVO属性特征进行了正演模拟分析,获得了天然气水合物AVO属性的响应特征。研究表明,天然气水合物饱和度不同时,其BSR处AVO属性特征也不同。当天然气水合物饱和度较高时,BSR处的AVO属性特征为:截距为负值,梯度为正值,截距×梯度为负值,流体因子为负值;当饱和度较低时,受游离气的影响,其BSR的AVO属性特征为:截距为负值,梯度为负值,截距×梯度为正值,流体因子为负值且幅值较大。鉴此,根据正演分析结果,重点对琼东南海域地震资料进行了天然气水合物AVO属性异常分析,判识确定该区具有高饱和度水合物的AVO属性特征,其天然气水合物勘探潜力大。     

小道距高分辨率三维地震探测新技术助力海域天然气水合物勘查

<正>近日,由中国地质调查局青岛海洋地质研究所联合中国海洋大学开展的"天然气水合物小道距高分辨率三维地震探测"项目圆满完成了野外资料采集工作,并顺利通过了专家组验收,为今后我国海域天然气水合物资源勘查再添关键技术支撑。随着我国天然气水合物勘查开发利用的快速发展,常规的二维地震探测精度已无法满足精细刻画天然气水合物矿体的要求。2011年以来,青岛海洋地质研究所联合中国海洋大学开展了"天然气水合物小道距高分辨率三维地震探测"技术     

海洋磁力梯度测量技术在水合物勘探中的应用

在天然气水合物勘探中,海底的泥底辟和泥火山构造是重要的研究对象。在高分辨率地震剖面解释中,直接识别泥底辟构造存在一定困难,主要因为泥底辟构造和火成岩侵入体在形态上十分相似,容易造成解释的多解性。本文就目前天然气水合物调查中存在的这些特殊技术问题。通过对海上高精度磁力测量技术方法研究、广州海洋地质调查局“海洋四号”船在南海北部东沙海域的海上试验、对试验结果的系统研究分析以及磁测和地震剖面两种手段的综合解释,成功地尝试了用高精度海洋磁测成果中的磁力总场和梯度变化特征来识别水合物勘探中高分辨率地震剖面上的泥底辟构造真伪的技术方法。     

天然气水合物的地球物理识别技术

地球物理识别技术是天然气水合物识别技术中的重要技术,即以自然界天然气水合物的赋存模型为指导,以含天然气水合物沉积层的岩石物性分析为基础,以地质、地球物理模式为桥梁,以现代计算机技术为手段,用地震正、反演的方法系统地、定量地研究各种天然气水合物地震标志(如BSR)的形成原因和形成机理,为天然气水合物的地球物理识别提供科学依据。     

南海神狐海域天然气水合物地震资料采集脚印分析与压制

在三维地震资料采集中,由于观测系统本身的原因及采集条件等因素在地震数据体上形成了采集脚印,在海域资料中表现为条带状的振幅异常。采集脚印的存在,影响着地震资料的成像质量以及后续的地震反演、属性分析和AVO研究。尤其在水合物地震资料分析中,精确的成像以及可靠的地震反演、地震属性分析关乎精确识别水合物分布。因此本文详细分析了神狐海域地震资料的采集脚印现象并采取了有效的压制技术,为后续通过地震反演、属性分析和AVO反演研究精细刻画、描述构造形态、预测天然气水合物储层分布和预测天然气水合物有利富集区带提供了可靠的地震资料。     

波阻抗反演在琼东南海域水合物检测中的应用

为了更好地研究天然气水合物的展布形态和赋存情况,对琼东南海域天然气水合物勘探区的地震资料进行波阻抗反演。首先利用基于精细速度分析的高分辨率层速度反演方法来建立低频阻抗模型,然后采用了基于波动方程Born近似的直接反演和基于模型优化的间接反演两种方法进行反演研究。结果表明,研究区数据体波阻抗高低分异明显,地质现象比较清楚,能够比较准确地反映地下水合物矿体的展布情况,且可靠性较高,可用于后续的水合物储层分析及综合研究。本文在无井约束的条件下,采用波阻抗反演技术开展适用于天然气水合物的识别研究,对未来的水合物勘探具有重要的现实意义。     

地震属性在海洋天然气水合物识别中的应用

海洋拖缆主动源多道地震技术是应用于海洋天然气水合物资源调查的主要技术方法。不同于常规油气藏勘探,海底天然气水合物成藏机制复杂多样,海底似反射(Bottom Simulating Reflector,BSR)特征与水合物赋存并非完全对应。为提高海洋天然气水合物矿体识别的可靠性,地震属性技术在水合物资源调查中发挥着越来越重要的作用。本文对我国南海北部海域天然气水合物调查中的关键属性进行了对比、分析及筛选试验研究。试验针对海洋高分辨多道三维地震数据,采用三维地震层速度控制综合处理技术完成了BSR区域的成像,提取了与BSR相关的多种地震属性,并对BSR地震属性体的内部特性进行了分析,实现了BSR特征水合物矿体的识别,并提取了BSR上方和下部结合层带的地震属性。研究结果表明,在水合物赋存地层极其复杂的条件下,地震属性分析技术在海洋复杂浅地层水合物识别方面具有可行性和技术优势。     

地震多参数约束下的真假BSR识别

地震勘探是探测海底天然气水合物的重要手段,利用地震资料的诸多特征可以较好地识别海底天然气水合物,尤其是在识别似海底反射(BSR)方面发挥着重要作用.由于多次波等特征与BSR有很多相似之处,如果辨别不当就很容易被误认为是BSR,将会得出错误的结论.以我国某海域实际资料为例,从研究BSR的地震特征出发,指明多次波、气泡效应等多种假BSR现象,提出了利用精细速度分析、AVO特征分析、多次波压制等多种地震参数约束以识别真假BSR,进而提高海洋地震勘探精度,为寻找更多的海底天然气水合物提供技术保障.     

Application of AVO attribute inversion technology to gas hydrate identification in the Shenhu Area,South China Sea

AVO (Amplitude Versus Offset) is a seismic exploration technology applied to recognize lithology and detect oil and gas through analyzing the feature of amplitude variation versus offset. Gas hydrate and free gas can cause obvious AVO anomaly. To find geophysical evidence of gas hydrate and free gas in Shenhu Area, South China Sea, AVO attribute inversion method is applied. By using the method, the multiple seismic attribute profiles and AVO intercept versus gradient (I-G) cross plot are obtained. Bottom-simulating reflector (BSR) is observed beneath the seafloor, and the AVO abnormal responses reveal various seismic indicators of gas hydrate and free gas. The final AVO analysis results indicate the existence of gas hydrate and free gas in the upper and lower layers of BSR in the study area.     

An insight into shallow gas hydrates in the Dongsha area,South China Sea

Previous studies of gas hydrate in the Dongsha area mainly focused on the deep-seated gas hydrates that have a high energy potential, but cared little about the shallow gas hydrates occurrences. Shallow gas hydrates have been confirmed by drill cores at three sites(GMGS2 08, GMGS2 09 and GMGS2 16) during the GMGS2 cruise, which occur as veins, blocky nodules or massive layers, at 8–30 m below the seafloor. Gas chimneys and faults observed on the seismic sections are the two main fluid migration pathways. The deep-seated gas hydrate and the shallow hydrate-bearing sediments are two main seals for the migrating gas. The occurrences of shallow gas hydrates are mainly controlled by the migration of fluid along shallow faults and the presence of deep-seated gas hydrates.Active gas leakage is taking place at a relatively high-flux state through the vent structures identified on the geophysical data at the seafloor, although without resulting in gas plumes easily detectable by acoustic methods.The presence of strong reflections on the high-resolution seismic profiles and dim or chaotic layers in the subbottom profiles are most likely good indicators of shallow gas hydrates in the Dongsha area. Active cold seeps,indicated by either gas plume or seepage vent, can also be used as indicators for neighboring shallow gas hydrates and the gas hydrate system that is highly dynamic in the Dongsha area.     

Estimation of seismic velocities and gas hydrate concentrations: A case study from the Shenhu area,northern South China Sea

In the Shenhu area of the northern South China Sea (SCS), canyon systems and focused fluid flow systems increase the complexity of the gas hydrate distribution in the region. It also induces difficulties in predicting the hydrate reservoir characteristics and quantitatively evaluating reservoir parameters. In this study, several inversion methods have been executed to estimate the velocities of strata and gas hydrate concentrations along a profile in the Shenhu area. The seismic data were inverted to obtain the reflection coefficient of each stratum via a spectral inversion method. Stratigraphic horizons were then delineated by tracking the inverted reflectivities. Based on the results of spectral inversion, a low-frequency velocity field of the strata was constructed for acoustic impedance inversion. Using a new iterative algorithm for acoustic impedance inversion, reflection coefficients were converted into velocities, and the velocity variations of the strata along a 2D seismic line were then obtained. Subsequently, gas hydrate saturations at well SH2 were estimated via the shale-corrected resistivity method, the chloride ion concentration method and three different rock physics models. The results were then compared to determine the optimal rock physics model, and the modified Wood equation (MWE) was found to be appropriate for this area. Finally, the inverted velocities and MWE were used to predict the distribution and concentrations of gas hydrates along the seismic line. The estimated spatial distribution of gas hydrates is consistent with that from sonic logging and resistivity data at well SH2, and with the drilling results. Therefore, this method is applicable in areas with no well data, or with few wells, and provides an effective tool for predicting and evaluating gas hydrates using seismic data.     

海底浅层地质灾害的高分辨率地震识别技术

将渤海某油田最新采集的二维高分辨率资料处理解释后,结合区域地球物理及地质概况,利用地震相分析、波阻抗反演、井(孔)震标定等深层油气勘探的成熟技术,系统研究了各类海底浅层地质灾害因素的成因、特征、危害及展布规律,总结了一套完整的利用高分辨率地震识别海底浅层地质灾害的技术方法。结果表明,浅层断裂、浅层气和埋藏古河道是研究区海底浅层发育的主要地质灾害因素,通过刻画不同期次地质灾害因素的类型及其分布范围,为今后该油田海上施工提供了可靠的工程地质调查成果。因此,高分辨率地震技术能够很好地应用于海底浅层地质灾害的识别。     

海洋天然气水合物的地震识别方法研究

天然气水合物作为21世纪新的自然能源将为人类的生存发展服务。20世纪60年代证实，俄罗斯西伯利亚的麦索亚哈气田为典型的天然气水合物形成的气田，70年代又在海底发现了固体天然气水合物岩样。1971年，RStoll首先将地震剖面中的似海底反向层解释为海洋天然气水合物存在的标志，后来被深海钻探证实，从此地震方法成为大面积研究天然气水合物的重要手段。天然气水合物既是潜在能源，也是影响环境和形成灾害的因素之一，因此，研究天然气水合物是人类在21世纪的重要课题。探讨海洋天然气水合物的地震识别方法，由于这项工作刚刚起步，还没有做出具体的成果，在此只能根据我们仅有的工作和参照国外分开的出版物，以及出国访问得到的有关资料进行分析，提出我们的一些基本设想，与各位专家探讨。     

南海北部陆坡东沙海域海底丘状体气体与水合物分布

海底丘状体在天然气水合物发育区是一种常见的微地貌,对丘状体的研究有助于理解海底流体渗漏模式以及水合物的赋存规律。本文研究南海北部陆坡东沙海域天然气水合物发育区海底丘状体的特征及其与水合物的关系。研究所用的数据包括准三维多道地震数据、多波束数据以及浅地层剖面数据。在多波束海底地形图上,丘状体表现为局部的正地形,直径大约为300 m,高出周围海底约50 m。浅地层剖面上存在明显的声空白以及同相轴下拉现象,指示了海底丘状体气体的分布以及流体运移的路径。丘状体周围明显的BSR表明局部区域可能发育有水合物,水合物钻探结果也证实了这一推测。三维多道地震剖面上,丘状体正下方存在空白反射区域,这与泥火山的地震反射特征类似。但空白反射区域内存在强振幅能量,而且丘状体正下方存在连续的反射层,这表明该丘状体并非泥火山成因。综合钻探结果以及三维地震成像结果,认为水合物形成过程引起的沉积物膨胀以及海底碳酸盐岩的沉淀是形成该丘状体的主要原因。     

Seismic expression of gas and gas hydrates across the western Black Sea

This study is a synthesis of gas-related features in recent sediments across the western Black Sea basin. The investigation is based on an extensive seismic dataset, and integrates published information from previous local studies. Our data reveal widespread occurrences of seismic facies indicating free gas in sediments and gas escape in the water column. The presence of gas hydrates is inferred from bottom-simulating reflections (BSRs). The distribution of the gas facies shows (1) major gas accumulations close to the seafloor in the coastal area and along the shelfbreak, (2) ubiquitous gas migration from the deeper subsurface on the shelf and (3) gas hydrate occurrences on the lower slope (below 750 m water depth). The coastal and shelfbreak shallow gas areas correspond to the highstand and lowstand depocentres, respectively. Gas in these areas most likely results from in situ degradation of biogenic methane, probably with a contribution of deep gas in the shelfbreak accumulation. On the western shelf, vertical gas migration appears to originate from a source of Eocene age or older and, in some cases, it is clearly related to known deep oil and gas fields. Gas release at the seafloor is abundant at water depths shallower than 725 m, which corresponds to the minimum theoretical depth for methane hydrate stability, but occurs only exceptionally at water depths where hydrates can form. As such, gas entering the hydrate stability field appears to form hydrates, acting as a buffer for gas migration towards the seafloor and subsequent escape.     

Effects of sea states on seafloor compliance studies

Gas hydrates affect the bulk physical properties of marine sediments, in particular, elastic parameters. Shear modulus is an important parameter for estimating the distribution of hydrates in the marine sediments. However, S-wave information is difficult to recover without proper datasets. Seafloor compliance, the transfer function between pressure induced by surface gravity waves and the associated seafloor deformation, is one of few techniques to study shear modulus in the marine sediments. The coherence between recorded time series of displacement and pressure provides a measure of the quality of the calculated transfer function, the seafloor compliance. Thus, it is important to understand how to collect high coherence datasets. Here we conducted a 10-month pilot experiment using broadband seismic sensors and differential pressure gauges. We found that data collected in shallow water depth and during rough seas gave high coherence. This study is the first time long-term data sets have been employed to investigate seafloor compliance data quality and its dependence on sea state. These results will help designing future large-scale compliance experiments to study anomalously high shear moduli associated with the presence of gas hydrate or cold vents, or alternatively anomalously low shear moduli, associated with partial melt and magma chamber.     

海洋天然气水合物生成机制的实验研究

天然气水合物在海洋环境中与在纯水溶液中的生成条件有很大的不同。海洋天然气水合物的生成除了受温度和压力的影响外,还要受到孔隙水的化学组成、流体中气体的浓度及沉积物类型的影响。本文综述了国外海洋天然气水合物的实验研究成果及其进展,重点介绍了海洋天然气水合物生成与分解的热力学条件及各种影响因素,并探讨了今后该领域的研究方向和问题。