[PDF][PDF] Few considerations, warnings and benefits for the E&P industry when incorporating stratifications inside salt sections

A Maul, MAC Santos, CG Silva - Brazilian Journal of Geophysics, 2018 - researchgate.net
This article presents a review of procedures and techniques describing the importance of
considering the stratification within the evaporitic section, combining seismic attributes and …

Benefits of inserting salt stratification to detail velocity model prior to least-squares reverse-time migration

A Maul, A Bulcão, RM Dias, B Pereira-Dias… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Seismic amplitude is a key attribute for reservoir characterization. Its use as a trend to
populate reservoir grids with properties poses some challenges due to the intrinsic …

Quantitative seismic-stratigraphic interpretation of the evaporite sequence in the Santos Basin

L Teixeira, WM Lupinacci, A Maul - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
On the account of the absence of modern analogues, the interpretation of evaporite-bearing
basins relies extensively on seismic and well data. Recent studies describe the intrasalt …

Refining velocity model within the salt section in Santos Basin: An innovative workflow to include the existing stratification and its considerations

F Gobatto, A Maul, L Teixeira, G González… - … Exposition and Annual …, 2016 - onepetro.org
Building velocity models that honour geologic interpretations of seismic acquisitions has
become fundamental to generate inputs for several applications in seismic modeling. This is …

Combining seismic facies analysis and well information to guide new interval velocity models for a pre-salt study, Santos Basin, Brazil

TB Meneguim*, SC Mendes, AR Maul… - … Congress of the …, 2015 - library.seg.org
Since 2006, several extraordinary hydrocarbon discoveries occurred in the pre-salt section
of Santos Basin, Brazil. During this period, the good quality of the seismic data exerted a …

Geophysical reservoir characterization and monitoring at Brazilian pre-salt oil fields

PRS Johann, RC Monteiro - Offshore Technology Conference, 2016 - onepetro.org
In 2006, the Brazilian pre-salt oil field province was discovered from a pioneer well at Lula
oil field. The province is characterized by carbonate reservoirs, microbial and coquina rocks …

Estudo estatístico da velocidade dos sais na camada evaporítica na Bacia de Santos

PJT Amaral*, AR Maul, L Falcão… - … Congress of the …, 2015 - library.seg.org
This paper is in Portuguese. The evaporitic section that acts as a seal of the Pre-Salt section
reservoirs in Santos Basin, Brazil, has a significant thickness and several types of salt layers …

Seismic characterization of internal salt cycles: a case study in the Santos Basin, Brazil

RLB Pontes, AR Maul, CG Silva - Brazilian Journal of Geophysics, 2022 - sbgf.org.br
The exploration of pre-salt reservoirs in the Santos Basin, Brazilian Offshore, requires
innovative approaches to improve the quality of reservoir seismic images below large salt …

Geological velocity approach in order to obtain a detailed velocity model for the evaporitic section–Santos Basin

LC de Oliveira*, LF Fernandes, AR Maul… - … Congress of the …, 2015 - library.seg.org
Several exploration areas in Santos Basin, Brazil, focusing the Pre-Salt Section lack a
refined velocity model for migration purposes. There are many different techniques to build …

Elastic properties of rock salt in the Santos Basin: Relations and spatial predictions

L Teixeira, WM Lupinacci - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Most subsurface rock models consider salt bodies as homogenous masses and set to
evaporite minerals constant values of elastic properties such as density, compressional and …