Organization
Research Institute of Geophysics for Complex Reservoir, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Tianjin Branch of CNOOC Ltd., Tianjin 300452, China
Shenzhen Branch of CNOOC Ltd., Guangzhou 510240, China
Geophysical Exploration Research Center, Geophysical Exploration Company, Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Co. Ltd., CNPC, Chengdu 610213, China)
Abstract
Considering the directivity of fracture development, the azimuth curvature method to detect fracture based on the analysis of rose diagram is proposed. The azimuth curvature attribute technology can strengthen to show the special direction of fracture characteristics on the curvature attributes, which offers the way to detect and display the fracture development characteristics of different direction. Rose diagram analysis can show the azimuth angle of fracture development and can provide the azimuth angle selection for the azimuth curvature attribute technology. Numerical simulation results show that this method is feasible. Example analysis results show that the orientation of rose diagram analysis based on the azimuth curvature attribute technology can rule out the interference information of unexpected direction of fracture, and get the curvature attribute diagram with detailed instructions of fracture development characteristics. Interpreter can get expected azimuth distribution characteristics of fracture, providing the powerful basis for later drilling deployment.