Characterizing Gas Hydrate-Bearing Marine Sediments Using Elastic Properties—Part 2: Seismic Inversion Based on a Pore-Filling–Solid Matrix Decoupling Scheme
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Pore-Filling–Solid Matrix Decoupling AVO Equation
2.2. AVO Inversion Based on the Pore-Filling–Solid Matrix Decoupling Scheme
3. Results
3.1. Elastic Properties and Seismic Responses of Gas Hydrate-Bearing Sediments
3.2. Theoretical Model Test of the Decoupling AVO Inversion
3.3. Realistic Model Test of the Decoupling AVO Inversion
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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VP (m/s) | ρ (kg/m3) |
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1600 | 1740 |
1680 | 1760 |
1740 | 1770 |
1790 | 1790 |
1935 | 1870 |
1940 | 1880 |
2000 | 1920 |
2040 | 1940 |
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Guo, Z.; Lv, X.; Liu, C.; Chen, H.; Mei, L. Characterizing Gas Hydrate-Bearing Marine Sediments Using Elastic Properties—Part 2: Seismic Inversion Based on a Pore-Filling–Solid Matrix Decoupling Scheme. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 1497. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101497
Guo Z, Lv X, Liu C, Chen H, Mei L. Characterizing Gas Hydrate-Bearing Marine Sediments Using Elastic Properties—Part 2: Seismic Inversion Based on a Pore-Filling–Solid Matrix Decoupling Scheme. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2022; 10(10):1497. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101497
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Zhiqi, Xiaoyu Lv, Cai Liu, Haifeng Chen, and Lulu Mei. 2022. "Characterizing Gas Hydrate-Bearing Marine Sediments Using Elastic Properties—Part 2: Seismic Inversion Based on a Pore-Filling–Solid Matrix Decoupling Scheme" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 10: 1497. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101497