All-Ukrainian Association of Geoinformatics

Time

Scope

8.30 - 9.00

Registration

9.00 - 10.30

Classification and properties of unconventional hydrocarbons
State of the production of unconventional hydrocarbons in the USA
The need for the seismic method, the ratio of its cost and the cost of drilling
Fracturing as the basis for production of unconventional hydrocarbons
Regional non-tectonic fractures (cleats) and tectonic fractures (fracture corridors, clusters, swarms): some mechanisms of their formation, properties, and examples
Tensile and shear fractures: some mechanisms of their formation, properties, and examples
Some properties of fractured zones important for production of unconventional hydrocarbons
Manifestation of fractured rocks in the seismic wave field (seismic "images" of fractures)

10.30 - 10.50

Coffee break

10.50 -12.20

Anisotropy of the physical properties of fractured zones
Anisotropy of P-waves, method AVAZ and examples of its application
Anisotropy of S-waves, splitting into fast and slow S-waves, examples of the application of this effect
Anisotropy of conversional PS-waves, splitting into fast and slow PS-waves, examples of the application of this effect
The use of duplex waves for prospecting and exploration of coalbed methane and hydrocarbons in dense platform and organogenic carbonates
The use of local seismic attributes (dip and azimuth, curvature, coherence and phase congruency) in the study of fractured zones, some examples of their individual and combined application

12.20-13.20

Lunch

13.20 - 14.50

Identification, mapping and studying the properties of paleochannels
The use of the specific attenuation of P-waves in fractured media in the study of unconventional hydrocarbons
Seismic monitoring of production (4D seismic) of unconventional hydrocarbons, with examples of coalbed methane, tight gas and shale gas
Using the velocity of P- and S-waves in the study of unconventional hydrocarbons
The use of different types of seismic inversion (deterministic acoustic, deterministic joint of partial stacks, and geostatistical) in the study of unconventional hydrocarbons
The importance of petrophysical investigations in the study of unconventional hydrocarbons
Some examples of the integrated use of seismic data in the study of unconventional hydrocarbons

14.50 – 15.10

Coffee break

15.10 – 16.40

Integrated use of the seismic method and geomechanics to identify areas favorable for concentration of natural fractures and for hydrostimulating (artificial) fractures
Evaluation and consideration of the local tectonic stress
Evaluation and consideration of the geomechanical properties (brittleness) of reservoirs
Seismic data acquisition (field operations) for the search for and exploration of unconventional hydrocarbons
Hydraulic stimulation of fractures and seismic monitoring of the process
Specific well logging studies in the search for and exploration of unconventional hydrocarbons and integration of this method with the seismic method
Some reasons for the lack of attention to the fractured reservoirs in Ukraine
Conclusions