Abstract:
The Jinqiu gas field in the Sichuan Basin boasts abundant tight gas resources. However, the application of seismic steering technology for horizontal wells faces significant challenges associated with the following geological factors. Specifically, influenced by multistage tectonic movements, the Jurassic Shaximiao Formation exhibits widespread normal faults. Notably, the main target No. 6 and No. 8 channel sand bodies are characterized by vertical stacking, horizontal overlapping, rapid thickness variations, thin mudstone interbeds, and strong reservoir heterogeneity. Therefore, this study established a seismic steering technology system to guide tracking-while-drilling in horizontal wells of tight gas. According to different geological requirements, this study formulated seismic steering techniques corresponding to target entry and horizontal drilling based on high-confidence seismic data. First, based on regional velocity, a high-precision time-depth conversion was achieved using the dynamically calibrated velocity of pilot and drilling horizontal wells. This is then supplemented with geostatistical inversion to improve seismic resolution for guiding target entry. Afterwards, building upon regional results and integrating information from drilled pilot and horizontal wells, a series of techniques were employed to guide horizontal section drilling. These techniques include the dynamic anisotropic prestack depth migration coupled with processing-interpretation integration, dynamic geostatistical inversion, and prestack simultaneous inversion to predict formation attitudes, sand bodies, and gas-bearing sweet spots. The practice demonstrates the effectiveness of seismic steering technology in ensuring precise target entry and increasing the drilling rate of sand bodies and sweet spots, thus providing a reliable technical foundation for efficient development of tight gas.