Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
Authors: Said Amiribesheli*, Jordan McGlew, Joshua Thorp
Date Published: September 2019
Number of Pages: 5
Abstract:
The Braveheart-1/ST1 well (2009) was drilled on a pronounced Class III AVO anomaly identified on the Braveheart 2D and Braveheart infill 2D seismic data in the Browse Basin, Australia. The well was dry with no indication of hydrocarbons. During a post-drilling analysis of the well, the seismic synthetics generated displayed no Class III AVO anomaly at the well location. The failure of seismic to predict a correct AVO response at the well raised major questions around the legitimacy of AVO and Quantitative Interpretation (QI) approach for prospect generation and maturation in the Browse Basin.