Bayesian variational time-lapse full waveform inversion

Author:

Zhang Xin12ORCID,Curtis Andrew2

Affiliation:

1. School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences , Beijing, Haidian District 100083 , China

2. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh EH8 9YL , United Kingdom

Abstract

SUMMARY Time-lapse seismic full-waveform inversion (FWI) provides estimates of dynamic changes in the Earth’s subsurface by performing multiple seismic surveys at different times. Since FWI problems are highly non-linear and non-unique, it is important to quantify uncertainties in such estimates to allow robust decision making based on the results. Markov chain Monte Carlo (McMC) methods have been used for this purpose, but due to their high computational cost, those studies often require a pre-existing accurate baseline model and estimates of the locations of potential velocity changes, and neglect uncertainty in the baseline velocity model. Such detailed and accurate prior information is not always available in practice. In this study we use an efficient optimization method called stochastic Stein variational gradient descent (sSVGD) to solve time-lapse FWI problems without assuming such prior knowledge, and to estimate uncertainty both in the baseline velocity model and the velocity change over time. We test two Bayesian strategies: separate Bayesian inversions for each seismic survey, and a single joint inversion for baseline and repeat surveys, and compare the methods with standard linearized double difference inversion. The results demonstrate that all three methods can produce accurate velocity change estimates in the case of having fixed (exactly repeatable) acquisition geometries. However, the two Bayesian methods generate significantly more accurate results when acquisition geometries changes between surveys. Furthermore, joint inversion provides the most accurate velocity change and uncertainty estimates in all cases tested. We therefore conclude that Bayesian time-lapse inversion using a joint inversion strategy may be useful to image and monitor subsurface changes, in particular where variations in the results would lead to different consequent decisions.

Funder

BP

Total

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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