Rock Physics Laboratory
Publications
2011
- 3D Petrophysical modeling using complex seismic attributes and limited well log data

Mehdi Eftekharifar* and De-Hua Han, Rock Physics Lab, University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 30, 1887-1891(2011)
- Combined Bayesian AVO inversion with rock physics to predict gas carbonate reservoir

Luanxiao Zhao1*, Jianhua Geng2, Jiubing Cheng2, De-hua Han1 and Tonglou Guo3
1University of Houston, 2Tongji University, 3 Exploration Southern Branch, SINOPEC
SEG Expanded Abstracts 30, 2747-2751(2011)
- Correlation of AVO inversion methods with porosity seen on logs and cores: A case study for Mississippian chert reservoir of Oklahoma, USA

Malleswar (Moe) Yenugu, Kurt J Marfurt, University of Oklahoma
Charles Wickstrom and Shane Matson, Spyglass Energy
SEG Expanded Abstracts 30, 1938-1942(2011)
- Petrophysical Characterization of Pore Type in Tight Gas Carbonates of Southwestern China

Luanxiao Zhao* (University of Houston), J. Geng (Tongji University) & D. Han (University of Houston)
73rd EAGE Conference & Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2011 Vienna, Austria, 23-26 May 2011
- Quantitative interpretation for gas hydrate accumulation in the eastern Green Canyon Area, Gulf of Mexico using seismic inversion and rock physics transform

Zijian Zhang, De-hua Han, and Qiuliang Yao, RPL, University of Houston
Geophysics 76, 139-150 (2011)
- Relation between seismic curvatures and fractures identified from image logs - application to the Mississippian reservoirs of Oklahoma, USA

Malleswar (Moe) Yenugu and Kurt J Marfurt, University of Oklahoma
SEG Expanded Abstracts 30, 995-998(2011)
- Seismic characterization of fractured reservoirs: a resolution matrix approach

Mehdi Eftekharifar*, University of Houston, and Colin M. Sayers, Schlumberger
SEG Expanded Abstracts 30, 1953-1957(2011)
- Seismic characterization of fractured reservoirs: inversion for fracture parameters illustrated using synthetic AVOA data

Mehdi Eftekharifar*, University of Houston and Colin M. Sayers, Schlumberger
SEG Expanded Abstracts 30, 370-374(2011)
- Study of potential gas eruption by seismic survey in Lake Kivu

De-hua Han, Min Sun and Fuyong Yan, RPL, University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 30, 907-911(2011)
- Theoretical validation of fluid substitution by Hashin-Shtrikman bounds

Fuyong Yan*, De-hua Han, Rock Physics Lab, University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 30, 2251-2255(2011)
- Wide-band B-spline wavelet with four parameters

Siyuan Cao*, CNPC Key Laboratory of geophysical, China University of petroleum
De-hua Han, University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 30, 3840-3844(2011)
2010
- CO2 Velocity Measurement and Models
for Temperatures up to 200°C and Pressures up to 100 MPa

De-Hua Han, Min Sun, Micheal Batzle; University of Houston
Geophysics 75, 123-129 (2010)
- Frequency-Dependent AVA Variations in
Thinly Layered Porous Media

Lanfeng Liu, Siyuan Cao; CNPC Key Laboratory of Geophysical, University of Petroleum, Beijing
Dehua Han; University of Houston
Lu Wang; Logging Instrument Plant of China Petroleum Logging CO.LTD, Xi an, Shanxi
SEG Expanded Abstracts 28, 3093(2009)
- Improvement of Density Model for
Oils

De-hua Han, Min Sun; University of Houston
Jiajin Liu; China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
SEG Expanded Abstracts 29, 2459-2463 (2010)
- Joint AVO Inversion for Time-Lapse Elastic Reservoir
Properties: Hangingstone Heavy Oilfield, Alberta

Ayato Kato, Robert R. Stewart; University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 29, 4432-4437 (2010)
- Light Oil Measurement: Density, Velocity and Modulus from
23 to 200°C and at Pressures up to 150 MPa

De-hua Han, Min Sun, Qiuliang Yao; University of Houston
Jiajin Liu; China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
SEG Expanded Abstracts 29, 2470-2474 (2010)
- Seismic Interpretation of Gas Hydrate Based
on Physical Properties of Sediments

Zijian Zhang; AOA Geophysics, Inc.; Rock Physics Lab, University of Houston
De-hua Han2; Rock Physics Lab, University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 29, 1452-1456 (2010)
- Some Consideration about Fluid Substitution without
Shear Wave Velocity

Fuyong Yan, De-Hua Han; Rock Physics Lab, University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 29, 2741-2745 (2010)
2009
- Effect of Compaction History on Pore Pressure Prediction

Qiuliang Yao, De-hua Han, University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 28, 2208(2009)
- Multiple Suppression on Land Seismic Data — Case History

Yijun Yuan, School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing;
De-hua Han, University of Houston;
Ruifeng Zhang, Huabei Oil Company, Petro-China
SEG Expanded Abstracts 28, 3093(2009)
- Viscosity Model of Heavy Oil with Calibration of Shear Velocity Data

De-hua Han, University of Houston;
Jiajin Liu, China University of Petroleum;
Michael Batzle, Colorado School of Mines
SEG Expanded Abstracts 28, 2115(2009)
- CO2 Velocity Measurements and Models for Temperatures down to -10°C and up to 200°C and Pressures up to 100 MPa

De-hua Han and Min Sun, University of Houston;
Micheal Batzle, Colorado School of Mines
SEG Expanded Abstracts 28, 2090(2009)
- Modeling of Effective Pressure Effect on Porous Reservoir Rocks

Fuyong Yan, De-Hua Han, University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 28, 2025(2009)
- Velocity Properties of CO2-saturated Water and Methane-saturated Water at Temperatures up to 200°C and Pressures up to 138 MPa

De-hua Han and Min Sun, Rock Physics Lab, University of Houston
SEG Expanded Abstracts 28, 2095(2009)
- Phase Scanning Method for Detuning in Thin Bed

Fang Li and Siyuan Cao, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting(China University of Petroleum, Beijing);
Dehua Han, University of Houston
Jian Yao, Tianjin Branch Company of CNOOC(China) Ltd., Tianjin
SEG Expanded Abstracts 28, 346(2009)
- Lithology and Fluid Differentiation
Using Rock Physics Template

Xin-Gang Chi and De-Hua Han, University of Houston
The Leading Edge, January 2009, p. 1424-1428
2008
- Acoustic properties of coal from
lab measurement

Qiuliang Yao, De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2008
- A rock physics model for hydrates bearing
sediments of near surface

Zijian Zhang
SEG Annual Meeting, 2008
- Elastic property changes of bitumen reservoir
during steam injection

Ayato Kato, Shigenobu Onozuka and Toru Nakayama
SEG Annual Meeting, 2008
- Fizz and gas reservoir differentiation based
on stochastic inversion

Xin-gang Chi and De-hua Han
April 2008 CSEG RECORDER 52-57
- Seismic properties of heavy oils—measured
data

De-hua Han, Jiajin Liu and Michael Batzle
The Leading Edge, Vol. 27 No. 9, p.1108-1115 (2008)
- Shear thinning behavior of heavy oil samples:
laboratory measurements and modeling

Maria Alejandra Rojas, John Castagna, Ramanan Krishnamoorti, De-hua Han, and Azra Tutuncu
SEG Annual Meeting, 2008
- Velocity and Dispersion of Heavy
Oils

De-hua Han ,Jiajin Liu, and Micheal Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2008
2007
- Reservoir properties inversion from AVO
attributes

Xin-gang Chi and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2007
- Fizz and gas reservoir discrimination by AVO
inversion

Xin-gang Chi and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2007
- Shear velocity as the function of frequency in
heavy oils

De-hua Han, Jiajin Liu, and Micheal Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2007
- Velocity of heavy-oil
sand

De-hua Han, Hui-zhu Zhao, Qiuliang Yao, and Michael Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2007
- Complex properties of heavy-oil
sand

De-Hua Han, Qiuliang Yao, and Hui-zhu Zhao
SEG Annual Meeting, 2007
- Application of spectral decomposition
to detect deepwater gas reservoir

Ji-Xin Deng, De-Hua Han, Jiajin Liu, and Qiuliang Yao
SEG Annual Meeting, 2007
- Modeling 4D seismic responses in a gas
reservoir

Fuyong Yan
SEG Annual Meeting, 2007
2006
- Heavy Oils - Seismic
Properties

De-Hua Han, Michael L. Batzle and Ronny Hofmann
The Leading Edge, June 2006
- Velocities Of Deepwater Reservoir
Sands

Michael L. Batzle and De-Hua Han
The Leading Edge, April 2006
- Fluid Mobility and Frequency-Dependent Seismic Velocity -
Direct Measurements

De-Hua Han, Michael L. Batzle and Ronny Hofmann
Geophysics, Vol. 71, No. 1 (January-February 2006); P. N1–N9, 15 Figs.
- Velocity dispersion
estimation

Carlos Cobos and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2006
- Fluid property discrimination by AVO
inversion

Xin-gang Chi and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2006
- The role of fluid on wave propagation across a
non-perfect interface

Qiuliang Yao and De-Hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2006
- Attenuation estimation with continuous wavelet
transforms

Shenghong Tai, De-hua Han, and John P. Castagna
SEG Annual Meeting, 2006
- Constraining C for fluid properties
inversion

Maria Rojas, De-hua Han, and Carlos Cobos
SEG Annual Meeting, 2006
- Acoustic property of heavy oil — measured
data

De-hua Han, Jiajin Liu, and Michael Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2006
2005
- Velocity dispersion in layered
media

Carlos Cobos and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2005
- Measurement of shear wave velocity of
heavy oil

De-hua Han, Jiajin Liu, and Michael Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2005
- Velocities of deep water reservoir
sands

De-hua Han, and Michael Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2005
- Pore shape effect on elastic properties of
carbonate rocks

Mritunjay Kumar and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2005
- Tuning effect on fluid properties estimated from
AVO inversion

Maria Rojas and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2005
- Diagnosis of "fizz-gas" and gas reservoirs in
deep-water environment

De-hua Han and Michael Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2005
- Inversion of Sw and porosity from seismic
AVO

Xin-Gong Li, De-Hua Han, Jiajin Liu, and Donn McGuire
SEG Annual Meeting, 2005
- Seismic attenuation: observations and
mechanisms

M. Batzle, Ronny Hofmann, Manika Prasad, Gautam Kumar, L. Duranti, and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2005
2004
- Gassmann's Equation and Fluid-Saturation Effects on
Seismic Velocities

De-hua Han and Michael Batzle
Geophysics, Vol. 69, No. 2 (March-April 2004); P. 398–405, 8 Figs., 2 Tables.10.1190/1.1707059
- Rock physics and stastical well log analyses in carbonates
Manika Prasad, Casper Olsen, and Ida Fabricius
SEG Annual Meeting, 2004
- Heavy oils — Seismic properties

Michael Batzle, Brian Zadler, Ronny Hofmann, and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2004
- Estimate shear velocity based on dry P-wave and shear
modulus relationship

De-hua Han and Michael Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2004
- Can we use frequency shift due to attenuation
for fizz water discrimination?
Carlos Cobos and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 2004
- The effects of reservoir thickness, fluid and Q to
seismic amplitudes

Xin-Gong Li, De-Hua Han, and Jiajin Liu
SEG Annual Meeting, 2004
2003
2002
2001
- 'Fizz water' and low gas saturated
reservoirs

De-hua Han and Michael Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2001
- Optimal hydrocarbon
indicators

Michael Batzle, De-hua Han, and Ronny Hofmann
SEG Annual Meeting, 2001
- Fluids and Frequency Dependent Seismic Velocities of Rocks: 2001
Batzle, M., R. Hafmann, D. Han, J. Castangna
The Leading Edge, February, p168-171
2000 and earlier
- Velocity, density and modulus of hydrocarbon
fluids — Empirical modeling

De-hua Han and M. Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2000
- Velocity, density and modulus of hydrocarbon
fluids — data measurement

De-hua Han and M. Batzle
SEG Annual Meeting, 2000
- Fluids and frequency dependent seismic
velocity of rocks

M. Batzle, De-hua Han, and J. Castagna
SEG Annual Meeting, 1999
- Seismic Signature Of Reservoir Recovery
Processes

De-hua Han, M. Batzle and R. Christiansen
SEG Expanded Abstracts, 1998
- Reservoir Recovery Processing and
Geophysics

Batzle, M., R. Christiansen, and D. Han
The Leading Edge, October, p. 1444-1447, 1998
- Fluid Invasion Effects on Sonic
Interpretation

M. Batzle and De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 1997
- Seismic frequency measurement of velocity and
attenuation

M. Batzle, De-hua Han, and J. Castagna
SEG Annual Meeting, 1997
- Attenuation and velocity dispersion at seismic
frequencies

M. Batzle, De-hua Han, and J. Castagna
SEG Annual Meeting, 1996
- Issues in Rock Physics and Implications for DHI
Interpretation

Castagna, J., D. Han and M. Batzle
TLE, 883, 1995
- Fluid effects on bright spot and AVO
analysis

Michael L. Batzle, De-Hua Han, and John P. Castagna
SEG Annual Meeting, 1995
- Weak cementation effect on velocities of
sands

De-hua Han
SEG Annual Meeting, 1994
- Effects of Porosity and Clay Content on Wave Velocity of Sandstones
Han, D., A. Nur
Geophysics, 51, 2093-2107, 1986; Geophysics Reprint 10, 1988
- Velocity dispersions in sandstones

Han, D., A. Nur
SEG Annual Meeting, 1987
- The effects of porosity and clay content on wave
velocities in sandstones

Han, D., A. Nur
SEG Annual Meeting, 1986
Geophysics, VOL. 51, NO.11 (November 1986); P. 2093-2107