Analyzing seismic data
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1. A method for analyzing seismic data, comprising:
- identifying, via a computing device, a representation of a seismic data set, said representation comprising a plurality of aggregates;
partitioning the plurality of aggregates within the representation according to a plurality of levels, wherein each level of the plurality of levels comprises one or more aggregates of the same specified resolution for that level;
for the one or more aggregates of each level, determining a feature descriptor corresponding to each such aggregate within each such level;
formulating a query relating to the representation and one or more vocabulary definitions relating to the query to the feature descriptors;
computing a likelihood that each of the plurality of aggregates satisfies the query with a probabilistic relationship between the vocabulary and feature descriptors;
returning a result of the query;
based at least in part on the returned result, identifying one or more prospects in a subsurface area represented by the seismic data; and
causing a well to be drilled in the subsurface area based on the one or more identified prospects.
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Abstract
A system and methods for analyzing seismic data are provided herein. The method includes identifying, via a computing device, a representation of a seismic data set (1802) and determining a number of feature descriptors corresponding to each of a number of aggregates within the representation (1804). The method also includes identifying a query relating to the representation and one or more vocabulary definitions relating to the query (1806), analyzing the representation to compute a likelihood that each of the aggregates satisfies the query (1808), and returning a result of the query (1810).
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25 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing seismic data, comprising:
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identifying, via a computing device, a representation of a seismic data set, said representation comprising a plurality of aggregates; partitioning the plurality of aggregates within the representation according to a plurality of levels, wherein each level of the plurality of levels comprises one or more aggregates of the same specified resolution for that level; for the one or more aggregates of each level, determining a feature descriptor corresponding to each such aggregate within each such level; formulating a query relating to the representation and one or more vocabulary definitions relating to the query to the feature descriptors; computing a likelihood that each of the plurality of aggregates satisfies the query with a probabilistic relationship between the vocabulary and feature descriptors; returning a result of the query; based at least in part on the returned result, identifying one or more prospects in a subsurface area represented by the seismic data; and causing a well to be drilled in the subsurface area based on the one or more identified prospects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for identifying or characterizing prospects within a subsurface represented by a seismic data set, comprising:
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identifying, via a computing device, a recursive geometric representation of a seismic data set, said recursive geometric representation comprising a plurality of aggregates; partitioning the plurality of aggregates within the recursive geometric representation according to a plurality of levels, wherein each level of the plurality of levels comprises one or more aggregates, each aggregate of the same specified resolution for that level; for the one or more aggregates of each level, determining a feature descriptor corresponding to each such aggregate within each such level; formulating a query relating to an identification or a characterization, or both, of the prospects within the subsurface; identifying one or more vocabulary definitions relating the query to the feature descriptors; identifying the prospects and/or characterizing the prospects based at least in part upon analysis of the recursive geometric representation and the query; and causing a well to be drilled based on the one or more identified and/or characterized prospects. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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