Method For Geophysical and Geological Interpretation of Seismic Volumes using Chronological Panning
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of searching and analyzing a seismic data volume acquired in a seismic survey to determine potential for hydrocarbon accumulations in an associated subsurface region, comprising:
- obtaining surfaces describing the seismic data volume;
enumerating the surfaces;
selecting at least one enumerated surface;
augmenting the at least one selected surface when the selected surface does not substantially cover an area associated with the seismic data volume, said augmenting being performed until all selected surfaces substantially cover the area; and
displaying the at least one selected surface, with geologic or geophysical data associated therewith, for visual inspection or interpretation, or saving digital representations thereof to computer memory or data storage.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method is provided for searching and analyzing a seismic data volume acquired in a seismic survey to determine potential for hydrocarbon accumulations in an associated subsurface region. Surfaces describing the seismic data volume are obtained. The surfaces are enumerated. At least one enumerated surface is selected. The at least one selected surface is augmented when the selected surface does not substantially cover an area associated with the seismic data volume. The augmenting is performed until all selected surfaces substantially cover the area. The at least one selected surface is displayed, with geologic or geophysical data associated therewith, for visual inspection or interpretation, or saving digital representations thereof to computer memory or data storage.
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29 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of searching and analyzing a seismic data volume acquired in a seismic survey to determine potential for hydrocarbon accumulations in an associated subsurface region, comprising:
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obtaining surfaces describing the seismic data volume; enumerating the surfaces; selecting at least one enumerated surface; augmenting the at least one selected surface when the selected surface does not substantially cover an area associated with the seismic data volume, said augmenting being performed until all selected surfaces substantially cover the area; and displaying the at least one selected surface, with geologic or geophysical data associated therewith, for visual inspection or interpretation, or saving digital representations thereof to computer memory or data storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-implemented method of searching and analyzing a seismic data volume acquired in a seismic survey to determine potential for hydrocarbon accumulations in an associated subsurface region, comprising:
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obtaining surfaces describing the seismic data volume; enumerating the surfaces; defining one or more intervals in a volume in which the surfaces are enumerated; selecting at least one surface associated with each of the one or more intervals; for each interval, augmenting the at least one surface when the surface does not substantially cover an area associated with the seismic data volume, said augmenting being performed until all selected surfaces in each selected interval substantially cover the area; and for each interval, displaying the surface, with geologic or geophysical data associated therewith, for visual inspection or interpretation, or saving digital representations thereof to computer memory or data storage. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A computer program product having computer executable logic recorded on a tangible, machine readable medium, the computer program product comprising:
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code for obtaining surfaces describing a seismic data volume that represents a subsurface region; code for enumerating the surfaces; code for selecting at least one enumerated surface; code for augmenting the at least one selected surface when the selected surface does not substantially cover an area associated with the seismic data volume, said augmenting being performed until all selected surfaces substantially cover the area; and code for displaying the at least one selected surface, with geologic or geophysical data associated therewith, for visual inspection or interpretation, or saving digital representations thereof to computer memory or data storage.
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