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Method and system of subsurface horizon assignment

  • US 8,688,757 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2012
  • Issued: 04/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • obtaining, by a computer system, a seismic data volume;

    identifying, by the computer system, a plurality of patches in the seismic data volume, and the identifying thereby creating a patch volume, the patch volume distinct from the seismic data volume; and

    thendisplaying, on a display device, at least a portion of the seismic data volume, and simultaneously displaying on a display device the plurality of patches of the patch volume;

    assigning a patch of the plurality of patches to a subsurface horizon of the seismic data volume by selecting from a display device a first patch of the patch volume and designating the first patch to be a portion of a first subsurface horizon; and

    discarding a patch from the patch volume by selecting from a display device a second patch of the patch volume, identifying the second patch as not belonging to a subsurface horizon, and removing the second patch from the patch volume.

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