Detecting subsea hydrocarbon seepage
US11333779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/74
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for geochemical sampling grid locations on a seafloor. At least one of the methods includes generating, using received seismic data, an image representing an interpretation of a seafloor horizon surface; extracting, from the image and based on the seismic data, one or more discontinuity attributes of the seafloor horizon surface; extracting, from the image and based on the seismic data, one or more amplitude attributes of a window extending below the seafloor horizon surface; combining the one or more discontinuity attributes and the one or more amplitude attributes; and selecting, using the image and based at least partly on the combining, one or more locations of the seafloor horizon surface for sampling.
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