Multi-Z polyline to single-Z horizons conversion
US9846964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/641
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and system for 3-D imaging of subterranean geologic structures based on seismic data interpretations involves converting multi-Z polylines into single-Z line segments. The single-Z line segments have slopes that are either positive or negative and do not change signs. As a result, no point along the line segment has more than one value in Z. The single-Z line segments may then be grouped or assembled into lattices that may then be used to form single-z horizons. Such a method and system arrangement provide a far more efficient and less processing intensive way to render 3-D images of the geologic structures compared to existing solutions.
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