Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system in a specific environment – Earth science
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2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Dunn, Drew A (Department: 2857)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system in a specific environment
Earth science
Reexamination Certificate
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08010294
ABSTRACT:
A process that assists with the identification of potential hydrocarbon deposits that includes performing a structural interpretation of a three-dimensional seismic volume, transforming the three-dimensional seismic volume into a stratal-slice volume, performing a stratigraphic interpretation of the stratal-slice volume which includes the extracting of bounding surfaces and faults and transforming the stratal-slice volume into the spatial domain. As illustrated in FIGS.24a, b and c, an exemplary seismic volume before Domain Transformation is presented in FIG.24a, interpreted horizons and faults used in the transformation are presented in FIG.24b, and the Domain Transformed stratal-slice volume is presented in FIG.24c. The input seismic volume in FIG.24ahas deformations associated with syn- and post-depositional faulting. The output Domain Transformed volume (FIG.24c) is substantially free of deformations.
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Carlson James A.
Dorn Geoffrey A.
Hammon, III William S.
Cherry Stephen
Dunn Drew A
Sheridan & Ross P.C.
Terraspark Geosciences, LLC
Vick Jason H.
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