Using 3-D
Visualization and Seismic Attributes to Improve
Structural and Stratigraphic Resolution of Reservoirs
John Kerr and Gary L. Jones
Recent advances in hardware and software have given the interpreter and
engineer new ways to view 3-D
seismic data and well bore information. Recent
papers have also highlighted the use of various statistics and seismic
attributes. By combining new
3-D
rendering technologies with recent trends in
seismic analysis, the interpreter can improve the structural and stratigraphic
resolution of hydrocarbon reservoirs.
This paper gives several examples using 3-D
visualization to better define
both the structural and stratigraphic aspects of several different structural
types from around the world. Statistics,
3-D
visualization techniques and rapid
animation are used to show complex faulting and detailed channel systems. These
systems would be difficult to map using either 2-D or
3-D
data with conventional
interpretation techniques.
AAPG Search and Discover Article #91019©1996 AAPG Convention and Exhibition 19-22 May 1996, San Diego, California