MEDVIN, EVELYN, JOHN ARENSON, and STEVEN J. MAIONE, Coherence Technology Company, Houston, Texas
Abstract: Interpretation of Coherence
Cube™ processing in the 3-D
Workspace
Too often, 3-D
seismic data is underutilized
because it is treated as a series of densely spaced 2-D data during the
interpretation phase. By performing a line by line or every Nth line interpretation
we are missing the true value of
3-D
seismic data, a
3-D
view of our prospective
area. In order to take advantage of what has been recorded and processed
we MUST interpret our
3-D
seismic data in the
3-D
workspace to produce
a
3-D
geologic picture.
Coherence Technology Company, Inc. (CTC), the
leader in Coherence Cube processing, provides a highly innovative and accurate
method for clearly imaging subsurface faults and stratigraphy recorded
in your 3-D
surveys. Coherence Cube processing can be utilized in new exploration
3-D
projects to define the structural and stratigraphic trends within the
data set prior to interpretation. Utilizing
3-D
software tools you can
incorporate existing 2D interpretations into the project. In existing
3-D
projects, Coherence will enhance the structural and stratigraphic understanding
of the area as well as serve to refine existing interpretations. In fact,
Coherence can be utilized to refine your reservoir model for simulation.
Incorporation of Coherence Cube processing into
the 3-D
workspace interpretation allows all project data to be incorporated
for a comprehensive understanding of the structural and stratigraphic objectives
and interpretation integrity. It provides the geophysicists and geologists
the tools to produce a more accurate interpretation by identifying structural
and stratigraphic trends that were previously undetectable.
AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90924©1999 GCAGS Annual Meeting Lafayette, Louisiana