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Big data Mega Surveys Pushing the

Boundaries

Content
Why do we use Geocap?

From Seeds to Grids

Data Example: Barents Sea MegaProject

Data Example: North Sea MegaSurvey

Integration into ArcGIS

Why do we use Geocap


Gridding process considers multiple polygons
Handles large data volumes
Qc in 3D view

Grid to Grid operations


Merge of grids/horizons
Illustration purposes
Time efficient

From Seeds to Grids

From seeds to grids


Kingdom IHS
Seed
Interpretation

Gridding with 50x50 Increment

Geocap

Autotracked Horizon

Grid

Import into Geocap

Polygons

Grid to Grid Operation

Final Product

Delivery

ArcGIS

PGS
Library
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Barents Sea Mega Project

PGS Barents Sea MegaProject


34 3D surveys that cover more than 22777 km
173 2D surveys, covering 221030 line-kilometers

Seismic Interpretation Barents Sea MegaProject

15km
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2D Seed Interpretation Near Base Cretaceous

Shallow

Deep

3D Auttracked Horizon Near Base Cretaceous

Shallow

Deep

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Final Grids Barents Sea MegaProject


A

Shallow

Deep
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Final Grids Barents Sea MegaProject


A

Shallow

Deep
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Final Grids Barents Sea MegaProject


A

Shallow

Deep
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2D seeds merged with 3D autotracked horizon Barents Sea


MegaProject

Shallow

Deep

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Grid from merged 2D seeds and 3D autotracked horizon

Shallow

Deep

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North Sea MegaSurvey

PGS North Sea MegaSurvey


Post stack merge of public released 3D data and
PGS proprietary data sets
138 000 km 3D seismic data (Coverage in
Norway, UK, Denmark, Germany and in the
Netherlands)
Live Product - the MegaSurvey gets annually
updated with new released surveys and is thus a
growing and expanding data volume

Legend
North Sea MegaSurvey

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North Sea MegaSurvey

Size of autotracked horizon: 5.5GB

Near Top Paleocene


Base Tertiary
Near Top Lower Cretaceous
Base Cretaceous Unconformity

B
A

900km

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Base Cretaceous in Geocap


3D View

2D View

Shallow

Deep
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Base Cretaceous in ArcGIS

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Contact

Contact us at:
Multiclient:
mceurope@pgs.com
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