Seismic Interpretation

Objectives

Horizon Interpretation

– Guided and Seeded Autotracking

– Manual interpretation
– Editing the interpretation

Fault Interpretation
 Seismic data structure
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1. The Seismic main folder contains
several items by default 2
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2. Vintages; identify different versions of 4
seismic data that have been added to the
project.
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3. Interp survey inclusion filters; Allow

filt i based
filtering b d on the
th survey ini which
hi h th
the
horizons/faults were interpreted.

44. Interpretation
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f ld 1;1 Created
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default. Holds new interpretation,
including Seismic horizon 1 also created
by default.

4A; 3D interp inclusion filters; Allow

filtering based on how the interpretation 5. Seismic surveys;
y ; Must be added to
was created. the Seismic main folder.
Icons used for Horizon and Fault Interpretation
Interpret grid horizons [H]
- Seeded 3D Autotracking [Shift+A]
- Seeded
S d d 2D Autotracking
A t t ki [A]
- Guided Autotracking [G]
- Manual Interpretation [U]
- Activate fault/horizon
- Selection Paintbrush [Shift+B]
- Bounding box select [B]
- Eraser [Shift + X]
- Select and Edit/Add Points [E]
- Undo [Ctrl+Z]
- Redo [Ctrl+Y]
- Delete [Delete]
- Toggle Seismic Annotation
- Interpret
p faults [F]
[ ]
- Join selected points [J]
- Cut Segments[T]
The shortcut key [N] or [H] : used
to break a horizon interpretation
into segments
g ((flag).
g) When
interpreting faults use it to
separate segments when moving
to a new seismic line.
The Undo/Redo steps are limitless
within a given session.
There are many keyboard
shortcuts (shown in brackets)
Insert New Horizon

1. Insert a New Interpretation Folder. The

folder will appear in the Input pane in
the Explorer window.
window

2. Right-click on the Interpretation folder

and select Insert seismic horizon.
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3. The new horizon will appear under the
Interpretation folder

4. Activate the Seismic Interpretation 3

process in the Processes pane to do
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the Horizon
i IInterpretation.
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5. Click on the H icon (Interpret grid

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horizons) in the Function bar to 5
activate the horizon interpretation
tools.

Note: Horizon interpretation will be added to the active horizon

Autotracking Parameters

The Settings dialog for a seismic

horizon contains an Autotracking 1
tab where you specify the
autotracking constraints. 2

1. Signal tracking feature 3

2. Value Contraints
3. Wavelet tracking
4. Lateral Constraints 4
5. Seed Points

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Autotracking
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Guided Autotracking

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1. To specify the tracking mode (e(e.g.
g peak
or trough), double-click on the Horizon
to open the Settings dialog. Go to the
Autotracking tab and make the
appropriate selection under Signal
tracking feature.
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2. Click on the Guided autotracking icon.

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3. Using the left mouse button, select the
starting and ending points along a
reflector.
e ec o Thee interpretation
e p e a o will follow
o o thee
event between the 2 points.To end an
interpretation segment, for example at a
fault, use the keyboard shortcuts (N or
H) or double-click.
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Autotracking
Seeded 2D Autotracking – Method 1
1. Start Seeded 2D autotrackingg byy
clicking on the Seeded 2D
Autotracking icon.
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2. Then left-click on an event. The
interpretation will follow the event in
both directions of the point selected
and will stop when it encounters an
abrupt change in the amplitude value.
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Autotracking

3D Autotracking in a 3D 3. Click the Track now

window button to start the
autotracking
autotracking.
1. Open Settings for a
horizon and specify the
autotrackingg constraints.

2. Set seed point(s). Seed

points can be any
previously picked
2
points. You can use a
single point from which
to start autotracking.
Edit the Interpretation
It is possible to Undo and Redo as many Methods for editing interpretation data
times as needed.
- Activte fault/horizon
- Undo [Ctrl+Z] - Selection Paintbrush [Shift+B]
- Redo [Ctrl+Y] - Bounding box select [B]
- Eraser [[Shift + X]]
- Select and Edit/Add Points [E]
 Manual Interpretation Workflow
1. Manual interpretation, 1
e.g. areas without a
continuous reflector or
areas with
ith poor seismic
i i
data quality.

2. Activate the Manual

Interpretation icon and
start interpreting using the
left mouse button.
button To insert
a flag use the shortcut keys 2
N or H.

3. To step a seismic plane

forward or backwards, use
the Player
y and specify
p y the
Increment.

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 Fault Interpretation Workflow 2

1. Right-click on the
interpretation folder and
insert new fault. Toggle it
on.

2. Activate the Interpret

faults icon in the Function
bar and start interpreting.

33. Faults
au s aaree ddigitized
g ed as 1
segments, which are
triangulated to display as a
surface. 3

4. To step a seismic plane 4

forward or backwards, use
the Player and specify the
step increment.
More Seismic in Petrel
Sesimic Visalization and Interpretation course (3 days)

• Synthetic seismograms
• Attribute voulmes and attribute
maps
• Velocity modeling and domain

conversion
• Volume
V l rendering
d i andd extraction
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• Resample a seismic attribute
cube into a geological grid and
creating seismic properties
EXERCISE
Horizon Interpretation
Fault Interpretation