3D Geological Modeling Chapter 05 – 3D Seismic Lines

3. 3D Seismic Horizons
The 3D seismic Horizons are read into Petrel in a specific General
Lines/Points (ASCII) (*.*) format as shown in Fig. 5.1.

Fig. 5.1: The 3D Seismic Horizons open

in a Notepad window

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How to import a seismic Horizons file

To insert the seismic lines to the project:

1. Click the Insert menu command and choose New Interpretation Folder.
2. A new interpretation folder will be added, Right-click on this item, then
select Import (on Selection)….
3. The Import File form appears as shown in Fig. 5.2. Select General
Lines/Points(ASCII) (*.*) format from the Files of type combo box, and
specify location and name of the seismic data files to be inserted into the
project.

Fig. 5.2: The Import File Form

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4. Make sure that the X, Y, and Z-columns are correctly numbered, in this
case, 1, 2, and 3 as shown in Fig. 5.3. There exist two options for reading
seismic lines, the Points and Lines options. For faster display, the Lines
option is selected. However, for more accurate display of seismic data, the
Points option is selected. Once done, the Ok button is clicked.

X Y Z

Fig. 5.3: The Import Lines/Points Form

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5. The Input data dialog form appears. Make sure that the correct domain is
selected; in this case, the Elevation Time option should be selected from the
Template combo box, as shown in Fig. 5.4. Press the Ok for All button, and
press OK.

Fig. 5.4: The Input Data Dialog

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To display the seismic 3D Horizons, expand the interpretation folder by

clicking the plus sign to its left, then select the surfaces to be displayed as
shown in Fig. 5.5.

Fig. 5.5: Seismic data of Sea Bed, Base Cretaceous, Top

Tarbert, Top Ness and Top Etive by choosing
Points option displayed in a 3D window

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On other hands, if you select the Lines Option, the Input data dialog form
appears. Select the Elevation Time option from the Domain combo box and
the Other option for the Line type as shown in Fig. 5.6. Press the Ok for All
button and press OK.:

Fig. 5.6: The Import Lines/Points Form

Fig. 5.7: The Input Data Dialog

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Fig.5.8: Seismic data of Sea Bed, Base Cretaceous, Top

Tarbert, Top Ness and Top Etive, by choosing Lines
option displayed in a 3D window

Next, the Horizons are arranged from top to bottom as they appear in the
geological column as follows (Fig. 5.8):
1. Sea Bed
2. Base Cretaceous
3. Top Tarbert
4. Top Ness
5. Top Ettive