Click on create new survey

Give your new survey a name, let OpenDtect scan SEG-Y files
Navigate to the folder containing the seismic data and select
Scan the SEGY input for the correct setting

Click me 
Select OK to import the seismic data into OpenDtect

Now click
me 
Edit survey parameters so that the coordinate reference
systems (CRS) is correct
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Congratulations, your dataset is now imported in OpenDTect
 To add multiple cross sections, select the “add default data“
option

Right-click

Select
 To open a 2D interpretation window

Right-click

Select
This opens a new 2D interpretation window
Changing to preferred color scale, select from dropdown menu
Change color scale, to dim or brighten reflectors, change values
in the boxes
 Dragging lines to different locations
left-click left-click and drag selected
line
Pre-loading a seismic volume, this will make data handling faster

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Pre-loading a seismic volume, this will make data handling faster
Interpreting a reflector
Interpreting a reflector
“Section autotrack“ will trace the selected reflector in the 2D window. However,
you first have to specify the parameters for the tracing
 e.g. do you want to track a peak (positive
Interpreting a reflector amplitude) or through (negative
amplitude) reflector?
Interpreting a reflector How much % is the amplitude allowed to
vary. E.g. amplitude of picker reflector is
1000, then a difference of 25% will allow
autotracking to interpret a reflector with
an amplitude between 750 and 1250. Pick
accordingly

Vertical search window

up- and down based on
pick
Interpreting a reflector
Based on your settings, if you left-click a reflector
and you have selected auto-tracking, the software
will trace what it thinks is the same reflector,

Click location, the rest of the

reflector is automatically traced
based on tracing paramters
Interpreting a reflector
Of course, the software does not understand geological complexity. You have to check
the interpretations made with autotracking!!!!

Click location, the rest of the

reflector is automatically traced
based on tracing paramters
Interpreting a reflector
Alternatively, pick “manual draw”, where you click
on portions of a reflector and the software will
interpolate in between
Interpreting a reflector
Alternatively, pick “manual draw”, where you click
on portions of a reflector and the software will
interpolate in between

Click locations, single left click

Interpolated interpretation
after double left click
Converting your interpretation into a surface
Interpret your reflector of interest on a dense network of seismic
lines (in the example there are only 2 crossline and 2 inline
interpretations as an example, should be way more dense)
Converting your interpretation into a surface
When you are happy with the density of your interpretations,
right click the horizon and go to the settings

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Converting your interpretation into a surface

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To visualize surface…
Right-click “3D horizons” and select “Add” Select the horizon you want to visualize and click OK
To visualize surface…
If you select the horizon, you can
Select the horizon in the item tree to visualize the surface that change the color scale
was created based on the interpretations
Interpreting a fault
In a 2D viewer, right-click fault and select “New”

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Interpreting a fault
OpenDtect will draw a fault between the selected points.

Click locations, single left click

Interpreting a fault
You can visualize your fault interpretation in the 3D window as well.