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Petrel seismic interpretation

A responsive and flexible environment for 3D and 2D interpretation

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Overview

Petrel™ seismic interpretation enables basin-, prospect-, and field-scale 2D and 3D seismic interpretation and mapping. Users can work with thousands of 2D lines, thousands of kilometers, and multiple 3D vintages and surveys—across multiple coordinate systems with very high visualization performance (GPU based).

Integrated powerful 3D and classical 2D interpretation environment. Data courtesy of NPD.
Waveform horizon autotracking and automatic fault picking workflows at your fingertips. Data courtesy of Geoscience Australia.
Traditional 2D interpretation incorporating well data and seismic attributes. Data courtesy of Geoscience Australia.
Powerful 3D analysis of horizon interpretation using advanced editing tools. Data courtesy of Geoscience Australia.
Composite seismic section generation at any scale. Data courtesy of Geoscience Australia.
Modeling whilst interpreting and structural framework building for accurate geological model generation. Data courtesy of Geoscience Australia.
Applications
  • Advanced visualization tools provide seismic overlay and RGB/CMY color blending to enhance the delineation of structural and stratigraphic features.
  • Accurate interpretation of those features is made possible by the complete set of tools, such as advanced horizon tracking, multi-Z interpretation, and interactive mesh editing.
  • Users effortlessly move from seismic interpretation to structural model building using Petrel Seismic Interpretation’s modeling-while-interpreting capabilities.
Benefits
  • Integrated powerful 3D and classical 2D interpretation environment.
  • Waveform horizon autotracking and automatic fault picking workflows at your fingertips.
  • Traditional 2D interpretation incorporating well data and seismic attributes.
  • Composite seismic section generation at any scale.
  • Modeling whilst interpreting and structural framework building for accurate geological model generation.
Petrel seismic interpretation
Regional scale interpretation incorporating GIS, petroleum systems, and analog data. Data courtesy of NPD.
Features
  • GPU-based rendering for high-performance visualization including very large 2D and 3D datasets
  • Local flash cache or directional disk cache (network) capabilities, enhancing ZGY seismic visualization performance especially for large volumes exceeding RAM capacity, and therefore significantly improving line-based interpretation workflows
  • Horizon and fault multi-Z interpretation tools, including amplitude- and waveform-based horizon tracking, fault tracking, and horizon and surface attributes
  • Horizon autotracking enhancements for user and environment preferences, such as paintbrush autotracking or interpolation inside polygons
  • Interactive triangular mesh editing for accurate interpretation of complex bodies and geometries
  • Seismic overlay and mixer tool for flip and roll visualization, mask, RGB/CMY color blending and data-weighted blending (up to four attributes mixed together)
  • Manual and automatic fault contact workflow now available
  • Modeling-while-interpreting workflow to create robust and reliable true geological models
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