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PRODUCT NEWS

Reducing Risk In Exploration with Kingdom Attributes
Two key attributes unique to IHS Kingdom software can be very helpful in interpretation of subtle depositional systems and finding gas related reservoirs. These attributes are Paraphase and Average Energy.

Paraphase, which is defined as "Instantaneous Phase with obvious background removed" is especially helpful in helping to define unconformities, channels, onlap/offlap sequences, turbidite deposits, shelf edges, etc, when data quality is less than optimal.

Seismic section in amplitude has many depositional features, but data quality to see all for an accurate interpretation is less than optimal.

Display in Paraphase makes for a cleaner interpretation.

Average Energy is defined as "computed for the energy values (square of reflection strength) averaged for the zones between Paraphase peaks", with "energy" being the square of the Envelope.

Average Energy is very accurate at predicting gas in most clastic reservoirs. Some people use it to determine porosity in carbonate reservoirs. In the Gulf Coast, nearly 90% of the reservoirs containing some amount of gas (including gassy oil reservoirs) show some amount of Average Energy anomaly. If properly calibrated, AE can help determine fizz water from economic gas accumulations.

Looking at amplitude anomalies and determining if they contain economic accumulations requires careful calibration of the AE in the data set.

It is helpful to set a color bar for the highest value of AE expected to determine economic viability.

To Reducing Risk In Exploration with Kingdom Attributes, follow this link and view its webinar.

IHS invites you to learn more about Kingdom Attributes (or any of our popular products) TODAY!

 

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SERVICES AND SUPPORT HIGHLIGHTS

Attribute of the Month - Spectral Decomposition

Spectral Decomposition breaks down the seismic signal into its component frequencies. Therefore, the highest amplitudes at any specific frequency (tuning thickness) relative to the other frequencies represents the acoustic response to thickness.

USES: The first order benefit of spectral decomposition is determining thickness. Relatively high amplitudes at high frequencies image thin beds, whereas, low frequencies image thick beds. Spectral decomposition is also helpful in defining stratigraphic variations at different frequencies. It has also been used as a direct hydrocarbon indicator (DHI) displaying low frequency shadow zones below high amplitude gas sands.

Layer thickness determinations and stratigraphic variations identified by spectral decomposition are based on tuning effects at different frequencies. Geological layers (reservoirs) that exhibit an acoustic impedance contrast from the top and base, will display their maximum amplitude at tuning, which is a function of frequency. Therefore, geological layers not identifiable at one frequency or at the bandwidth of typical seismic data may be prominent at the specific tuning frequency (computed by spectral decomposition) that relates to the actual layer thickness.

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The Rock Solid Attributes computation for spectral decomposition utilizes a Gabor-Morlet Continuous Wavelet Transform with the output volumes at specified frequency sub-bands in trace and/or envelope format.

Spectral Decomposition is found in the main toolbar:

Project>Rock Solid Attributes

 

Select Survey (subset) and Data Type

 

Select Envelope and/or Trace Sub-band Format

Select Low and High Frequency Peaks, Number of Bands, and whether Octave or Linear Scale

 

MONTHLY WORKFLOW TIP

Unable to find a Sonic log? Your well has no Resistivity log? Do you need to convert a log from English to Metric units? Problem solved! Just use the Conversions drop-down menu. In the main menu go to Logs > Conversions and pick the log conversion that will best fit your workflow.

UPCOMING TRAINING

Seismic Micro-Technology has developed a line of comprehensive training courses for professionals who use SMT software in today's oil and gas industry.

Click here to view upcoming schedule and a training video.

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR: Kingdom Geosteering and Kingdom Connect Coming in IHS Kingdom 8.7

Presented by: Cliff Kelley / Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The 8.7 release of IHS Kingdom offers more than 25 significant new capabilities for all Kingdom customers. New capabilities range specifically across 2d/3dPAK, EarthPAK, Rock Solid Attributes, VuPAK, Colored Inversion, and VelPAK. Other enhancements are new capabilities applicable Kingdom-wide.

Two distinctively new features are Kingdom Geosteering and Kingdom Connect.

Geosteering is an integrated tool within the Kingdom Field Development solution that enables geologists or geosteering specialists to work quickly in correlating the drilling well with the selected reference well so that the drill bit can be targeted accurately and efficiently.

Kingdom Connect allows data integration with any OpenSpirit enabled application. Direct broadcast and receive communication of many key interpretation and type objects are supported.

Other new capabilities included in 8.7:

• Help Center - provides users with an improved help experience.
  
• Integrated Well Planning - users can now plan wells using map views and vertical views.
  
• User Scripts - users can create scripts (in both VB and C#) that can range from simple operations on logs and zones to complicated petrophysical analysis and zone attribute calculations.
  
• Web-Mapping Services - provides the ability to consume Web-Mapping services for use in the interpretation base map.
  
• Kingdom Fault System:
  
  • Integrated fault Interpretation and editing
    
  • Fault to fault clipping
    
  • Enhanced fault polygon generation
    
• Horizon Interpretation Tools:
  
  • New picking parameters dialog
    
  • Spline Fit for manual picking
    
  • Manual picking on slices
    
  • Polygon Erase on slices
    
  • Flex Picker, a new non-seismic event picking tool
    
  • Multiple horizon and volumes attribute extraction tool
    
• RSA in Depth – RSA Attributes for depth volumes.
  
• Microseismic:
  
  • Best fit plane generated TKS faults
    
  • Encapsulating geobodies
    
  • Expanded cross plotting capabilities
    
• VelPAK - SEGY Velocity file generation from Profile depth conversions.

 

To register for the webinar, follow this link: www.seismicmicro.com/webinar

 

Upcoming 2011 Tradeshows

VIII Congreso de Exploracion y Desarrollo de Hidrocarburos
When: Nov 8 - 11, 2011
Where: Argentina

NAPE
When: Nov 13 - 17, 2011
Where: Nigeria

3rd Annual DUG (East)
When: Nov 15 - 16, 2011
Where: USA

SPE-Intl' Petroleum Technology Conf.
When: Nov 15 - 16, 2011
Where: Thailand

 

Upcoming User Groups

If you are currently a customer you should attend one of our local User Group to learn product tips and tricks, network with other SMT product users and share knowledge with our product management.

Upcoming User Groups: www.seismicmicro.com/registration

November 29th - Houston, TX

 

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