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Do-It-Yourself Seismic Enhancement
Old seismic data can carry more subsurface information than can be seen with just one processing technique. For instance, if the original target for the seismic shoot was a deep formation the shallower data may be degraded to enhance the deeper structures. And yes, you can send data to get re-processed which will cost additional money...but why not use your KINGDOM software to enhance the data yourself. Saving you thousands of dollars. With KINGDOM you can use Spectral Whitening, Spectral Decomposition, Relative Acoustic Impedance and even Colored Inversion (released in v8.5 Service Pack 2) to increase the signal to noise ratio, determine bed thickness and break down the seismic by frequencies.
Register for our December 14th webinar: "Do-It-Yourself Seismic Enhancements" [ follow this link ]
Other seismic attributes can be calculated in KINGDOM to enhance structural and stratigraphic features such as natural fractures and channels. KINGDOM has five Similarity algorithms that help highlight faults and fractures while interpreting on time slices. There are also eleven Curvature attributes available in KINGDOM's Rock Solid Attributes. The image below shows previously hidden natural fracture trends in the Curvature: Most Positive attribute after being Spectral Whitened.
Register for the December 14th Houston User Group on this Topic: www.seismicmicro.com/registration
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PRODUCT
Colored Inversion Module – Impedance Data Type Generation
By applying Colored Inversion to the seismic data, the interpreter is able to work with impedance data that matches the well acoustic log data, giving confidence that the picks are made on true changes in rock lithology. Ambiguity caused by the seismic wavelet and phase are minimized, leading to more accurate, faster interpretation with minimum effort.
Most interpreters prefer to use seismic inversion as the primary data type for seismic interpretation as it represents a simplified signal compared to the normal seismic response. The inverted data represents true geological layering rather than the wavelet response at an interface.
KINGDOM Colored Inversion is a tool that enables interpreters to quickly generate a relative acoustic impedance data type from the reflection seismic data for the purpose of more accurate, more confident seismic interpretation.
Colored Inversion Demos:
To view an archived Webinar on this topic, click here.
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CORPORATE NEWS
Recent Press Coverage on SMT:
11/29/2010
Middleware Solutions Integrate Software, Data In Value-Adding Workflows [ click to read ]
Dan Piette, American Oil & Gas Reporter
11/17/2010
Seismic Micro-Technology Grant of Software Aides Teaching in Earth and Planetary Sciences [ click to read ]
Rutgers University
11/15/2010
Research and Markets: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers - 2010 Barcelona Conference Proceedings [ click to read]
TMCnews
8.5 HF8 is now available on web
SMT would like to announce the immediate availability of 8.5 HF8
Update your Software:
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SERVICES AND SUPPORT HIGHLIGHTS
Seismic Micro-Technology has developed a line of comprehensive training courses for professionals who use SMT software in today's oil and gas industry.
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Monthly Technical Tip
Provided courtesy of the KINGDOM Tricks Blog managed by SMT User & Friend, Rick Zoss
Teaching: A Great Learning Experience
Since the beginning of this month I have participated in two SMT training classes, Power Tools for Geologists (EarthPAK) and Complete 2d/3dPAK Interpretation. I had the privilege of teaching both those classes. Among the many benefits of teaching is learning new things? Here are few examples of the things I learned.
Level of Detail:
I knew that the Level of Detail function would suppress the amount of posting on a base map when I increased the scale. But I was not aware of the Level of Detail tab in the Project Options parameter box. It allows you to set map-scale thresholds for the posting of different types of data. For instance, you can restrict production data to map scales <= 500 ft/in, formation tops to map scales <=1000 ft/in, and well names to map scales <= 2000 ft/in.
Formation Top Quality:
Another feature I discovered was the Formation Top Quality. If you cannot enter a depth for a particular formation top, you can still select a quality such as faulted out, shaled out, not reached, and the quality will post on the map in place of the top value. You can even make up your own qualities such as "log not available."
Limit Seismic Display with a Polygon:
If you are working on a large 3d survey or a large grid of 2d data, the option to Limit Seismic Display with a Polygon will be of interest. The first step is to create your area of interest polygon and give it a name. Then select Surveys>Survey Management and click on the tab labeled Area. Choose the polygon you created from the list under Limited to Polygon Area. Time Slices are also limited to the area defined by the polygon.
This week has proven that you really can teach an old dog new tricks. And teaching others how to use Kingdom Software is still a great learning experience.
Whether a result of bad study habits developed during the 1960's or the complete failure of my parents to pass along the math gene it is unclear, but the Hilbert Transform has always been beyond my comprehension. However, this has not suppressed my curiosity about the use of phase and frequency when interpreting seismic data. I have begun a project to investigate the use of phase and frequency to generate oil and gas prospects. As always I encourage your comments, so I have chosen to work with Stratton Field, a public domain data set, from the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas. If you are interested in duplicating my results, this data set is included in the BEG demo project.
As a place to start I have selected Inline 50, a portion of which is shown above. Twelve isophase horizons have been picked in the highly conformable section above and including the C38 formation top. I began by picking the lowest horizon, a +/- zero crossing. Then I rotated the phase 90 degrees and picked the same zero crossing. I repeated the procedure for 180 and 270 degree rotations. The horizons above represent four picks per cycle for three cycles or twelve horizons. Roughly half the way through the cycles there is a discontinuity in the pattern labeled Break B. The discontinuity corresponds to a min/max value in the frequency attribute as seen below.
Break B is currently being mapped to see how it relates to the well control. More on this effort in a later installment of Kingdom Tricks.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Webinars
SMT announces the webinar "Do-It-Yourself Seismic Enhancements"
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 / Presented by: Kim Whipple, SMT
Old seismic data can carry more subsurface information than can be seen with just one processing technique. For instance, if the original target for the seismic shoot was a deep formation the shallower data may be degraded to enhance the deeper structures. And yes, you can send data to get re-processed which will cost additional money...but why not use your KINGDOM software to enhance the data yourself. Saving you thousands of dollars. With KINGDOM you can use Spectral Whitening, Spectral Decomposition, Relative Acoustic Impedance and even Colored Inversion (released in v8.5 Service Pack 2) to increase the signal to noise ratio, determine bed thickness and break down the seismic by frequencies.
Registration today for this exciting webinar, [ click here ].
Upcoming 2010 Tradeshows
SPE- LACPEC 2010
Wednesday, December 1 - Friday, December 3, 2010
Swissotel Lima, Lima, Peru
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
| Perth User Group |
| Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 9:30am – 12:30pm |
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| Sydney User Group |
| Friday, December 3, 2010, 9am – 12:30pm |
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| London User Group |
| Monday, December 6, 2010, 9am – 12:30pm |
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| Aberdeen User Group |
| Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 9am – 12:30pm |
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| Stavanger User Group |
| Thursday, December 9, 2010, 11:30am - 1pm |
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| Oslo User Group |
| Friday, December 10, 2010, 9am – 12:30pm |
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| Austin User Group |
| Monday, December 13, 2010, 5pm - 7pm |
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| San Antonio User Group |
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 5pm - 7pm |
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| Houston User Group |
| Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 11:30am - 1pm |
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