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Introduction To HorizonCube

A HorizonCube is a dense set of automated seismic horizons created using dip-steering technology. It allows for automated mapping of all seismic events, which is impossible through manual interpretation. There are two types: continuous and truncated HorizonCubes. HorizonCubes can be created in either a model-driven or data-driven mode. A SteeringCube uses polar dips along an interpreted horizon to guide the dip-steered tracking used in creating a data-driven HorizonCube. The SteeringCube improves the quality of the resulting HorizonCube over other dip estimation methods.

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Introduction To HorizonCube

A HorizonCube is a dense set of automated seismic horizons created using dip-steering technology. It allows for automated mapping of all seismic events, which is impossible through manual interpretation. There are two types: continuous and truncated HorizonCubes. HorizonCubes can be created in either a model-driven or data-driven mode. A SteeringCube uses polar dips along an interpreted horizon to guide the dip-steered tracking used in creating a data-driven HorizonCube. The SteeringCube improves the quality of the resulting HorizonCube over other dip estimation methods.

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Introduction to HorizonCube

Farrukh Qayyum
[email protected]
Outline

What is a HorizonCube?

Why a HorizonCube?

HorizonCube Types

HorizonCube Modes

SteeringCube for a HorizonCube


What is a HorizonCube

It is a dense set of automated seismic horizons.

Coloured lines are the automated events of a data driven HorizonCube.


Outline

What is a HorizonCube?

Why a HorizonCube?

HorizonCube Types

HorizonCube Modes

SteeringCube for a HorizonCube


Why a HorizonCube?

Manual mapping of all seismic


events using a conventional
interpretation method is almost
impossible.

Thus, we need an automated


method i.e. HorizonCube.
Why a HorizonCube?

Tracking in a dip field helps in mapping compared to convention


amplitude / similarity based autotracking.

A Conventionally mapped horizon (green) using amplitude based tracking.

B Dip based mapped horizon using (yellow) using dip-based tracking only.
Why a HorizonCube?
Most of the sequence stratigraphic surfaces change seismic phase from
one area to another due to a lateral change in facies.
Why a HorizonCube?
Most of the sequence stratigraphic surfaces change seismic phase from
one area to another due to a lateral change in facies.
Well 2 Well 1

16.2km

AI = Black log
Colours GR log (sand yellow, brown shale)
Why a HorizonCube?
HorizonCube delivers many things.
Outline

What is a HorizonCube?

Why a HorizonCube?

HorizonCube Types

HorizonCube Modes

SteeringCube for a HorizonCube


HorizonCube Types

There are two types of HorizonCubes

Continuous HorizonCube Truncated HorizonCube

Applications: Applications:
Low Frequency Models Sequence Stratigraphic Interpretation
Geologic Modeling Wheeler Transformation
Attribute Visualizations in 3D Attribute Visualizations in 3D
Outline

What is a HorizonCube?

Why a HorizonCube?

HorizonCube Types

HorizonCube Modes

SteeringCube for a HorizonCube


HorizonCube Modes
Model driven Model driven:
The events are relative to upper and lower
horizons.
Proportional
Parallel to upper
Parallel to lower

Purpose: Visualization (stratal slicing)

Data driven

Data driven:
The events follow the seismic dip
(SteeringCube).

Purpose: Modelling and sequence stratigraphic


interpretation.
Outline

What is a HorizonCube?

Why a HorizonCube?

HorizonCube Types

HorizonCube Modes

SteeringCube for a HorizonCube


SteeringCube for a HorizonCube
Polar dips (BG vs. FFT) along an interpreted horizon.

Seismic Peak (Black - grey colour)


Seismic Trough (yellow-red colour)

Note that the dips computed from BG


method are higher than the dips computed
from FFT method.
SteeringCube for a HorizonCube

Dip steered tracking results on a section

Start position* (seed) is the same.

Bad

Good

BG Steering (1,1,3) FFT Steering (2,2,4)

* F3 Block: Inline = 425, Crossline = 704, TWT = 776ms


SteeringCube for a HorizonCube

Pitfall: FFT is computationally slower.

* No doubt BG is fast but it is difficult to optimize its parameters to get adequate HorizonCube results.

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