Identifying Geological Structural Style in Seismic Reflections

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Identifying Geological Structural Style in Seismic Reflections - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240302553 titled 'Identifying Geological Structural Style in Seismic Reflections

The patent application describes methods and systems for determining the geological structural style of a subterranean formation using seismic reflection measurements.

Acquiring seismic reflection measurements of the subterranean formation.
Isolating signals with larger amplitudes relative to others in the acquired measurements.
Obtaining a set of structural geology geometric primitives representing known structural geological styles.
Identifying best fits between isolated signals and geometric primitives.
Determining the degree of confidence for each identified best fit.
Determining the geological structural style based on the best fits and their confidence levels.

Potential Applications: - Oil and gas exploration - Geothermal energy exploration - Mining operations

Problems Solved: - Accurately determining geological structural styles - Improving resource exploration efficiency

Benefits: - Enhanced understanding of subterranean formations - Increased success rates in resource exploration

Commercial Applications: Title: "Advanced Geological Structural Analysis for Resource Exploration" This technology can be used in the oil and gas industry, geothermal energy sector, and mining companies to optimize exploration efforts and increase resource extraction efficiency.

Questions about Geological Structural Analysis: 1. How does this technology improve resource exploration processes?

  This technology enhances resource exploration by accurately determining the geological structural style of subterranean formations, leading to more targeted and successful exploration efforts.

2. What are the key advantages of using seismic reflection measurements in determining geological structural styles?

  Seismic reflection measurements provide detailed information about subsurface structures, allowing for a comprehensive analysis of the geological characteristics of a formation.

Original Abstract Submitted

methods and systems for determining a geological structural style of a subterranean formation include acquiring seismic reflection measurements of the subterranean formation; isolating one or more signals in the acquired measurements, the one or more signals having larger amplitudes relative to one or more other signals in the acquired measurements; obtaining a set of structural geology geometric primitives wherein each structural geology geometric primitive comprises geometric data representing a known structural geological style; identifying at least one best fit between a set of the one or more isolated signals and a structural geology geometric primitive from the set of structural geology geometric primitives; determining a degree of confidence for at least one best fit identified; and determining a geological structural style of the subterranean formation based on the identified at least one best fit and based on the determined degree of confidence for that best fit.