IP Library Granted Patent US 7,890,265
Granted Patent B2
US 7,890,265 · App. 10/501,370 · Granted Feb 15, 2011

Method for filtering seismic data, particularly by kriging

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Patent No.
US 7,890,265
App. No.
10/501,370
Granted
Feb 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of filtering at least two series of seismic data representative of the same zone, the method including the step of determining an estimate of the component that is common to the data series, and the step of deducing from this estimate a resolution of the data series. The method is applicable to 4D seismic surveying.

Claims (23)

1. A method of filtering at least two series of seismic data representative of the same subsurface zone, the method being characterized by

determining a cross variogram of these data series and

solving a co-kriging equation which results from this determination for automatically deducing an estimate of the component that is common to the data series,

wherein each of the data series is resolved into the sum of said common component and its respective orthogonal residues, said resolution of the data series used for determining the topography of the subsurface zone.

2. A method according to claim 1 , characterized by determining the orthogonal residues for the various data series by subtracting the estimated common component from each of the data series.

3. A method according to claim 2 , characterized by implementing kriging analysis to resolve said orthogonal residues.

4. A method of processing seismic data, comprising:

comparing two series of seismic data corresponding, for the same zone, to grids of at least one common attribute obtained at two distinct values of at least one given parameter, said comparing including filtering at least two series of data representative of the same subsurface zone by determining a cross variogram of these data series and solving a co-kriging equation which results from this determination for automatically deducing an estimate of the component that is common to the data series,

wherein each of the data series is resolved into the sum of said common component and its respective orthogonal residues, said common component of the data series used for determining the topography of the subsurface zone.

5. A method according to claim 4 , characterized by

determining the orthogonal residues for the various data series by subtracting the estimated common component from each of the data series.

6. A method according to claim 5 , characterized by implementing kriging analysis to resolve said orthogonal residues.

7. A method of filtering at least one series of seismic data representative of at least one subsurface zone, the method being characterized by

identifying a model of a component of three-dimensional variability of its variogram,

subtracting said model from the experimental variogram, and

solving the kriging equation corresponding to the different variograms in order to deduce an estimate of the corresponding variability component of the data series,

wherein said estimate is used for determining the topography of the subsurface zone.

8. A method processing seismic data, comprising:

comparing two series of seismic data corresponding, for the same subsurface zone, to grids of at least one common attribute obtained at two different instants, said comparing including

filtering at least two series of seismic data representative of the same subsurface zone by determining a cross variogram of these data series and solving a co-kriging equation which results from this determination for automatically deducing an estimate of the component that is common to the data series,

wherein each of the data series is resolved into the sum of said common component and its respective orthogonal residues, said common component of the data series used for determining the topography of the subsurface zone.

9. A method according to claim 8 , characterized by determining the orthogonal residues for the various data series by subtracting the estimated common component from each of the data series.

10. A method according to claim 9 , characterized by implementing kriging analysis to resolve said orthogonal residues.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 6, 2008
From: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE
To: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE - VERITAS
Reel/Frame 021339/0757 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2008
From: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE - VERITAS
To: CGGVERITAS SERVICES SA
Reel/Frame 021339/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2005
From: COLEOU, THIERRY
To: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE
Reel/Frame 016647/0294 →