Interpreting faults in seismic data leads to numerous mistakes (or misunderstanding). The most important thing is: In seismic softwares, a fault = one fault plane ! It has consequences on how to manage large collections of faults. It means that…
ndSerf is a freely available application for the visualisation and analysis of surfaces. Applications include visualisation of landscapes; geomorphological analysis; gaming; GIS file conversion; map output; archaeological mapping and analysis; surface modelling and many others. It runs on any platform…
Picking horizons is one of the most useful things to do for interpreting seismic data in sedimentary basins. Please find below some tricks based on a very long experience in seismic interpretation using Petrel: In general: Right click on “interpretation…
Please find below some usefull links. The list will be updated on a regular basis. > Youtube links: Some basics in Petrel How to load checkshots and define formation tops in Petrel How to load 2D seismic with nav files:…
Loading seismic is a real challenge as geophysicists use their own way to store data in segy files 🙁 They are supposed to write parameters in headers. However, due to various actions (copying files, folders, exporting seismic profiles from third…
Petrel has a lot of CRS (Coordinate Reference System) embedded in the main program. However, if your CRS is not listed, you must use a companion program called “Coordinate System Manager”. This program is in the windows menu -> Schlumberger…
Have you ever tried to import bathymetric map or any other map in Petrel ? Most probably, the map was represented as a flat surface on top of your study area (i.e. Zero level) or maybe at a wrong level.…