Petrlel F 2 seismic display 2018 v1.1

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Petrel 2018 Geophysics
Module 2: Seismic data visualization

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Exercise 1: Seismic display options –
Interpretation Window

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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (1)
 In an Interpretation window
most of the horizon and fault
interpretation work is done.
 Seismic data can be displayed
in Interpretation and 3D
windows.

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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (2)
To open an Interpretation
window:
1. On the Home tab, in the
Window group, click
Interpretation window.
Or
2. Right-click on a displayed
seismic section in the 3D
Window and click Create
interpretation window.
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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (3)
3. Click View mode to move seismic data or zoom in/out using the mouse
wheel.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift and hover the mouse in View mode to adjust the display
scale for your section.
Further display options:
a) Move the slide bars to
manipulate the seismic.
b) Navigate to the end of a slide bar
(shown by the arrows). The
cursor will change its shape.
Click the left mouse button and
zoom in and out via the slide bar

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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (4)
Options under the Inspector
available for the Interpretation
Window

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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (5)
Right-click the seismic section to open the mini toolbar and the contextual
menu related to the seismic.

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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (6)
From the Input pane, display different IL/XL and 2D lines available in your
project.
The top section of the Interpretation window displays the intersecting
lines. You also can display SP and CDP.

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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (7)
• Flip the seismic line by clicking
in the Window toolbar.
• You can see the location of time slices in your Interpretation window.
To manipulate them interactively, slide the triangles on the left side.

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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (8)
• You can change the color template
of a seismic section using the
Inspector .
• Increase the gain on the section,
change the seismic template, or
select a different vintage to display.
• In the Overlay subtab on the
Inspector, it is possible to overlay
a different seismic vintage on top of
the displayed seismic section.

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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (9)
• Right-click the section and, from the mini toolbar, click Show wiggles
only to switch the wiggle and bitmap display on or off.

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Select the wiggles display from the Style tab in the Settings
dialog box of a 3D cube or a 2D line.
Explore the display options – they are self-explained.
A note on Wiggle trace

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Display seismic section in an Interpretation window (10)
• To display the next crossline or inline, press Page Up or Page Down.
• Jump to a line by specifying the line number in the Intersection
player or use the Inspector.
Note
You open the Intersection player from the
contextual menu thru right-clicking on the
seismic:

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To have the same display scale for all seismic lines in the Interpretation
window:
1. With the Interpretation window active, on the Window tab, click Settings.
2. Choose the appropriate XY- and Z- scales
for the trace display.
Seismic display scale for Interpretation window

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Exercise 2: Seismic display in 3D Window

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Display seismic data in a 3D window (2)
1. On the Home tab, in the Insert group, click Window and click 3D window.
2. From the Input pane, select the
seismic data you wish to display.
3. To display the survey outline or the
line location, click a seismic survey folder.

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Display seismic data in a 3D window (3)
4. To display the trace data, make sure that Inline/Xline is selected.
For a 2D line, expand the window and click the seismic 2D line.

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Display seismic data in a 3D window (4)
5. Three options to add inlines, crosslines, and time-slices in a 3D Window:
a. From the Seismic tab.
b. Right-click the 3D cube in the Input pane and select from the menu.
c. Right-click the seismic section in the 3D window and select from the mini
toolbar.
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Display seismic data in a 3D window (5)
6. Click View in the Window toolbar to rotate the view.
7. Click the Z scale to change the display scale in a 3D window.
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Exercise 3: Seismic display in 2D Window

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Display seismic data in 2D window
A 2D window serves as a basemap for seismic interpretation
workflows. Within a 2D window, you can display:
 The survey outline of 3D cube with annotations
 The outline of 2D seismic lines with annotations
 Selected inlines, crosslines, and time slices
 Horizons and faults
 Wells, surface, and cultural data

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Display seismic data in 2D window (1)
1. On the Home tab, in the Insert group,
click Window and click 2D window.
2. Click the 2D lines survey folder in the
Input pane.

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3. Right-click the displayed seismic and, from the mini toolbar,
click Tool palette.
4. Open a new Interpretation window and tile both windows.
Display seismic data in 2D window (2)
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Display seismic data in 2D window (3)
5. On the Tool Palette, click Basemap select and click a 2D line.
The line opens in the Interpretation window.

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Display seismic data in 2D window (4)
To open an Inline or Xline, from a 2D window:
6. Right-click an inline or crossline in the 2D window.
7. On the Seismic tab, in the Select group, click Select inline intersection or Select
crossline intersection. Move the mouse to the 2D Window. A dotted line appears
within the survey outline.
8. Double-click the dotted line to open the seismic line in the Interpretation window.
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Display seismic data in 2D window (5)
Right-click the displayed seismic
in your 2D window and click
Create interpretation window.

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Base maps
 Base maps are important aids during seismic interpretation.
 Seismic interpreters frequently browse through base maps during their
interpretation.
 New seismic acquisition plans
can be displayed in the base
map as culture data.

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Create base maps (1)
1. Insert a new 2D window from the Home tab.
2. Go to the Input pane and display the seismic data (3D survey and 2D
lines).
3. Right-click the 3D seismic folder
and go to the Settings dialog box
of the seismic survey.
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Create base maps (2)
4. On the Style tab, choose the base map annotation parameters that you wish
to display for 3D data.
If you select Draw every nth inline, every nth crossline on the Style tab, a
base map grid with inlines and crosslines displays with your specified
increment.
The Text every nth inline, every nth
crossline option displays the inline and
crossline numbers.
Change the size of the text with the
Font size field.

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Create base maps (3)
5. For the 2D line, open the Settings dialog
box of the 2D lines folder.
6. On the Style tab, select the parameters that
you wish to use to display the 2D lines.
Notice that the Basemap style option is
grayed out for the 2D window. This option is
available only when using a 3D window.
You can post the 2D line names at both
ends of the intersection, and show number
annotations as trace, SP, or CDP numbers.

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Create base maps (4)
7. In the 3D window, set the depth of the display for the 2D lines. Setting the depth
is useful for displaying the intersecting 2D seismic line directly in the 3D
window.
8. On the Style tab in the Settings dialog box for the 2D lines, insert a value for Z
level and click Apply.

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9. Display the seismic cube mig in the 3D window.
10. Right-click the outline of the cube and click Settings..
11. Go to the Annotation subtab on the Style tab.
12. Select Show checkbox and then Inline, Xline, Z-slice,
and Section name check boxes.
13. Choose the preferred options for the annotations.
14. Click Apply. The annotations appear in the
3D window.
Create base maps (5)
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Players
Action buttons
Slider for interactive panning
Numerical step indicator and
selector
Additional objet-specific options
The Player allows to scroll a 3D seismic section in a 3D window or an
Interpretation window with a user defined increment.

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Players
 Players are accessible from the Home tab, contextual tabs, and the
mini toolbar.
 Use the Intersection player to visualize cross sections in the display
window.

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Players
Display an Inline in a 3D
Window and invoke the
player from the mini
toolbar.
Try the different options
of the Player.