US 11,774,620 B2
Interpolation of seismic data with time variant locations
Michel Schonewille, Gatwick (GB); and Robert Bloor, Missouri City, TX (US)
Assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Appl. No. 16/461,391
Filed by Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 16, 2016, PCT No. PCT/US2016/067068
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 16, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/111288, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0057170 A1, Feb. 20, 2020
Int. Cl. G01V 1/50 (2006.01); E21B 47/14 (2006.01); E21B 47/003 (2012.01)
CPC G01V 1/50 (2013.01) [E21B 47/003 (2020.05); E21B 47/14 (2013.01); G01V 2210/48 (2013.01); G01V 2210/56 (2013.01); G01V 2210/671 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method for processing seismic data, comprising:
receiving seismic data representing a subsurface volume;
determining, for the seismic data, analysis coordinates as a function of time, wherein one or more of the analysis coordinates vary in position over time, wherein the one of more analysis coordinates includes a conversion point;
performing at least one of an interpolation or regularization process on the seismic data based at least partially on the analysis coordinates;
outputting a result of the at least one of the interpolation or regularization process; and
performing a drilling action based at least partially on the result of the at least one of the interpolation or regularization process, wherein the drilling action comprises at least one of: varying a trajectory of a downhole tool to vary a trajectory of a wellbore, varying a weight-on-bit of a downhole tool, varying a flow rate of fluid being pumped into the wellbore, or varying a type of the fluid being pumped into the wellbore.