AI applied to seismic interpretation marks a revolutionary step in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) where maximizing recoverable resources while minimizing expenditure remains a top priority for operators.
As the energy transition gathers momentum and societies shift from a fossil fuel-dominated energy landscape to a broader more diverse mix containing a higher proportion of low carbon energies, there are increasing challenges facing the ...
In the fight to better understand geological systems, improve safety, and maximise investment, operators are turning towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the subsurface.
Operators are turning towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) to better understand geological systems, improve safety, and maximise investment and return in oil and gas exploration.
Join us for a webinar on Tues 24th Nov PM (GMT) or Wed 25th Nov AM (GMT) to find out more about Ithaca Energy’s recent experience with using Geoteric’s AI solutions. Seismic interpretations can result in multiple opinions of a structure, ...
Structural seismic interpretation can be a complex and time-consuming task. In this case study, we have applied an Artificial Intelligence (AI) fault interpretation workflow to a 28-year-old dataset (1992) from the UK sector of the ...
For over 30 years, Geoteric has expanded what's possible in the world of geological interpretation. Guided by our people, we're proud of the role we play in bringing science and technology together, which is why we're rewriting the rule ...
Geoteric, in collaboration with Alpha Petroleum Resources Limited, reveals how the evolution of the structural interpretation can help to breathe new life into abandoned or late life fields by improving the structural understanding of the ...
Subsurface interpretation using AI is here and being used on live projects. It is delivering clear improvements in subsurface understanding at a time when it has never been more important to make the correct decision to drill or to drop.
Following the release of Geoteric 2019.2 last month, Geoscientist Benjamin Heap will provide an insightful view into the new features and functions now available via a live demonstration on 12 March.
Following the release of Geoteric 2019.1 last month, our Senior Geoscientists will provide an insightful view into the new features and functions now available via a live demonstration on 9 October.
The key to all seismic interpretation is the interpreter’s experience and knowledge, so why should artificial intelligence change that? The reality is, it shouldn't.
When working with color blends of any type, it is best practice to interpret directly in Geoteric to maintain quality and color intensity. As third-party software differs, quality and visualization will often be impacted following blend ...
Whether you are setting up a working petroleum system or identifying geohazards, a great deal of time and effort is spent ensuring confidence levels around the fault location, offset, and geometry are as high as possible.Traditional ...
With licencing rounds already open this year and others to follow suit, a lot of work is underway now in anticipation of unlocking untapped reserves and maximise recovery.
Following the release of GeoTeric 2018.2 earlier this month, discover how the latest version of GeoTeric can help you understand your seismic story through our live webinar on Thursday 31 January 2019.
Auditable volumetrics for fast and effective evaluation of hydrocarbon resources Within the newest release 2018.2, Geoteric is enhancing the exploration workflow by introducing a ‘Volumetrics’ tool which allows calculation of oil and gas ...
Prospect identification and de-risking using GeoTeric For quick and confident analysis of large seismic volumes, GeoTeric combines our AVO blending, geobody segmentation and a specialised common risk segment framework to see more ...
For a faster way of screening anomalies to confidently interpret your geology, Geoteric incorporates RMS amplitude calculations in the iso-proportional slicing tool and also allows the creation of a volumetric RMS cube using processes and ...
Within Geoterics’ Validate module it is possible to define rock properties from well logs to generate geologically accurate models. Once accurate rock properties are defined in a model, it is important to accurately replicate the ...
One way to incorporate information from FMI logs into Geoteric is to classify fault by their trend (orientation along strike). This will allow the user to quickly correlate the orientation of open fractures/faults from FMI logs to the ...
GeoTeric 2018.1.2 introduced the ability to create a wedge model in Validate to estimate thickness from the RGB blends. Frequency responds to changes in lithology, which can be modelled using the Validate Layer Model, but also to changes ...
Geoteric has the ability to reveal geology for a more complete interpretation experience. Revealing a depositional system and subsequently understanding its geological relevance is key to identifying potential reservoir deposits and/or ...
Sign up for our Thursday June 28, 2018 Webinar: Join us this Thursday for a 20 minute webinar; Validating the Frequency Decomposition Results using Forward Modelling - Correlating Geology to Frequency
This webinar will cover the upcoming features of GeoTeric 2018.1, scheduled to be released on May 14, 2018. Validate – A new module in GeoTeric which will allow the everyday interpreter to explore what the colours in a Frequency ...
Dip and Azimuth volumes are used in several ways in Geoteric, from processes such as Noise Cancellation (SO FMH & SO Noise filters) to attribute generation (SO Semblance, SO Dip Derivative, SO Discontinuity, Flexure, etc...). The ...
As part of GeoTeric’s Data Conditioning workflow, the Spectral Expression Tool is used to shape your spectrum to increase the frequency content in your data in order to improve the vertical resolution of your data.
RGB Blends of Frequency Decomposition results are very powerful in revealing fine details of the subsurface, but the amount of information that can be extracted from such blends depends on which band-limited response magnitude volumes are ...
The hype around Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently at fever pitch. In the parlance of Gartner’s Technology Hype Curve, we are probably at the Peak of Inflated Expectations, which makes this a good time to take ...
Polygons are some of the essential products of seismic interpretation. For the mapping of features and estimation of areal extents, Geoteric provides polygon interpretation tools that allow these to be captured from the rich geological ...
In August, a battle occurred in front of thousands of onlookers where an AI bot (a bot is software that can respond back to user inputs) beat a professional human player at one of the gaming industries' most popular and involved video ...
Geoteric’s Adaptive Fault Interpretation provides a fast and accurate interpretation system which improves the efficiency of your fault interpretation.
In the previous post we covered the basics of using Geoteric’s Fault Expression tool. The aim of that post was to take the user through all of the steps required to produce a reasonable first pass product. However there are also many ...
Geoteric’s Fault Expression is an intuitive and flexible tool that allows the user to produce fault attributes, blends and detect volumes in one simple workflow. By providing a range of different parameters, the results can be optimized ...
Our latest download draws together insights from geoscientists and academics to show how Geoteric's unique cognitive interpretation methodology enhances the seismic interpretation process.
Geoteric’s Adaptive Horizons tool allows the user to intuitively and interactively edit a tracked surface or interpretation. This is done by identifying the mis-pick in the interpretation, selecting the “3D edit” icon, and re-interpreting ...
In the second half of the second decade of the 21st century the global oil and gas industry is negotiating a major turning point. Even without the economic and ecological pressures that capture most of the headlines, change would be ...
GeoTeric’s Adaptive Horizons tool allows the user to intuitively and interactively edit a tracked surface or interpretation. This is done by identifying the mis-pick in the interpretation, selecting the “3D edit” icon and re-interpreting ...
Tracking and Fill Modes Geoteric’s Adaptive Horizons have a variety of tracking and fill modes to allow the interpreter to extract a horizons surface in a fast and accurate way, while being cognitively intuitive. Geoteric’s tracking modes ...
GeoTeric’s Adaptive Horizons have a variety of tracking and fill modes to allow the interpreter to extract a horizon's surface in a fast and accurate way, while being cognitively intuitive. GeoTeric’s tracking modes are interactive as all ...
Geoteric’s new Adaptive Horizons use regional structural awareness to create the fastest and most accurate 3D seismic interpretation. Any seismic, attribute or HSV colour blend volume can be used as a source for the Adaptive Horizons ...
GeoTeric is closing the loop with a succession of updates this year that will simplify and shorten your whole interpretation workflow. The latest release, 2017.1, redefines horizon interpretation and simplifies well correlation and seismic ...
Redefine Your Seismic Interpretation with Adaptive Horizons Join us for a 20 minute webinar where we will talk about the latest GeoTeric 2017.1 Release
GeoTeric's brand new interpretation technology will make its commercial release on 22nd June 2017. In advance of the EAGE, we presented a webinar on 7th June to demonstrate the true power of GeoTeric's Adaptive Horizons.
Why do Interactive Facies Classification (IFC+) in Geoteric? IFC+ offers the interpreter an advanced method of Seismic Facies classification in a rich multi-attribute environment. By utilizing the optimized blends, attributes and volumes ...
Why should you do your geobody interpretation in Geoteric? Geoteric’s Adaptive Geobodies changed the paradigm of geobody generation. The tool doesn’t rely on the standard threshold technique, where the user sets an opacity value in order ...
Why should you do your colour blending in Geoteric? Colour blending is one of the most powerful visualisation tools currently available to geoscientists. Through this one simple process, the user is able to concurrently view the ...
6th January 2017: GeoTeric 2016.2.1 is now available for download. This new release aims to improve user efficiency and make your workflow even easier. Highlights include:
RGB Frequency Decomposition Blends are extremely useful in identifying both structural and stratigraphic events. These are best observed in the Z domain as the effects of vertical smearing are minimized. When observed along the inline or ...
PRESS RELEASE GeoTeric makes your E & P workflow more efficient and improves reservoir understanding as it releases the 2016.2 version of its software 3rd October 2016
GeoTeric has announced the release of GeoTeric® 2016.2 which continues to improve the user experience through faster performance, extended interpretation functionalities and improved metrics reporting.
When it comes to geomodel building, Fault Detect volumes of Geoteric can be used as input for a discrete fault network. There are, however, other measures that can be derived from this volume. The workflow discussed below creates a volume ...
This is the last part of our series on AVO screening in Geoteric. Scaled reflectivity is a volume that results from a rotation of the gradient-intercept crossplot using a certain χ angle. If the right χ angle is used, it will highlight ...
Gradient and Intercept volumes can be generated from the angle stacks as discussed in Part 3. The Gradient and Intercept volumes can be combined in a number of ways to generate different AVO attributes, such as AVO Product or Reflection ...
Geoteric's colour blending and volume comparison capabilities can be used very effectively to screen for AVO anomalies and get an initial understanding of areas where you want to focus on for a more detailed AVO analysis.
The simplest way of AVO Screening involves the computation of difference and ratio volumes to highlight differences in amplitude between stacks. This amplitude difference may represent lithological/fluid differences.
Polygons can be imported in ASCII format into Geoteric but also created on colour blends in the 2D colour blend viewer. The polygons created this way can be saved to the project tree and smaller polygons can be used to segment a colour ...
The Fault Expression workflow recognises that the seismic expression of faults can be highly variable. Fault Expression addresses this issue through enabling faults to be detected based on three types of discontinuity attribute (Tensor, ...
Horizon interpretation is known to be very time consuming. Therefore, the advantage of having the IPS tool is that an interpreter can interpret one or two bounding horizons, which could be non-parallel, put them up within the IPS tool and ...
Curvature is a second order measure which is unaffected by the local surface orientation but measures the variation in that orientation and is very useful in characterising surface shape or the local surface topology as you might otherwise ...
The latest release allows users to be able to draw polygons in the 2D Viewer for both volumes and colour blends. The example below shows how Geoteric has been used to roughly identify a feature of interest, volumetrically extract the ...
