| US 7,554,883 B2 | ||
| Fault filter for seismic discontinuity data | ||
| Arthur E. Barnes, Centennial, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Landmark Graphics Corporation, Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 20, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/17,450. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/617554, filed on Oct. 11, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0133206 A1, Jun. 22, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01V 1/30 (2006.01); G01V 1/34 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 367—38 [702/16] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A fault identification method that comprises:
obtaining seismic data produced from a seismic survey of an earth formation;
for each of multiple positions of an analysis window in the seismic data,
determining a planarity value for discontinuities in the analysis window; and based on the determining
displaying an indication of faults of the earth formation.
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