Patent ID: 11965997
Assignee: LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by a processor for causing the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a fault attribute volume for faults in a subterranean formation, the fault attribute volume comprising a plurality of traces having a plurality of trace locations;
determining a set of fault samples for each trace location of the plurality of trace locations, each fault sample of the set of fault samples comprising a plurality of fault attributes including a vertical thickness value, wherein the vertical thickness value comprises a difference between a start depth and an end depth for the fault sample at the trace location;
determining a dip value and an azimuth value for each trace location of the plurality of trace locations using the plurality of fault attributes;
determining fault surfaces for the faults using the plurality of fault attributes, dip value, and azimuth value for each fault sample of the set of fault samples; and
outputting the fault surfaces for use in a hydrocarbon extraction operation.