Patent ID: 11860324
Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
a. receiving, at a computer processor, a 5D seismic dataset representative of a subsurface volume of interest and a 3D velocity model;
b. preparing a subset of the 5D seismic dataset and a subset of the 3D velocity model to generate a training dataset;
c. training a Deep Neural Network using the training dataset to generate a trained model;
d. storing the trained model in computer memory or a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;
e. receiving a second 5D seismic dataset;
f. estimating a predicted velocity model using the trained model and a subset of the second 5D seismic dataset;
g. performing seismic imaging of the second 5D seismic dataset using the predicted velocity model to generate a 3D seismic image; and
h. interpreting subsurface geologic features in the 3D seismic image to design well paths and drilling strategies for hydrocarbon production.