Patent ID: 9557432
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G01V

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method of modeling a subterranean formation comprising: generating a representation of the subterranean formation utilizing seismic data measured using a measuring device, the representation being displayed upon a graphic user interface; applying a filter to at least a portion of the representation; the filter comprising a non-linear filter applied to a portion of the representation located adjacent to less than an entire length of a fault; determining if applying the filter would result in no seismic data being displayed between any two faults of the subterranean formation; displaying a filter error alert if it is determined that applying the filter would result in no seismic data being displayed between any two faults of the subterranean formation; providing one or more indications of applying the filter to at least a portion of the representation; adjusting the filter utilizing a component of the graphic user interface; generating an updated representation of the subterranean formation that omits the filtered portion of the representation; and using the updated representation of the subterranean formation to alter one or more parameters of an oilfield operation associated with the subterranean formation.