Patent ID: 6768947
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for uniquely identifying seismic data sets within a computer-accessible collection of one or more seismic data sets, comprising the steps of:associating a first unique seismic data set identifier with a parent seismic data set, wherein the first unique seismic data set identifier identifies the parent seismic data set by being different from all other unique seismic data set identifiers associated with other seismic data sets, and wherein a computer can access the parent seismic data set in response to the first unique seismic data set identifier; and publishing the unique seismic data set identifier for the parent seismic data set within a computer-accessible directory; producing a child seismic data set from the parent seismic data set in response to processing of the parent seismic data set; associating a different unique seismic data set identifier with the child seismic data set, wherein the different unique seismic data set identifier identifies the child seismic data set by being different from all other unique seismic data set identifiers associated with other seismic data sets, and wherein a computer can access the child seismic data set in response to the different unique seismic data set identifier; publishing the different unique seismic data set identifier for the child seismic data set within a computer-accesible directory; repeating zero or more times the steps of producing a child seismic data set, associating a different unique seismic data set identifier with the child seismic data set, and publishing the different unique seismic data set identifier, wherein each child seismic data set has associated with it all unique seismic data set identifiers associated with all ancestral seismic data sets from which the child seismic data set data is processed.