Patent ID: 8447525
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
1. A method for performing seismic interpretation of a subterranean formation, comprising: displaying seismic data in a structural domain representing an interaction of seismic wave propagation with a plurality of geological layers in the subterranean formation, wherein the plurality of geological layers comprises deformations caused by a plurality of structural events; performing, in response to displaying the seismic data, a seismic interpretation to identify a first portion of the seismic data relating to a first geological layer of the plurality of geological layers, wherein the first portion of the seismic data is designated as a first interpreted layer; performing, by a processor of a computer system, a first structural restoration by: generating a first structurally restored domain by applying the first layer mapping and the first de-compaction mapping to the structural domain; and displaying first converted seismic data in the first structurally restored domain representing the subterranean formation at a first geologic time corresponding to a time of deposition of the first geological layer, wherein the first converted seismic data comprises the first restored layer and the first de-compacted seismic data.