Patent ID: 7319637

Claim:
A method for interpreting an image of post-stack seismic data represented by a seismic attribute, the method comprising: selecting a post-stack seismic data trace from the post-stack seismic data, the post-stack seismic data trace representing a gather of pre-stack seismic data traces; displaying the gather of pre-stack data traces; selecting a feature represented by the gather; plotting the feature; selecting another post-stack seismic data trace from the post-stack seismic data, the another post-stack seismic data trace representing another gather of pre-stack seismic data traces; displaying the another gather of pre-stack data traces; selecting another feature represented by the another gather; plotting the another feature; grouping the plotted feature and the plotted another feature to form an enhanced image, the enhanced image including a horizontal axis for seismic attribute values and a vertical axis for offset values or angle values; and displaying the enhanced image in alignment with the image of the post-stack seismic data, the plotted feature and the another plotted feature aligned respectively with the post-stack seismic data trace and the another post-stack seismic data trace.