Patent ID: 8914269

Claim:
A method, comprising: for one or more rock types disposed in a subsurface three-dimensional geologic formation: generating a geologic interpretation based on a first seismic data volume that corresponds to the subsurface three-dimensional geologic formation; generating a set of one or more compaction curves; generating a set of one or more acoustic formation factor curves for at least one of the one or more rock types; for one or more of the one or more rock types: combining, by a processor, the set of one or more compaction curves with the set of one or more acoustic formation factor curves to form a first set of velocity-relationship curves that relate rock velocity with at least one criteria selected from the group consisting of effective stress and temperature; deriving a first overburden pressure; deriving a first pore pressure state using the first overburden pressure and the first set of velocity-relationship curves; and generating a first rock physics template having at least a set of one or more depth dependent velocity curves and one or more bulk density curves.