Patent Document ID: 9817142
Application ID: 14597957
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method for analyzing geologic features of interest using pre-stack seismic data, the method including: a. receiving multiple pre-stack seismic datasets of seismic data representative of a subsurface volume of interest acquired from different seismic receiver-source pairs, the seismic data comprising seismic amplitudes and corresponding angles of incidence; b. obtaining one or more seismic horizons selected within a pre-stack seismic dataset, wherein the pre-stack seismic dataset includes a seismic amplitude and either: (i) an offset between a seismic receiver and a seismic source or (ii) an angle axis of reflection at a subsurface point; c. identifying one or more areas of interest on the one or more seismic horizons; d. computing statistical data ranges for seismic amplitudes inside the one or more areas of interest as a function of the offset or the angle axis; e. presenting, to a user interface, one or more plots of the statistical data ranges for seismic amplitudes as a function of the offset or the angle axis; and f. graphically distinguishing, in the one or more plots, geologic features of the subsurface of the one or more areas of interest based on the statistical data ranges for seismic amplitudes to graphically identify fluid features and lithology features located in the seismic dataset and conduct fluid estimation, lithology discrimination and/or analysis, structural conformance, well-planning and/or reservoir management.