Patent Document ID: 9607007
Application ID: 13518547
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. One or more processors and a computer program product stored in one or more non-transitory computer readable mediums accessible to the one or more processors for performing a method for use in well drilling, the method comprising: performing a seismic survey which comprises imparting energy to the earth and receiving return energy at a plurality of receiver locations to obtain a seismic volume; generating data points distributed throughout the seismic volume, each data point being associated with respective geological attributes which comprise respective seismic attributes, converting the geological attributes of each data point into a respective character string based on a conversion scale in which attribute values are associated with defined characters, the character strings collectively providing a search string; compiling a query character string defining sought geological attributes of an arrangement of one or more data points using the defined characters; searching the search string for arrangements of the character strings having geological attributes matching the query character string; identifying data points that match the defined characters designated by the query character string to create a geobody; and displaying the created geobody.