Patent Document ID: 7826973
Application ID: 11763960
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for obtaining enhanced seismic data and optimized inverted reflectivities, the method comprising: (a) computing a plurality of statistical well characterizations (SCs well ) based upon band-limited well reflectivities corresponding to a subsurface region of interest; (b) computing a plurality of sets of processed seismic data by applying a plurality of differing seismic processing sequences to at least a portion of a collection of seismic data corresponding to the subsurface region of interest; (c) computing a plurality of sets of inverted reflectivities by inverting the plurality of sets of processed seismic data; (d) computing a plurality of statistical seismic characterizations (SCs seismic ) based upon the plurality of sets of inverted reflectivities; (e) computing a plurality of statistical difference measurements (SDMs) between the statistical well characterizations (SCs well ) and the plurality of statistical seismic characterizations (SCs seismic ); (f) selecting an optimal seismic processing sequence based upon the computed statistical difference measurements (SDMs); (g) obtaining enhanced seismic data by processing the seismic data corresponding to the subsurface region of interest utilizing the optimal seismic processing sequence; (h) selecting an optimal seismic inversion algorithm based upon the computed statistical difference measurements (SDMs); and (i) inverting the seismic data using the optimal seismic inversion algorithm to produce a set of optimized inverted reflectivities.