The use of seismic attribute in 2D data: a case study in brazilian eastern continental

margin
Salomão Alencar Serra NUNES*, LAGESED – UFRJ
Maria Eliege GLÓRIA, LAGESED – UFRJ
João Paulo Miranda OLIVEIRA, LAGESED – UFRJ
Carlos Eduardo N. CARDOSO, LAGESED – UFRJ
Cláudio Luiz de Andrade VIEIRA FILHO, LAGESED – UFRJ
Júlia Peixoto de OLIVEIRA, LAGESED – UFRJ
Leonardo BORGHI, LAGESED – UFRJ

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In this context, the operations window
Brasileira de Geofísica
The use of seismic application of seismic settings, smoothing,
attributes were essential attributes helps in the averaging, filtering,
This paper was prepared for
presentation during the 15
due to the complexity of th
enhancement and finding maximum and
International Congress of the the and stratigraphical identification of features minimum values,
Brazilian Geophysical Society held
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 31 July to 3
settings (mixed shelf) of mentioned before. In execution
August, 2017. the basin, which affect this perspective, the differentiations and
Contents of this paper were the recognition of the attributes were applied integrations, analysis of
reviewed by the Technical deepest reflectors.
th to assist the changes in polarity or
Committee of the 15 International
Congress of the Brazilian Each attribute used has interpretation of execution of spectral
Geophysical Society and do not its own particularity, the stratigraphic units, analysis or wavelet
necessarily represent any position of
the SBGf, its officers or members. tecVA, for instance, unconformities and (Astratti et al. 2012).
Electronic reproduction or storage of was important in faults. According to Barnes
any part of this paper for commercial
purposes without the written consent unconformities and (2001), the seismic
of the Brazilian Geophysical Society structural interpretation, attributes quantify
is prohibited.
while the RMS
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Amplitude + Phase shift and decomposes
Abstract (tecVA without filtering)
The seismic reflection seismic data into
in basement and constituent attributes
enables to determine sedimentary deposits
geological structures, Using attributes, the
differentiation. following workflow was
stratigraphic patterns, In fact, the seismic
and others geological adopted for the seismic
interpretation may interpretation: (1)
features in subsurface, present its barriers
which allows generation identification of the most
according to the appropriate attribute for
of detailed geological material used, but
models with the support the type of feature to be
applying the right enhanced; (2) attributes
of geophysical logs (that methods this work can
contains lithological and application and (3)
become more practical seismic interpretation
petrophysical and present more
information). Figure 1- Location (figure 2).
satisfactory results.
Sometimes seismic map of the study area,
reflectors do not present Fazenda Cedro
the ideal definition for Introduction Paleocanyon, onshore
the performance of an Using 2D seismic
area of the Espírito
interpretation work. sections located in the
ancient Santos Basin.
Some noises, low
resolutions and very geomorphological
deep reflectors may province of Fazenda Method
mask the seismic Cedro paleocanyon,
onshore area of the
Figure 2- Interpretation flowchart.
reflectors, thus Seismic attributes are
impairing in an eventual Espírito Santo Basin measure, characteristics
structural and (figure 1) was possible The figure shows the
or properties derived
stratigraphic to apply the seismic seismic attributes and
from seismic data.
interpretation. The attributes according to their principles uses,
Attributes can be
present case study aims the objectives of this according to
measured at a time
to discuss the work, that is to use the Schlumberger (2011).
point or by a time
importance of seismic seismic attributes to window, and can be
attributes for enhancing enhance features like measured in a single
both structural features unconformities, faults trace, a series of traces,
and stratigraphic and even sedimentary and a surface or
patterns, since each deposits differentiation, extracted volume
attribute has the besides showing their seismic data (Astratti et
capability to change the characteristics and al. 2012). Their
parameters of a given operation. This area calculation is useful
property in reflection presents a very because they help draw
seismic and how they representative 2D patterns, relationships,
could support in 2D seismic data coverage. or traits that otherwise
seismic interpretation. However, these data might not be apparent.
The 2D seismic section were acquired in old The deduction or
in this work is located in surveys, thus, showing calculation of seismic
Fazenda Cedro a poor quality for attributes typically
paleocanyon, onshore interpreting a very involves the treatment
Espírito Santo basin. complex stratigraphy of data, including
and structural geology.

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Figure 3- Seismic attributes and(Bulhões and Amorim,

their principles some part the continuity
2005), which of this reflectors is hard
(Schlumberger, 2011).
emphasizes precisely to map because of the
The volume amplitude the horizons of interest data quality. Besides, is
technique (tecVA) and in this work, like difficult to identify the
the association of the unconformities and sismofacies patterns,
RMS Amplitude and the stratigraphic units. mainly when increase
Phase shift are actually The RMS mean and the the depth. Apart from
sets of attributes that inverse Hilbert from this, mapping
when associated, they transform were applied structural features, as
are able to deliver, as a in the Petrel® software faults, is not clear.
result, horizons that can through the RMS
be more easily Amplitude and Phase
recognized. The RMS shift attributes, however
Amplitude and phase to create the tecVA
shift are important in the attribute was also
recognition of essential to use the
stratigraphic Remove bias, which
heterogeneities. This serves to remove the
attribute improves the oblique direction
visualization of regions deconvolution present in
with considerable the seismic data, Figure 6- Seismic
impedance contrast improving the quality of
the seismic section
section with the result
response and, thus
(figure 4). of tecVA atribute
highlight deeper
amplitudes that can be workflow, where it is
related to the basement, possible to see some
by the association of features enhanced
each attribute (unconformities,
characteristics. faults).
The tecVA aims to
generate amplitude As observed in figure 6,
maps and seismic the tecVA improved the
sections that reflect Figure 5- Seismic recognization of the
subsurface geology. It is section without any sismofacies patterns
a widely used attribute atribute. Black, gray and the mapping of
in the exploration of strctural features, by
and white color table.
hydrocarbons, since reducing some data
seismic information is noise.
essential for the Figure 4- TecVA atribute workflow.
The application of tecVA The delineation of the
identification of seismic Results basement was not
sequences, their attribute had a gain of
amplitude, and it helped totally solved with the
stratigraphic units and tecVA. We observed
It is possible to observe reflectors expressivity.
their geological that without applying
that except for the high
unconformities (Bulhões Remove bias some
impedance reflectors,
and Amorim, 2005). deep contrast was
there are less evident
Bulhões and Amorim better highlight than
features, but they can
(2005) verified that the tecVA. Thus, through
be highlighted with the
RMS mean was used the combination of the
appropriated attribute.
with the objective of RMS Amplitude and the
eliminating the conveyer Phase shift was
frequency, thus, only the A strike 2D seismic
possible to show
desired information was section, presented in
satisfactory imaging and
extracted. figure 5, show the raw
a delineation of the
Based on a variation of data, without any
basement (Figure 7).
the tecVA, the rotated attribute application.
Apart from this, both
phase, which is This data was present
attributes improve the
obtained by the with only black, gray
interpretation of
application of the and white color table.
thickness sedimentary
inverse Hilbert deposits, possibiliting to
transform in the seismic There are some see the portions with
data, results in a reflectors with high great sedimentary
highlight of the high impedance that can be deposits, (channels?).
impedance contrasts interpreted easily, but in

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Astratti, A. D. V;
Mahmoud, N. A. D. S. L.
T, Clark, A; Stringer, J.
S. J. W. M; Toelle, B;
White, V. V. G. O.
Detección sísmica de
fallas y fracturas sutiles.
Oilfield review, v. 24, n.
2, 2012.
Barnes, E. A. Seismic
attribites in your facies.
CSEG recorder, p. 41-
47, 2001.
Bulhões, M. E; Amorim,
N. W. Princípio da
sismo camada
elementar e sua
Figure 8- Interpreted aplicação à técnica
seismic section. volume de amplitudes
(tecVA). In: 9th
international congress
Conclusions of the Brazilian
Figure 7- Seismic The seismic attributes geophysical society, 9.,
section with the set of used in this work have 2005, Salvador. Anais…
been extremely Salvador: SBGF, 2005.
attributes composed
important, by bringing p. 1-6.
by RMS amplitude Schlumberger, 2011.
more information about
and Phase shift. Petrel geophysics
interpreted horizons, as
Possible presence of well as faults and course: Petrel 2011.
channels and fractures. Through Schlumberger
basement them, it was possible to information solutions,
interpretation (in red). better delineate and 2011. p. 469.
characterize the
observed features.
Both, tecVA and Throughout this work,
combination of RMS the seismic attributes
Amplitude and Phase were excellent
shift, were important complements to the
during the interpretation, traditional seismic
but each one for a interpretation, and as a
specific objective. result, it helped to
Later, the tecVA reduce the doubts, thus
attribute proved to be generating satisfactory
more effective and products with a better
useful to detail some precision.
features, besides
presenting a great
performance when it Acknowledgments
comes to geological
unconformities, as I am using this
presented by Bulhões opportunity to express
and Amorim (2005). my gratitude to the
After applying the Delta II Project team, for
attributes, it was the continuous support,
possible to make a patience and motivation.
more precise I also would like to
interpretation (figure 8). thank LAGESED for the
infrastructure and for
the opportunity to write
this work, and
Schlumberger for the
Petrel license.
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