Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

Theodore G Apotria

Brian P West

Dominique Gillard

John E Eastwood

A method of calculating a throw volume corresponding to a seismic data volume. A range of time shifts and a search direction for the seismic data volume are selected. A data location separation and a vertical time window are also selected. A cross-correlation is calculated between data values corresponding to first and second data locations separated by the data location separation and symmetrically located in the search direction on each side of a target data location. The cross-correlation is calculated throughout the vertical time window for each time shift in the range of time shifts. The time shift corresponding to the maximum calculated cross-correlation is stored in the throw volume.

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Theodore G Apotria