METHOD FOR PROCESSING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEISMIC DATA TO SELECT AND PLOT SAID DATA ON A TWO-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SURFACE

摘要

A method and apparatus for processing seismic data to display representations of reflectors within a three-dimensional volume. The data is collected with a surface geophone array in response to a single seismic source. Separate portions of the data are processed to identify reflectors with respect to certain of the geophones. These separately processed data are then compared to isolate common identifications of the same reflector. Coordinate information applicable to the isolated identification are then resolved to position the reflector within the three-dimensional volume. A projection of that position is then produced on a display surface to provide a two-dimensional representation of the reflectors within the three-dimensional volume.