摘要 |
A resource extraction modelling system, comprises: an array of seismic cables; a plurality of spaced apart sensors located on said cables; said cables being located below the surface of the seabed or sufficiently adjacent to a seabed for receiving signals reflected from a region for potential resource extraction located underground; a mobile signal generator displaced by a vessel in order to sweep a region for potential resource extraction; said signals being reflected from said underground region for potential resource extraction and sensed by said sensors; means for transmitting signals to an analysis location; means for converting received signals into a volumetric model for identifying the configuration of said region for potential resource extraction; means for selecting a virtual drilling and/or extraction structure with predetermined properties from a bank of a plurality of virtual drilling and/or extraction structures; and means for calculating values representative of the operation of said selected drilling and/or extraction structure at a particular location for resource extraction. |