# US 10,768,326 B2 · Boundary adjustment of vertical seismic sections of three-dimensional seismic surveys to remove data gaps > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,768,326 B2 - Document ID: US10768326B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/762,692 - Filed: 2017-10-09 - Published: 2019-03-21 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-18 - Assignees: Landmark Graphics Corporation - Applicants: Landmark Graphics Corporation - Inventors: Nam Xuan Nguyen; Richard George Maset - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10768326B2 ## CPC - G01V 1/345: {Visualisation of seismic data or attributes, e.g. in 3D cubes} - G01V 1/003: {Seismic data acquisition in general, e.g. survey design (G01V1/3808, G01V1/42 take precedence)} - G01V 1/16: Receiving elements for seismic signals; Arrangements or adaptations of receiving elements - G01V 1/28: Processing seismic data, e.g. for interpretation or for event detection (G01V1/48 takes precedence) - G01V 1/34: Displaying seismic recordings {or visualisation of seismic data or attributes} - G01V 1/36: Effecting static or dynamic corrections on records, e.g. correcting spread; Correlating seismic signals; Eliminating effects of unwanted energy - G01V 1/364: {Seismic filtering (G01V1/37 takes precedence)} - G01V 1/50: Analysing data - G01V 3/38: Processing data, e.g. for analysis, for interpretation, for correction - G06Q 50/02: Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining - G01V 2210/57: Trace interpolation or extrapolation, e.g. for virtual receiver; Anti-aliasing for missing receivers - G01V 2210/612: Previously recorded data, e.g. time-lapse or 4D - G01V 2210/6161: Seismic or acoustic, e.g. land or sea measurements - G01V 2210/74: Visualisation of seismic data - G01V: GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS (means for indicating the location of accidentally buried, e.g. snow-buried, persons A63B29/02) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to adjustment of seismic survey boundaries to remove or minimize data gaps, thereby providing optimized seismic interpretation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method of adjusting seismic section boundaries for optimized seismic interpretation, the method comprising: displaying a vertical seismic section across a plurality of three-dimensional (“3D”) seismic surveys within a graphical user interface (“GUI”) of an application executable on a user computing device; identifying an outline of a live seismic trace from seismic volumes represented in the vertical seismic section, the outline being referred to as a live trace outline (“LTO”); upon determining that at least two of the 3D seismic surveys are overlapping, determining whether any data gaps exist within at least one of the LTOs identified for an area of the vertical seismic section corresponding to the overlapping 3D seismic surveys; and upon determining a data gap does exist, adjusting a boundary of a selected one of the overlapping 3D seismic surveys so as to remove or minimize the data gap from the corresponding area of the vertical seismic section. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein a user manually adjusts the boundary of the selected 3D seismic survey using a click-and-drag functionality of the GUI. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein the boundary of the selected 3D seismic survey is adjusted automatically by the computing device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 3, wherein the automated adjustment comprises: determine which of the overlapping 3D seismic surveys is a high priority survey; scanning the high priority survey to determine areas meeting a quality threshold; and adjusting the boundary of the high priority survey based upon the areas meeting the quality threshold. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein adjusting the boundary comprises: determining which of the overlapping 3D seismic surveys is a high priority survey and low priority survey; and only adjusting the boundary of the low priority survey so that the data gap between the high and low priority survey is removed or minimized. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 1, further comprising performing a wellbore operation using the optimized seismic interpretation. ### Claim 7 A system for adjusting seismic section boundaries for optimized seismic interpretation, the system comprising: non-transitory memory storing a plurality of seismic surveys; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising: displaying a vertical seismic section across a plurality of three-dimensional (“3D”) seismic surveys within a graphical user interface (“GUI”) of an application executable on a user computing device; identifying an outline of a live seismic trace from seismic volumes represented in the vertical seismic section, the outline being referred to as a live trace outline (“LTO”); upon determining that at least two of the 3D seismic surveys are overlapping, determining whether any data gaps exist within at least one of the LTOs identified for an area of the vertical seismic section corresponding to the overlapping 3D seismic surveys; and upon determining a data gap does exist, adjusting a boundary of a selected one of the overlapping 3D seismic surveys so as to remove or minimize the data gap from the corresponding area of the vertical seismic section. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system as defined in claim 7, wherein a user manually adjusts the boundary of the selected 3D seismic survey using a click-and-drag functionality of the GUI. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system as defined in claim 7, wherein the boundary of the selected 3D seismic survey is adjusted automatically by the computing device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system as defined in claim 9, wherein the automated adjustment comprises: determining which of the overlapping 3D seismic surveys is a high priority survey and low priority survey; and only adjusting the boundary of the low priority survey so that the data gap between the high and low priority survey is removed or minimized. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system as defined in claim 7, wherein adjusting the boundary comprises: determining which of the overlapping 3D seismic surveys is a high priority survey and low priority survey; and only adjusting the boundary of the low priority survey so that the data gap between the high and low priority survey is removed or minimized. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method of claim 1.