Automated extraction of horizon patches from seismic data

A system operable to identify locations of oil and/or gas deposits located subsurface comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• at least one computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• receive, from a plurality of receivers located along one or more streamers towed by a ship, seismic trace data of a plurality of seismic events of a subterranean volume;
• select a first seismic trace based on the seismic trace data of the plurality of seismic events, the first seismic trace including a plurality of seismic onsets;
• determine a depth, an amplitude, and a first thickness of a first seismic onset of the first seismic trace;
• determine a second thickness between the first seismic onset and a second seismic onset;
• determine a third thickness between the first seismic onset and a third seismic onset;
• and
• generate a horizon patch based on the depth, the amplitude, and the first thickness of the first seismic onset, the second thickness between the first seismic onset and the second seismic onset, and the third thickness between the first seismic onset and the third seismic onset.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operable to identify locations of oil and/or gas deposits located subsurface comprising:

• instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive, from a plurality of receivers located along one or more streamers towed by a ship, seismic trace data of a plurality of seismic events of a subterranean volume;
• select a first seismic trace based on the seismic trace data of the plurality of seismic events, the first seismic trace including a plurality of seismic onsets;
• determine a depth, an amplitude, and a first thickness of a first seismic onset of the first seismic trace;
• determine a second thickness between the first seismic onset and a second seismic onset;
• determine a third thickness between the first seismic onset and a third seismic onset;
• and
• generate a horizon patch based on the depth, the amplitude, and the first thickness of the first seismic onset, the second thickness between the first seismic onset and the second seismic onset, and the third thickness between the first seismic onset and the third seismic onset.