How can geophysical software help discoveries in exploration geophysics?
BR. In the case of seismic analysis, raw data are acquired on land and offshore using advanced technologies. However, this data must be transformed in to images that can be interpreted by experienced geophysicists. It is geophysical software that processes the raw data to produce these images. The advent of interactive computer workstations and development of high performance hardware have facilitated this conversion. Advancements in graphics capabilities allow the geophysicist to ‘immerse’ themselves in the reservoir through fully interactive visualisation in three dimensions. Often at the heart of the software are the ideas of oil companies, service companies and academia that are combined to produce the standard tools of the interpreter. These include advanced structural imaging techniques, seismic inversion to geology, AVO methods and geostatistical approaches. O&G. What challenges might an oil and gas company face during the deployment of such software? What advice would you give
