The Spectral Decomposition workflow integrated to the RGB/CMY Mixer

Introduction
In Petrel 2015.1 has been introduced a new seismic attribute called Generalized Spectral
Decomposition. It is used for qualitative and quantitative workflows including seismic geomorphologic
analysis, layer thickness determination (Marfurt and Kirlin, 2001; Partyka et al., 1999) and direct
hydrocarbon indicator for gas charged reservoirs (Sinha et al., 2005; Xiaodong et al., 2011).

Together with the new visualization tool called the RGB Mixer, it covers entirely the analysis and
detection workflow for subtle stratigraphic feature such as channels.

Output at F1

Generalized
Mixer RGB/CMY
Seismic cube Spectral Output at F2 Intuitive Analysis
Blending
Decomposition

Output at F3

In this document we are going to see the different steps of the workflow and some results.

Generalized Spectral Decomposition attributes creation

How to:

1. Under the Seismic Interpretation tab, Attributes group, click on the Volume attributes ribbon.
It opens the Volume attributes process dialog
2. Insert three rows and for each select the Signal processing as the Category and the Generalized
Spectral Decomposition as the attribute
3. Input your seismic cube for each row in the Input field
4. Under the Parameters tab enter the frequency you want to extract. For example
a. GSD 1 (row 1) – F1 = 10 Hz
b. GSD 2 (row 2) – F2 = 20 Hz
c. GSD 3 (row 3) – F3= 30 Hz
Note: all parameters can be adjusted depending of the data or what the user wants to achieve.
However for the first run the default parameters can easily be kept
5. Click OK

It creates three Generalized Spectral Decomposition attributes (GSD) at three different extracted
frequencies.

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Channels detection using the GSD attributes in the RGB Blending Mixer
How to:

1. Under the Seismic Interpretation tab, Attributes group, click on the mixer ribbon and select
RGB/CMY. It creates a RGB/CMY mixer object in the Input pane under a Mixer folder. It opens
also the Mixer parameters dialog window with by default the active 3D survey selected for the
lateral geometry of the Mixer
2. Input in the first row GSD 1, in the second row GSD 2 and in the third row GSD3.
Note 1: You might need to scan the cubes using the refresh arrow next to the input field to get
the updated data histograms on the bottom part of the mixer.
Note 2: the vertical extend and domain for the mixer is defined by the first input data assigned.
3. Interactively modify the color scheme of each input data histogram using the sliders to highlight
the desired features e.g. channels. The active color slider histogram is displayed as a color filled
data histogram while the other two histograms are displayed as curves
4. Select the intersection(s) you want to display from the Mixer Visibility settings callout

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Result shows clearly some channels which are difficult to identify or follow on the seismic (see the
red arrows in the picture below). It brings much more information in a quick and an easy workflow.