An open-source MATLAB application (app) named Discontinuity Intensity Calculator and
Estimator (DICE) was developed in order to quantitatively characterize the fractures, or in …

Understanding the pattern of spatial permeability distribution in carbonate reservoirs
strongly depends on its relationships to geological factors. Despite this importance, the …

In this study, a novel strategy is presented for fault enhancement in seismic images,
specifically in a time slice, through a combination of seismic attribute image reprocessing by …

During the crack propagation process, the stress concentration at the crack tip continuously
changes with the propagation, which will affect further crack propagation. Therefore, does …

Natural fractures are well developed in the Sangtamu carbonate formation, which is the
primary oil and gas production unit in the Tarim Basin, China. The analysis of converted …

Seismic attributes have been widely utilized for fault detection; however, accurately
characterizing mesoscale fractures (1/10 to 1/4 wavelength) using these attributes remains …

Vertical seismic profile (VSP) data have the advantage of higher data quality than surface
seismic data. Using VSP data has become a powerful technology to achieve accurate …

The real ray-tracing approach leads to an effective solution in the real space domain using a
homogeneous ray velocity vector. However, it fails to yield solutions for quasi-S-waves …

Abstract The Bohai Bay Basin is a Meso-Cenozoic rifted basin where the Paleozoic buried
hills with great hydrocarbon potentials are well developed. The reservoir space types are …

Volumetric maximum curvature attribute computed from 3D ocean bottom cable (OBC)
seismic data, production logging tool (PLT), inorganic chemical tracer data, and fractures …