Seismic processing and imaging transforms recorded seismic field data into images of the subsurface that geoscientists use to interpret geologic formations, locate prospects, determine reservoir geometries, and derive reservoir properties. With seismic acquisition costs rising, a well-planned and well-executed seismic imaging program is critical for ensuring exploration success and extracting maximum value from data in the search for economic hydrocarbons.

Paradigm develops and delivers innovative seismic processing, imaging, and characterization technologies and methodologies to improve seismic signal quality, positioning, and content. Paradigm products utilize our proprietary algorithms to translate billions of seismic data into an accurate picture of the subsurface, allowing geoscientists to visualize the earth’s formations. In addition, Paradigm delivers a robust velocity analysis solution that can reduce positional uncertainty, improve the reliability of all information derived from the seismic data, and finally connect velocity analysis and transformation with a strong interpretation, modeling, and seismic imaging framework.

A Complete Solution

We have developed a full continuum of seismic processing, imaging, and characterization technologies to transform subsurface signal to high-quality reflection images, models, and prospects.

• Full wave, Kirchhoff, and angle domain migrations for onshore and offshore exploration and development objectives and acquisitions
• Isotropic and anisotropic imaging
• Full supporting systems for seismic processing, model-based AVO, and seismic inversion

Performance

Predictable throughput and high-end performance through:

• Scalable and highly parallelized architectures for high-performance computing
• Optimized use of compilers, math libraries, and supporting hardware
• Common file formats operating on high performance file systems

Advanced, Flexible Solutions

Paradigm seismic processing and imaging offers proven solutions designed for optimum deployment and flexibility.

• Extensive breadth of geophysical applications solve a wide range of imaging objectives, such as thrust faults, sub-salt, and complex environments
• Advanced library of imaging algorithms pass rigorous oil company scrutiny
• Open system with programming libraries and software development tool kits for client customization and input of proprietary algorithms

Seismic Processing

Paradigm seismic processing solutions provide a thorough understanding of all the factors that influence seismic signal quality, integrity and positioning.

• Echos™ - results-oriented, seismic processing solution for both cluster and workstation deployment that enables high quality seismic volumes through its open architecture and adherence to industry data standards.
• GeoDepth® Tomography - enables geophysicists to confidently address the challenges of updating large and complex (topology and anisotropy) velocity models for an oil company’s critical seismic assets.

Seismic Imaging

Paradigm delivers seismic imaging solutions that balance accuracy, stability and efficiency.

• Common Reflection Angle Migration (CRAM) - Imagine a ray-based solution that maintains all of the flexibility of the Kirchhoff migration while inheriting the desirable properties of the full wave migrations. Paradigm has captured a new perspective on ray-based imaging and implemented it as a solution that can be applied to a broad range of exploration and development imaging objectives.
• GeoDepth® Migrations - seismic imaging system providing oil and oil service companies with a high quality, globally-deployable, and locally supportable solution for increasing return on investment of seismic programs.

Velocity Modeling

Velocity Modeling applications address this critical industry challenge by enabling high-quality velocity models in any type of subsurface regime.

• Explorer - a velocity modeling and time to depth conversion system that reduces structural position uncertainty by rationalizing multiple sources of velocity and velocity model data.
• GeoDepth® - connects seismic imaging, velocity determination, interpretation, and modeling procedures in a common canvas so that geophysicists can build velocity models with more confidence and with fewer iterations.
• GOCAD® Velocity Modeling - provides a wide range of powerful yet easy-to-use velocity modeling methods that enable accurate time-to-depth conversion in salt and structurally complex environments.