New Features

Why It Matters

• For visualization, interpretation, volume QA
• 3 new modes of volume rendering (RGBA, Addition, Alpha Blending) in addition to existing option of single mode with/without volume lighting
• New Block Properties design to streamline volume selection and switching between face and volume modes of display, including a dedicated “thick slab” mode

• Adds significant value to structural, stratigraphic, quantitative and geobody-picking workflows
• Improved usability and accessibility to existing and new functionality

Sculpting Workflow Improvements

• Sculpt multiple volumes in same interval with one workflow
• Complementary to GPU volume fusion
• Faster, multi-volume sculpting workflow (>100x faster, especially for very large volumes)

• In a single step, isolate zones of interest in multiple seismic volumes - streamlined workflows and improved productivity

Waveform Classification Workflow Improvements

• Optional Principal Component Analysis (PCA) dimensionality reduction as an integral part of the waveform classification process
  • Includes PCA QC plots and reports
  • User can create PCA maps for QC                   

• Ensures that only the most differentiating aspects of the input datasets are used to characterize the subsurface

Attribute Clustering Workflow Improvements

• Addition of Hierarchical and Hybrid methods

• Greater user flexibility to select appropriate machine learning methods

Rock Type Classification Workflow Improvements

• More options when creating Training sets
  • Extract at seismic resolution
  • Extract around wells
• Display well logs as group in the result hub

• An enriched training set improves the quality of the predictive model
• Improved usability

Map  Classification Workflow

• Machine learning unsupervised facies classification using maps as input data

• Enables users to perform classification using maps when volumes are unavailable
• Enables users to perform classification using maps when the map information is more detailed

Complex Trace Workflow

• Available from all viewers
• Access to parameter testing
• Option to save workflow parameters
• Results managed by workflow
• Option to chain workflow, e.g. a PCA workflow feeding directly into seismic classification and geobody extraction

• Workflow-driven interface comprising a comprehensive suite of poststack derivative attributes provides users with on-demand access
• Chaining workflows results in an automated and repeatable series of actions

General Performance Improvements 

• Huge performance improvements in volume sculpting (CPU & GPU)
  • >100x faster, especially for very large volumes

•    Improved productivity and time to results

Processing & Imaging

Simplified handling for larger and more complex seismic surveys

• Diffraction imaging quality improvements

• Reduces noise and improves image clarity

• EarthStudy 360 performance enhancements for CPU and GPU implementation, and when using shot gathers as input.  
• In GPU implementation with large data sets, an improvement of over x3 has been achieved.  

• Reduces overall project run times

• Prestack RTM (pre-release, part of the ongoing Kaleidoscope technology collaboration project between Emerson and Repsol) 

• Q Tomography (pre-release)

• Together with EarthStudy 360 Q compensation, delivers a complete workflow for deriving and applying Q as part of depth imaging

•  Support for AMD processors

• Expands hardware options for users, both on prem and running on the cloud

Data Management and Connectivity

Seamless coexistence and collaboration

Upgrades to WAM Functionality

• Optimization of Well Queries (minutes to seconds)
• Persistent WFS services 
• Indexed Project Browse with Export capabilities
• Well Database comparison
• Overall performance improvements

• Support for Petrel* 2020, 2019 and 2018 (*is a mark of Schlumberger)

• Updated connectivity to the latest versions of Petrel