Understanding seismic attributes

Abstract

With the success of 3-D surveys has come the popularity of seismic attributes. Attributes are valuable for gaining insight from the data particularly when displayed spatially over interpreted horizons. However, all the many attributes available are not independent pieces of information but, in fact, simply represent different ways of presenting a limited amount of basic information. The key to success lies in selecting the most applicable attribute for the problem. Furthermore, statistical analysis using attributes must be based on understanding, not simply mathematical correlation.