EAGE/SEG Forum

Turning Noise into Geological Information:
The Next Big Step?

11–14 November 2013
Pestana Palace Hotel
Lisbon, Portugal

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SEG and EAGE are delighted to announce the joint EAGE/SEG Forum Turning Noise into Geological Information: The Next Big Step? Lisbon has been chosen to host this interactive Forum, which will take place from 11–14 November 2013.

It is often said that one geophysicist's noise is another's data, but today, it seems that this has never been more the case. Various components of seismic records that once were considered noise are now routinely used to aid in imaging the Earth's interior and in deriving reservoir properties. Sacrosanct noise such as surface waves is now inverted to derive near surface properties. Multiple reflections, once the interpreter's bane and considered "the noise" in seismic data processing, have long been estimated and removed but now are beginning to be used in the imaging process. Even seismic interference is now actively pursued as a source of new data in the guise of simultaneous source acquisition. And then there is the emerging use of passive seismic data, which once would have been considered pure noise.

This trend of turning noise into data, and therefore information, is a long-held tradition in geophysics and it continues apace. This joint EAGE/SEG Forum aims to explore the state of the art of "noise as signal," and thus we would like invite contributions from all areas of geophysics under this rubric. Besides the topics mentioned above, we welcome any other topics related to better understanding, characterizing, and using noise in seismic data. By better understanding seismic noise in our data and turning it into signal, we may find the key to providing improved geologic information to reduce drilling risk and improve hydrocarbon recovery. 

Please visit http://www.eage.org/events/index.php?eventid=1031&Opendivs=s3 to register for this Forum.