Interpretation special section call for papers

Seismic attributes

Seismic attributes are an integral part of modern 3D seismic interpretation workflows. Used in conjunction with seismic amplitude and 3D visualization, attributes accelerate conventional analysis and highlight subtle features that may otherwise be overlooked. Because attributes quantify frequency, amplitude, phase, and configuration of seismic reflectors, they serve as input to pattern recognition and clustering software to extrapolate interpreter seismic stratigraphic analysis to large 3D volumes. Finally, attributes correlated to well-log, microseismic, and production measurements provide an estimate of reservoir properties away from the available well control.

The editors of Interpretation invite papers on the topic "Seismic Attributes" for publication in the February 2014 special section or supplement. Contributions are invited on algorithmic innovations, effective workflows, data conditioning, and integration of seismic attributes with geologic and engineering measurements. We anticipate contributions on:

  • attribute interpretation workflows to map tectonic deformation,
  • attribute interpretation workflows to map depositional environment,
  • attribute interpretation workflows to map diagenetic alteration,
  • attribute interpretation workflows to map geohazards,
  • attribute prediction of petrotypes,
  • attribute algorithmic innovations,
  • attribute response to improved data conditioning (e.g., footprint suppression, bandwidth extension,…),
  • attribute correlation with AVO, impedance inversion, and azimuthal anisotropy products
  • attribute calibration with microseismic, image log, production log, ECS, and other modern tools, and
  • attribute fracture characterization.

Interested authors should submit their manuscripts for review no later than 15 June 2013. In addition, the special section or supplement editors would like to receive a provisional title and list of authors as soon as possible. Authors should submit via the normal online submission system for Interpretation (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/interpretation) and select the Seismic Attributes Special Section option in the manuscript type dropdown box. The submitted papers will be subject to the regular peer-review process, and the contributing authors are also expected to participate in the review process as reviewers.

The submissions will be processed according to the following timeline:

Submission deadline: 15 June 2013
Peer review complete: 26 October 2013
Final files submitted for production: 9 November 2013
Publication of issue: February 2014


Special section editors:

Saleh al-Dossary saleh.dossary.6@aramco.com
Arthur Barnes arthur.barnes@yahoo.com
Eric Braccini eric.braccini@total.com
Satinder Chopra  schopra@arcis.com
Dick Dalley richard.dalley2@maerskoil.com
Kurt Marfurt kmarfurt@ou.edu
Marcilio Matos marcilio@matos.eng.br
Ralf Oppermann opptimal@iinet.net.au
Kui Zhang zhangkui@bgpintl.com

Interpretation, copublished by SEG and AAPG, aims to advance the practice of subsurface interpretation.