Abstract: A method for characterizing a chemical substance in a predetermined multimodal representation having a predetermined plurality of modalities, comprises: receiving (S12) multimodal substance data (2, 12) comprising a first set of modalities of the chemical substance; encoding (S13) said multimodal data (2, 12) using a data driven model (3, 10) of the chemical substance for generating encoded substance data; and generating multimodal substance data comprising a second set of modalities of the chemical substance by decoding said encoded substance data using the data driven model (3, 10), wherein the multimodal substance data is indicative of a physicochemical property of the chemical substance, a composition of the chemical substance and/or an identifier of the chemical substance. The data driven model (3, 10) is implemented to map input data (2, 12) to encoded output data (6), input data being a multimodal representation (2, 12) of the chemical substance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the reforming of ammonia, wherein the process comprises (i) providing a reactor containing a catalyst comprising Ru supported on one or more support materials, wherein the one or more support materials display a BET surface area of 20 m2/g or more, and wherein the catalyst contains 1 wt.-% or less of Ni and Co; (ii) preparing a feed gas stream comprising NH3; (iii) feeding the feed gas stream prepared in (ii) into the reactor and contacting the feed gas stream with the catalyst at a pressure of greater than 10 bara and at a temperature in the range of from 200 to 750° C.; (iv) removing an effluent gas stream comprising H2 and N2 from the reactor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a supported copper catalyst comprising Cu, Zn, Al, Zr, Si, and O, wherein the catalyst comprises elemental copper, and wherein the catalyst displays a Zn:Si atomic ratio in the range of from 5:1 to 27:1, as well as to a precursor of the catalyst. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a catalyst and catalyst precursor, respectively, as well as to a method for the conversion of CO2-containing syngas to methanol, and to a method for the conversion of syngas to dimethyl ether which respectively employ the inventive catalyst.

Abstract: A marine node for recording seismic waves underwater. The node includes a spherical body made of a material that has a density similar to a density of the water so that the body is buoyant neutral; a first sensor located in the body and configured to record three dimensional movements of the node; a second sensor located in the body and configured to record pressure waves propagating through the water; and one or more cables connected to the first and second sensors and configured to exit the body to be connected to an external device. The body is coupled to the water.

Abstract: A system and method for performing seismic exploration with multiple acquisition systems is disclosed. The method includes configuring a first seismic source located outside of an exclusion zone and configuring a second seismic source located inside of the exclusion zone. The method further includes obtaining a first seismic dataset corresponding to a first seismic signal emitted by the first seismic source and obtaining a second seismic dataset corresponding to a second seismic signal emitted by the second seismic source. The method further includes combining the first and second datasets to create a complete dataset covering a survey area and creating a seismic image of a subsurface of the survey area.

Abstract: A system and method for performing seismic exploration with multiple acquisition systems is disclosed. The method includes configuring a first seismic source located outside of an exclusion zone and configuring a second seismic source located inside of the exclusion zone. The method further includes obtaining a first seismic dataset corresponding to a first seismic signal emitted by the first seismic source and obtaining a second seismic dataset corresponding to a second seismic signal emitted by the second seismic source. The method further includes combining the first and second datasets to create a complete dataset covering a survey area and creating a seismic image of a subsurface of the survey area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of seismic data processing, wherein the data includes a set of seismic traces, with each trace including a signal that has been recorded by a sensor after having been propagated in a subsurface area, with the signal being defined by an amplitude as a function of time, including the steps of: migration of data according to an initial time-velocity model, picking in the time-migrated data one or more event(s) corresponding to one or more subsurface reflector(s) so as to obtain facets locally approximating the event, kinematic demigration of the facets plotted so as to obtain simplified seismic data in the form of a set of facets and a set of attributes associated with the facets.

Abstract: A method, system and a marine node for recording seismic waves underwater. The node includes a body made of a compressible material that has a density similar to a density of the water; a first sensor located in the body and configured to record pressure waves; and a second sensor located in the body and configured to record three dimensional movements. The body is coupled to the water for passing the seismic waves to the first and second sensors.

Abstract: Apparatus, computer instructions and method for de-pegging seismic data related to a subsurface of a body of water. The method includes receiving as input recorded seismic data (H, G), wherein the recorded seismic data is recorded with a receiver having at least three components; extracting a three-dimensional (3D) gather from the recorded seismic data (H, G); separating up-going and down-going components (U, D) from the 3D gather using a 3D calibration operator (Gcal); and calculating de-pegged seismic data (P) based on the up-going and down-going components (U, D). The de-pegged seismic data (P) is calculated with no radon transform.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing seismic data, the said seismic data comprising a gather of seismic traces organized according to one or several acquisition parameters, comprising the steps of: a) defining an equation for an RMO curve as a combination of elementary functions of the acquisition parameter(s), b) determining an RMO curve from the equation of step (a) as a combination of orthogonal elementary functions c) for a given time or at a given depth, determining the coefficients of the combination that optimize the semblance of traces along the RMO curve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing seismic data, the said seismic data comprising a gather of seismic traces organised according to one or several acquisition parameters, comprising the steps of: a) defining an equation for an RMO curve as a combination of elementary functions of the acquisition parameter(s), b) determining an RMO curve from the equation of step (a) as a combination of orthogonal elementary functions c) for a given time or at a given depth, determining the coefficients of the combination that optimise the semblance of traces along the RMO curve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing seismic data, the said seismic data comprising a gather of seismic traces organised according to one or several acquisition parameters, comprising the steps of: a) defining an equation for an RMO curve as a combination of elementary functions of the acquisition parameter(s), b) determining an RMO curve from the equation of step (a) as a combination of orthogonal elementary functions c) for a given time or at a given depth, determining the coefficients of the combination that optimise the semblance of traces along the RMO curve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of seismic data processing, wherein the data includes a set of seismic traces, with each trace including a signal that has been recorded by a sensor after having been propagated in a subsurface area, with the signal being defined by an amplitude as a function of time, including the steps of: migration of data according to an initial time-velocity model, picking in the time-migrated data one or more event(s) corresponding to one or more subsurface reflector(s) so as to obtain facets locally approximating the event, kinematic demigration of the facets plotted so as to obtain simplified seismic data in the form of a set of facets and a set of attributes associated with the facets.

Abstract: The invention relates to an estimate of the seismic illumination fold (x, p) in the migrated 3D domain at an image point x, for a dip of vector p characterized in that the illumination fold I (z, p; s, r) is estimated for each (source s, receiver r) pair in the seismic survey, by applying the following steps:—determination of the reflection travel time tr(·xr(p);s·r) from the source s to the specular reflection point z, on the plane reflector passing through the image point x and perpendicular to the dip vector p, and then return to the reflector r; starting from the diffraction travel time td(·z;s·r) from the source to the said image point x and then return to the reflector r;—incrementing the said illumination fold I (X, p; s, r) related to the said (source s, receiver r) pair as a function of the difference between the diffraction travel time td(x;s,r) and the reflection travel time tr(xr(p)issr).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing seismic data comprising a gather of seismic traces organised according to one or several acquisition parameters, each trace comprising a seismic signal defined by an amplitude as a function of time or depth, the method comprising the steps of: a) defining a base of elementary functions of the acquisition parameter(s), b) orthogonalising said elementary functions so as to define a base of orthogonal elementary functions c) for a given time or at a given depth, determining combination coefficients defining a combination of the orthogonal elementary functions, said combination being an estimator of a variation in the amplitude of the seismic signal as a function of the acquisition parameter(s).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing seismic data comprising a gather of seismic traces organised according to one or several acquisition parameters, each trace comprising a seismic signal defined by an amplitude as a function of time or depth, the method comprising the steps of: a) defining a base of elementary functions of the acquisition parameter(s), b) orthogonalising said elementary functions so as to define a base of orthogonal elementary functions c) for a given time or at a given depth, determining combination coefficients defining a combination of the orthogonal elementary functions, said combination being an estimator of a variation in the amplitude of the seismic signal as a function of the acquisition parameter(s).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing seismic data, the said seismic data comprising a gather of seismic traces organised according to one or several acquisition parameters, comprising the steps of: a) defining an equation for an RMO curve as a combination of elementary functions of the acquisition parameter(s), b) determining an RMO curve from the equation of step (a) as a combination of orthogonal elementary functions c) for a given time or at a given depth, determining the coefficients of the combination that optimise the semblance of traces along the RMO curve.