Abstract: Seismic interpretation includes obtaining a seismic volume of a subterranean formation of a field. Through the seismic volume based on a similarity criterion of seismic values in the set of seismic traces, an estimated horizon is generated based on a selected seed while maintaining tracking data tracking the generating of the estimated horizon. A first selection of a selected point in the estimated horizon is received, and, from the tracking data, an ancestral path from the selected point to the selected seed is extracted. A subset of the set of seismic traces is selected based on the subset comprising points along the ancestral path, and displayed, within a graphic window on a physical display, the subset of the set of seismic traces.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining a fault surface in a formation, comprising: determining a first plurality of crosscorrelation values for a 3D Volume associated, respectively, with a corresponding first plurality of 3D Volumes, and selecting a first minimum one of the first plurality of crosscorrelation values, a first derived fault segment corresponding to the first minimum one of the first plurality of crosscorrelation values, the first derived fault segment approximately lying on the fault surface and tending to determine the fault surface in the formation.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining a fault surface in a formation, comprising: determining a first plurality of crosscorrelation values for a 3D Volume associated, respectively, with a corresponding first plurality of 3D Volumes, and selecting a first minimum one of the first plurality of crosscorrelation values, a first derived fault segment corresponding to the first minimum one of the first plurality of crosscorrelation values, the first derived fault segment approximately lying on the fault surface and tending to determine the fault surface in the formation.