VISTA

Desktop seismic data processing software

Creating SEG-Y Velocity

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Creating SEG-Y Velocity in VISTA

VISTA is not only a robust, stand-alone seismic processing software package but it also
provides users easy-to-use tools to convert file formats so that other applications (that are not

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compatible) can communicate with each other.

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In this presentation, we will take a VISTA velocity dataset and then create a workflow to

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generate a SEG-Y.

Then we will load the SEG-Y into Petrel.

VISTA Displayed VISTA Velocity Format File

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Velocities display in VISTA in map and 3D view.
VISTA Save Velocity Format File to Data List

Press the brown save icon located on

the left vertical toolbar

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Adjust the sample rate if needed (check
the alter output sample rate box)

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Select Output project Velocity Data
Object

Name the object

Press OK
VISTA Save Velocity Format File to Data List

Velocity traces display

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Close the window

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(click on the red X top
right corner of window)

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VISTA prompts you to
save

Press Save
VISTA Group Data List

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The velocity file now appears in the Group data list.
We will use this file as input into the job flow to create the SEG-Y
dataset.
To be able to load this SEG-Y into Petrel, we need to have the X,Y,
Inline and Crossline information in the headers.
Method 1 Modify Headers using Standard SEG-Y Dictionary

The Standard SEG-Y dictionary does not output the inlines and crosslines.

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There are a number of ways you can modify the flow or data to get the inline, crossline information output in the
SEG-Y.

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This document will show you 3 different ways to achieve this.

The standard dictionary does output SHOT-POINT-NO and CHANNEL_NO

So we will modify the headers so that SHOT_POINT_NO and CHANNEL_NO contain the inline and crossline
information.

Press the H icon to the left of the dataset name

Method 1 Modify Headers (1 of 5)

Display inline and crossline

headers

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Select Cross_Line from the
drop down list and press
the +

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Repeat from In-Line

Add SHOT_POINT_NO

CHANNEL_NO
Method 1 Modify Headers (2 of 5)

Press the manual

header icon

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Left click on the column
name to select the

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SHOT_POINT_NO
column so that it is
highlighted in Red
 Method 1 Modify Headers (3 of 5)

Press the Math Function icon

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Set the SHOT_POINT_NO equal to
the IN-LINE using the set equal to
column values option
Press OK
 Method 1 Modify Headers (4 of 5)

Press the Math Function icon

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Set the SHOT_POINT_NO

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equal to the IN-LINE using the
set equal to column values
option
Press OK
Repeat the process to set the
CHANNEL_NO equal to
CROSS_LINE
Method 1 Modify Headers (5 of 5)

Once complete, press the red X to close

the window.

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VISTA prompts you to save your
changes

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Press KEEP

Recreate sort indexes

VISTA Create SEG-Y Flow (1 of 6)
Next we will create the job flow to create the SEG-Y output

We will show Method 2 and 3 after we have the job flow created

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Select New Flow file from the Job Flow drop down menu

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VISTA Create SEG-Y Flow (2 of 6)

This job requires an input and output

module

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Right click inside the Flow window and
select the Create Flow Command |

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INPUT DATA| Input Data module
VISTA Create SEG-Y Flow (3 of 6)

With the Input module icon added to

the flow,

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Right click again and select Create
Flow Command | OUTPUT DATA |

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Output SEG-Y file
VISTA Create SEG-Y Flow (4 of 6)

Press the create flow command links to

link the input and output

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At the moment the icons are red

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VISTA Create SEG-Y Flow (5 of 6)
Fill in the input/output information

Double click on the Input icon to select the input dataset and press OK

Double click on the SEGYOut and specify an output name and location.

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VISTA Create SEG-Y Flow (6 of 6)

Select the Mark flow Commands for execution

Draw a yellow box around the included flow

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commands

Press Go to run the job

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Method 2 Use Revision 2 SEG-Y Dictionary (1 of 4)

We could run the job flow again, but

instead of using the standard dictionary,

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we could use the SEGY Revision2
dictionary

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From the main toolbar, select Dictionary
select Edit Output Dictionary
Method 2 Use Revision 2 SEG-Y Dictionary (2 of 4)

Press the open folder icon

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Go to the VISTA program,

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SEGY dictionary files and
open SEGY_Revision2.dic

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C:\ProgramData\Schlumberg
er\VISTA\2015\Program\Dicti
onary\SEGY
Method 2 Use Revision 2 SEG-Y Dictionary (3 of 4)

The SEG-Y Revision2 Dictionary stores

inline and crossline in bytes 189 and

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196

Close this window and save changes

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Method 2 Use Revision 2 SEG-Y Dictionary (4 of 4)

Return to Flow window (either click

Flow or open recent flow from the Job

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Flow drop down menu) and change the
output dictionary

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Double click SEGYOut

Change the output name and rerun the

job
Method 3 Modify Standard Dictionary within Job Flow (1 of 6)

We can also use the Standard

Dictionary, but modify the values from

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within the job flow

Double click on the SEGYout module

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Change the output name

Click on the icon to the right of the Trace

Header dictionary selection
Method 3 Modify Standard Dictionary within Job Flow (2 of 6)

Click on the white square beside the

dictionary name CHANNEL_NO

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(You will repeat this for
SHOT_POINT_NO)

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Method 3 Modify Standard Dictionary within Job Flow (3 of 6)

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Method 3 Modify Standard Dictionary within Job Flow (4 of 6)

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Assign CHANNEL_NO = IN_LINE
Method 3 Modify Standard Dictionary within Job Flow (5 of 6)

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The modified
Standard Output
Dictionary

Assign SHOT_POINT_NO = CROSS_LINE

Method 3 Modify Standard Dictionary within Job Flow (6 of 6)

Save the current dictionary

modifications to a file (the brown
save icon)

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Press the Blue save icon to save
to the project

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Close the window and save
changes to Projects dictionary list

Run the job flow again with the

modified standard input dictionary
Petrel Load VISTA SEG-Y Output files

Open Petrel

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In the Input pane, right click and select

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Import file

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Petrel Load VISTA SEG-Y Output Method 1 (1 of 4)

Select the output from method 1

Choose Files of type: SEG-Y

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seismic data with preset
parameters (*.*)

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Either set the CRS or Continue
Spatially unaware
Petrel Load VISTA SEG-Y Output Method 1 (2 of 4)

Select 3D

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Line detection method= trace header

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fields

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Enter the location of the inline and
crossline

In this example, inline was put into 17,

xline in 13

Press scan to QC
Petrel Load VISTA SEG-Y Output Method 1 (3 of 4)

Press OK

Press OK in

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the SEGY
Import to load

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the file

Select a
Template,
domain and
Press OK
Petrel Load VISTA SEG-Y Output Method 1 (4 of 4)

Open a 3D Window

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Click in the Input pane (check

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inline/xline) to display the SEG-Y

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Make adjustments to the color bar if
needed
Petrel Load VISTA SEG-Y Output Method 2 (1 of 2)

Repeat the process for Method 2

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Set inline byte = 189

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Set xline byte = 193

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Press OK
Petrel Load VISTA SEG-Y Output Method 2 (2 of 2)

Data Loads as expected

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Result is the same as method 1

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Petrel Load VISTA SEG-Y Output Method 3 (1 of 2)

Repeat the process for Method 2

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Set inline byte = 13

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Set xline byte = 17

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Press OK
Petrel Load VISTA SEG-Y Output Method 3 (2 of 2)

Data Loads as expected

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Result is the same as method 1 and 2

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Creating SEG-Y Velocity

This presentation shows that VISTA is a flexible, powerful, easy-to-use tool to convert
data from one package to be read by another.

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Within VISTA, we demonstrated multiple ways of modifying the data.

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The velocities were loaded into Petrel after modifications in VISTA.