Processes in Insight

Click on the process name to jump to the process page of the manual. A brief summary of each process is included below the table.

G: Works with Gathers   S: Works with Stacks   2D: Works with 2D    V: Works with Velocity Q: Works with Q volume    P: Works with Tau-P domain    D: Works with Delta volume

Gathers Similarity & Structure Trace
Angle Gathers  G(Expl, GA)
Angle Mute  G V(Expl, GA)
Angle Stacks  G(Expl, GA)
Assign Header Values  G(GA)
Create Gathers  S 2D(Expl, GA)
Mute Gathers  G(Expl, GA)
Normal Moveout Correction  G(GA)
Dip Filter  G(GA)
F-K Transform  G(Base)
F-X Transform  G(GA)
Stacking  G(Expl, GA)
Polygon Mute  G(GA)
RMO Correction  G(GA)
Frequency-Domain Radon  G(GA)
Deconvolution  G(GA)
F-X Deconvolution  G(GA)
Despike  G(Expl, GA)
Trim Statics  G(GA)
Local Trace Alignment  G(GA)
Hi-Res Radon Transform  G(GA)
Cadzow Filter  G(GA)
Header & Trace Interpolation  G
Linear Noise Removal  G(GA)
True-Amplitude Frequency Equalisation (TAFE)  G(GA)
Plane Wave Dip Filter  G(GA)
Composite QC  G V S 2D(GA)
Partial Binning/Stacking  G(GA)
Tau-P Mute  P(GA)
Time-Frequency Denoise (TFDN)  G(GA)
Wavelet Transform  G(GA)
Minimum Phase  G(GA)
Posting Convention Conversion  G(GA)
Linear Moveout Correction (LMO)  G(Base)
Volume Swap  G(GA)
Dip Azimuth  G S(Expl, GA)
Dip Field  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Curvature  G S(Expl)
Incoherence  G S 2D(Expl)
Edges  G S 2D(Expl)
Flattener  G S 2D(Base)
Correlation (Similarity) S 2D(Expl)
Semblance (Similarity) S(Expl)
Semblance (Velocity) G(Expl, GA)
Directional Correlation (Similarity) S(Expl)
Simple Structured Model S V(Expl, GA)
Trace Chooser  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Trace Mix  G(GA)
Trace Padding  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Trace Shift  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Autocorrelation  G S 2D(Base)
Cross Correlation  G S 2D(Base)
Cross Correlation 2D  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Header Maths  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Reassign Geometry Headers  G S 2D(Base)
Reassign Scaling Headers  G S 2D(Base)
Header and Trace Interpolation  G(GA)
Despike  G(Expl, GA)
Header Sequence Builder  G(GA)
Local Trace Alignment  G(GA)
Modeling Pore Pressure Analysis
Delta Model  V(GA)
LF Model (Simple Kriging)(Expl, GA, LF)
LF Model (End Member Trends)(LF)
LF Model (Ghost Horizon)(Expl, GA, LF)
Constrained Simultaneous Inversion (Absolute)   S 2D(LF, QI)
Constrained Simultaneous Inversion (Relative)   S 2D(LF, QI)
Match  G V S 2D(GA)
Model Builder   V(Expl, LF, QI)
Create Synthetics from Model   S(Expl, LF)
PP: Density Volume  V(PPP)
PP: Eaton Pressure  V(PPP)
PP: Miller (No Unloading) Pressure  V(PPP)
Body Detection  S 2D(Expl)
LithoFluid Probability  S 2D(LF)
Spectral Decomposition  S 2D(Expl)
Instantaneous Attributes  G S 2D(Expl)
Attribute Maps  G S 2D(Base)
Attribute Maps Stack 2D Gather only(Base)
Picking Filters AVA/AVO
Pick Multiple Horizons  G S(Expl)
Picked Function Model  G(GA)
Gain  G S 2D(Base)
Automatic Gain  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Phase Rotation  G S 2D(Base)
Band-Pass Filter  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Volume Integration  G S 2D(Expl, GA, PPP)
Volume Smoothing  G S 2D(Expl, PPP)
Q Filter  G S(GA)
Convolution  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Structurally-Oriented Filter  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Spectral Shaping  G S 2DV(Expl, GA)
K Filter  G(GA)
Zero Phase  G V S 2D(GA)
AVA Stack Rotation  S 2D(GA)
AVO Polynomial Fit  G(GA)
EEI   S(QI)
Intercept and Gradient  G S 2D(GA)
Velocity Volume

Anisotropic Model Conversion  G V(Expl, GA) Velocity Conversion  V(Base)
Velocity Re-Datum  V(Expl, GA)
Velocity Model (From Well Checkshots)  V (Expl, GA)
Q Conversion  Q(GA)
Q Estimation  G V S 2D(GA)
V0 from Delta and Isotropic Depth Mig Velocities   V D(GA)
Velocity No-Decrease   V S 2D(GA)
Depth Errors  V(Base)
Velocity Calibration  V(QI)
Volume Combine  S 2D(Base)
Volume Derivative  G S 2D V(Expl, GA)
Volume Maths  G S 2D(Base)
Volume Maths (Simple)  G S 2D(Base)
Volume Merge  S 2D(Expl)
Volume Re-sampling  G S 2D(Base)
Volume Sculpting  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Volume Interpolation/Extrapolation   S 2D(Expl)
NaN Removal  G S 2D(Expl, GA)
Simple Mute  G S 2D(Base)
Detect Mute   G V S 2D(GA)
Restore Mute   G V S 2D(GA)
Volume CRS Conversion   G V S 2D(GA)
Volume Sort   G(Base)
Enhance Flat   G(GA)
Frequency Split   G V 2D S(Base)

G: Works with Gathers   S: Works with Stacks   2D: Works with 2D    V: Works with Velocity Q: Works with Q volume    P: Works with Tau-P domain    D: Works with Delta volume

Process Summaries

Gathers
  • Angle Gathers G: Convert offset gathers to the angle domain.

  • Angle Mute G V: Create an angle mute for use in muting processes.

  • Angle Stacks G: Create one or more angle stacks from gathers using a velocity volume.

  • Mute Gathers G: Apply user-defined mutes (angle, offset, hand-drawn) to gathers.

  • Create Gathers S 2D: Construct gathers from multiple 2D or 3D volumes.

  • Normal Moveout Correction G: Apply or remove NMO correction to gathers.

  • Dip Filter G: Filter linear dipping events by slope (ms/trace).

  • F-K Transform G: Transform gathers to / from the F-K domain.

  • F-X Transform G: Transform gathers to / from the F-X domain.

  • Polygon Mute G: Apply polygon-defined mutes to gathers.

  • Stacking G: Create 2D and 3D volumes from gathers by stacking individual traces.

  • RMO Correction G: Apply RMO or trim statics corrections to a volume.

  • Frequency-Domain Radon G: Perform a forward or reverse linear, parabolic or hyperbolic radon transform on gathers (or perform radon demultiple).

  • Deconvolution G: Apply deconvolution to a volume over specified windows.

  • FX Deconvolution G: Apply random noise attenuation via spatial predictive deconvolution in the complex frequency domain.

  • Despike G: Detect spikes and clean up or mark affected traces

  • Trim Statics G: Flatten gathers (stretch/squeeze) guided by correlation

  • Local Trace Alignment G: Flatten gathers at one window using shifts

  • Hi-Res Radon Transform G: Perform an optimised forward or reverse linear, parabolic or hyperbolic radon transform on gathers (or perform radon demultiple)

  • Cadzow Filter G: Performs matrix-rank reduction on constant-frequency slices for the purpose of random noise suppression.

  • Header and Trace Interpolation G: Fill in missing traces and/or interpolate shots, channels, image gathers, inlines or crosslines onto a new increment.

  • Linear Noise Removal (LNR) G: Removes linear energy from records.

  • True-Amplitude Frequency Equalisation (TAFE) G: Control boost with user-defined frequency/gain pairs.

  • Plane Wave Dip Filter G: Computes an optimised, local dip filter (pass or reject) and applies it as a multiplicative mask to the transformed data in the frequency-wavenumber domain.

  • Composite QC  G V S 2D: Generates QC images of the specified input volumes at one or more predefined surface locations.

  • Partial Binning/Stacking  G: Produce a gather volume with records formed by binning traces to a header sequence and stacking them, optionally adjusting for NMO and statics.

  • Tau-P Mute  G: Performs muting in the tau-p or tau-px-py domain.

  • Time-Frequency Denoise (TFDN)  G: Suppress anomalous noise from traces when compared with the surrounding windowed traces.

  • Wavelet Transform  G: Transform data into and out of various wavelet domains.

  • Posting Convention Conversion  G: Converts data between top posted and bottom or centre posted conventions

  • Linear Moveout Correction (LMO)  G: Apply or remove a linear moveout correction to gathers, using a constant velocity.

  • Volume Swap  G: Switch a previously computed result to another external volume on the same survey.

Similarity & Structure
  • Dip Azimuth G S: Calculate dip angle and azimuth of maximum dip from a dip field.

  • Dip Field G S 2D: Calculate dip by analysing coherent features in seismic data.

  • Curvature G S: Calculate volumetric curvature from a dip field to highlight structural discontinuities (e.g. from faults).

  • Incoherence G S 2D: Measure waveform dissimilarity between nearby traces to highlight discontinuities from faults and other stratigraphic changes.

  • Edges G S 2D: Highlight changes in movement and direction of a dip field using a Sobel operator.

  • Flattener G S 2D: Create stratigraphically flattened (iso-proportional) domains based on horizons and times.

  • Correlation (Similarity) S 2D: Measure waveform similarity between nearby traces to highlight discontinuities from faults and other stratigraphic changes.

  • Semblance (Similarity) S: Measure similarity in waveform and energy between nearby traces to highlight discontinuities from faults and other stratigraphic changes.

  • Semblance (Velocity) G: Create semblance velocity spectra gathers for a range of velocities.

  • Directional Correlation (Similarity) S: Analyze waveform similarity along a specified azimuth to highlight directional features (faults following a structural trend, channelized stratigraphic features).

  • Simple Structured Model  S V: Constructs a layered model using the structure defined in a Window model.

Trace
  • Trace Chooser G S 2D: Include or exclude traces from a volume using one or more header-based constraints.

  • Trace Mix G: Combine samples from neighbouring traces, according to a user-defined weighting function.

  • Trace Padding G S 2D: Pad the top and/or bottom of traces using zeros, mirroring or simple extrapolation.

  • Trace Shift G S 2D: Apply a shift to each trace according to a header value or a constant.

  • Autocorrelation G S 2D: Correlate a volume with itself.

  • Cross Correlation G S 2D: Cross-correlate a volume with another volume, trace, or wavelet.

  • Header Maths G S 2D: Set trace header values using arbitrary calculations.

  • Reassign Geometry Headers G S 2D: Recalculate 2D and 3D geometry headers from headers and surveys.

  • Reassign Scaling Headers G S 2D: Set scaling trace headers (SCALCO/SCALEL) and optionally update related stored values (e.g. SCALCO -> SX/SY).

  • Header and Trace Interpolation  G: Fill in missing traces and/or interpolate shots, channels, image gathers, inlines or crosslines onto a new increment.

  • Despike  G: Detect spikes and clean up or mark affected traces.

  • Header Sequence Builder  G: Write to headers for all traces in the record, based on a statistic or otherproperty of the entire record.

  • Local Trace Alignment  G: Flatten gathers at one window using shifts.

Modeling
Pore Pressure
Analysis
  • Body Detection S 2D: Identify contiguous regions of a volume matching a specified amplitude threshold.

  • Lithofluid Probability S 2D: Calculate lithology and fluid probabilities and perform classification using statistical rock physics models.

  • Spectral Decomposition S 2D: Decompose seismic data into user specified frequencies using a continuous wavelet transform.

  • Instantaneous Attributes G S 2D: Calculate instantaneous attributes for a seismic volume: envelope, instantaneous frequency, instantaneous phase, and sweetness.

  • Attribute Maps  S 2D G: Create attributes maps by retrieving from the header or calculated from the samples.

  • Attribute Maps Stack  2D Gathers only: Configure and show a stacked view of 2D Attribute Map volumes.

Picking
Filters
  • Gain G S 2D: Apply data dependent (AGC) and data independent gains to a volume.

  • Automatic Gain (AGC) G S 2D: Apply data-dependent scaling to a volume.

  • Phase Rotation G S 2D: Apply a phase rotation to a volume.

  • Band-Pass Filter G S 2D: Apply high-pass, low-pass or band-pass frequency filters to an input volume.

  • Volume Integration G S 2D: Integrate data using a running sum or Simpson's rule algorithm.

  • Volume Smoothing G S 2D: Smooth data with optionally increasing weights.

  • Q Filter G S: Apply or remove Q compensation to correct for dispersion and attenuation.

  • Convolution: Convolve a volume with another volume, trace, or wavelet.

  • Structurally-Oriented Filter G S 2D: Remove noise by applying a dip-field based, structurally aware filter.

  • Spectral Shaping  G S 2D V: Adjust amplitudes in the frequency domain using frequency/gain pairs.

  • K Filter  G: Apply spatial anti-aliasing filter to volume before downsampling.

  • Zero Phase  G S 2D V: Zeros the phase of all frequencies in the time domain.

AVA/AVO
  • AVA Stack Rotation S 2D: Project seismic stacks onto arbitrary angles to enhance or suppress different AVA responses.

  • AVO Polynomial Fit G: Fit a polynomial to amplitudes extracted along a horizon.

  • EEI  S: Computes Extended Elastic Impedance (EEI) volumes from a set of angle stacks.

  • Intercept and Gradient G S 2D: Calculate intercept and gradient from stacks or gathers.

Velocity
Volume
  • Volume Combine S 2D: Combine multiple 2D or 3D volumes into a single 3D volume.

  • / Base
  • Volume Derivative G S 2D V: Calculates the first or second derivative of a trace using the finite difference method.

  • Volume Maths G S 2D: Perform complex, arbitrary calculations using volumes and horizons.

  • Volume Maths (Simple) G S 2D: Perform arithmetic operations using one or two volumes at high speed.

  • Volume Merge S 2D: Vertically merge two volumes at a boundary defined by a horizon or constant.

  • Volume Resampling G S 2D: Resample volumes temporally, adjust sample rates, perform time-depth conversion and extents (for 3D).

  • Volume Sculpting G S 2D: Constrain a volume to a region and/or time window using polygons, horizons and constants.

  • Volume Interpolation/Extrapolation  S 2D: Interpolate/extrapolate volumes to fill a 3D region.

  • NaN Removal G S 2D: Replace NaN (missing or invalid values) with constants or simple interpolation.

  • Simple Mute G S 2D: Mute traces using a header value or constant.

  • Detect Mute  G V S 2D: Detects muted regions at the start and end of each trace, and saves this information in the MUTS/MUTE headers.

  • Restore Mute  G V S 2D: Restores a mute saved in the MUTS and MUTE headers.

  • Volume CRS Conversion  G V S 2D: Converts XY coordinate and derived trace headers between two Coordinate Reference.

  • Frequency Split  G V S 2D: Splits an input volume into N output volumes.