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EP 3347745 A1 20180718 - EXPLORATION METHOD FOR DETECTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM THE WATER COLUMN

Title (en)

EXPLORATION METHOD FOR DETECTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM THE WATER COLUMN

Title (de)

EXPLORATIONSVERFAHREN ZUR DETEKTION VON KOHLENWASSERSTOFFEN AUS DER WASSERSÄULE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'EXPLORATION PERMETTANT DE DÉTECTER DES HYDROCARBURES À PARTIR DE LA COLONNE D'EAU

Publication

EP 3347745 A1 20180718 (EN)

Application

EP 16738970 A 20160630

Priority

  • US 201562214425 P 20150904
  • US 2016040418 W 20160630

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017039816A1] A method for detecting hydrocarbons is described. The method includes obtaining seismic data associated with a body of water in a survey region, filtering the seismic data to enhance diffraction anomaly signals (1103) with respect to horizontal or nearly horizontal signals associated with the water column, analyzing the seismic data to identify at least one noise indicator (1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1111) to produce a noise indicator image; and determining seepage locations (1103) by comparing the at least one noise indicator image to the filtered seismic data.

IPC 8 full level

G01V 1/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01V 1/30 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1293 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1423 (2013.01); G01V 2210/38 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017039816A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017039816 A1 20170309; AU 2016317076 A1 20180301; AU 2016317076 B2 20190808; CA 2994813 A1 20170309; CA 2994813 C 20220906; EP 3347745 A1 20180718

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016040418 W 20160630; AU 2016317076 A 20160630; CA 2994813 A 20160630; EP 16738970 A 20160630