The impact of seismic interpretation methods on the analysis of faults: a case study from the Snøhvit field, Barents Sea

Cunningham, Jennifer E.; Cardozo, Nestor; Townsend, Chris; Callow, Richard H. T.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-741-2021

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-741-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-741-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

Research article

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30 Mar 2021

Research article |

| 30 Mar 2021

The impact of seismic interpretation methods on the analysis of faults: a case study from the Snøhvit field, Barents Sea

Jennifer E. Cunningham, Nestor Cardozo, Chris Townsend, and Richard H. T. Callow

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Final revised paper (published on 30 Mar 2021)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review of Cunningham et al. The Impact of Seismic Interpretation Methods on the Analysis of Faults: A Case Study from the Snøhvit Field, Barents Sea', David Tanner, 17 Nov 2020
- SC1: 'Review Comment', Jennifer Cunningham, 12 Dec 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Jennifer Cunningham, 05 Jan 2021
RC2: 'se-2019-196 referee comments.', Graham Yielding, 07 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Jennifer Cunningham, 05 Jan 2021
RC3: 'se-2019-196, further comment', Graham Yielding, 07 Dec 2020
- SC2: 'Review Comment', Jennifer Cunningham, 12 Dec 2020
  - AC3: 'Reply on SC2', Jennifer Cunningham, 05 Jan 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Jennifer Cunningham on behalf of the Authors (05 Jan 2021) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (11 Feb 2021) by CharLotte Krawczyk

ED: Publish as is (11 Feb 2021) by CharLotte Krawczyk (Executive editor)

AR by Jennifer Cunningham on behalf of the Authors (14 Feb 2021)

Short summary

This work investigates the impact of commonly used seismic interpretation methods on the analysis of faults. Fault analysis refers to fault length, displacement, and the impact these factors have on geological modelling and hydrocarbon volume calculation workflows. This research was conducted to give geoscientists a better understanding of the importance of interpretation methods and the impact of unsuitable methology on geological analyses.