Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-1181-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-1181-2023
Research article
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21 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 21 Nov 2023

Complex fault system revealed by 3-D seismic reflection data with deep learning and fault network analysis

Thilo Wrona, Indranil Pan, Rebecca E. Bell, Christopher A.-L. Jackson, Robert L. Gawthorpe, Haakon Fossen, Edoseghe E. Osagiede, and Sascha Brune

Model code and software

3-D seismic interpretation with deep learning: a set of Python tutorials T. Wrona, I. Pan, R. E. Bell, R. L. Gawthorpe, H. Fossen, and S. Brune https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.2.5.2021.001

Fatbox - Fault Analysis Toolbox. V. 0.1-alpha T. Wrona, S. Brune, P. Gayrin, and T. Hake https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.2.5.2022.002

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Short summary
We need to understand where faults are to do the following: (1) assess their seismic hazard, (2) explore for natural resources and (3) store CO2 safely in the subsurface. Currently, we still map subsurface faults primarily by hand using seismic reflection data, i.e. acoustic images of the Earth. Mapping faults this way is difficult and time-consuming. Here, we show how to use deep learning to accelerate fault mapping and how to use networks or graphs to simplify fault analyses.